The Spit

Yesterday was a beautiful, sunny day so we headed down to the spit. The Purdy Spit that is. Yup, thats right we live next to the purdy spit and it is sure purdy! Sorry, couldn't resist. For those who don't know a spit is "

a narrow point of land projecting into the water." and our particular spit happens to connect us to the rest of the world by cutting through the Burley Lagoon. 

 

The Purdy spit is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Ok, not the spit so much itself, but what you get to see while driving over the spit. The sunrises and sunsets are incredible. The water is never exactly the same color or texture and the wildlife is an added bonus. I never thought I'd be that excited about living near water, but I find that I absolutly love it!

  

We've recently discovered that our boys like to throw rocks into water (what can I say they're boys). The Spit is a great spot to do this. I grabbed a book and the whole family headed down for a quick adventure. We had a great time. Throwing rocks, reading and going on a little walk. They even found a crab, which Josiah informed me was "broken", aka dead.

 

  

It was a fun afternoon, I can't wait for many more to come this summer!

*Sigh*

Sometimes the day ends, the boys go to bed and I find myself sitting in front of the computer. There are things to do, school to organize and I really should be sweeping the floor. But instead I sit down and let the cares of the day fall away...

Tonight is one of those nights. Life is full and I am tired. There is LOADS I could tell you about. Ways God is working and moving in my heart. Funny little tidbits about the boys. General information about what we've been up to and the business that has found us again. Yes life is full, but more importantly my God is good and he faithfully carries me through joys and trials, dishes and diapers. Not a moment passes that I am not in his hand and under his care. I don't know...I guess it just fills me with peace to know I am his and he is mine...and I guess I just wanted you to know too, cuz the same thing applies to you...He's got you in his hand and under his care. So have a seat and rest...

K is for King

This week in school we're learning about the letter K. So, I had the boys make crowns and scepters and pretend to be kings. It was an unexpected success. They wore their crowns all day and even played for a while with their scepters before giving in and eating! I personally LOVE these three kings and can't get enough of these pictures!

Bugs & Books

We just had a great couple of days with Grandma. It was wonderful to have her come up and visit. She is always such a big help and the boys absolutely love her. They were sad when she had to go and the next morning asked if we could go see her. Too cute!

Grandma is also nice to have come visit cuz she brings presents! This time she brought little bug catching kits. Perfect for my two big boys just itching to find a good bug or two. When they first got them they weren't quite sure how to go about finding bugs, so Dad took them outside and got them digging through the wood pile looking for things that crawl.

This we most definitely a "Dad" activity since Mom was a bit nervous about even having bugs come into the house inside the new bug cages! They found a spider, a multi-leg centipede type thingy and a potato bug. Once they got them inside they were able to examine them under a magnifying glass. Great fun!


This morning all the bugs were dead or had escaped. So they busied themselves looking at books. They even tried to get William in on the action, Benson later informed me "he's too little to look at books".

Gotta love the arm over the shoulder while they read.
Oh my word! So cute!

Trouble

Joey captured this picture the other day...the boys. Look at these four. Right now they're angels. Cute and wonderful. Look a little closer. Its there and its coming. Trouble. Yep, that's right these four are growing up quick and I know it, we're in for a heap of trouble...I must confess, I can't wait! It is going to be SO much fun, and SO hard not to giggle when I am getting after them for whatever trouble they've gotten in to! Gotta love getting to grow up next door to cousins!

Spring

Spring has landed in our little neck of the woods and I couldn't be more thrilled. I love spring. The new plants, the spring rain, the sunshine and most wonderfully the amazing option of sending my boys outside to explore, get dirty and have fun!

Have I mentioned how much I love having boys? Seriously. Cuteness! I love the sounds of cars and trucks, the way they always want to wrestle with dad, how they take any and every opportunity to pee outside or to get naked, usually outside (we're working on trying to at least keep our under-roos on!). These boys do not learn these things, it is just who God made them and I love it!

This year in honor of spring I decided to do a bit of spring cleaning. I started "Operation Spring Clean" with an attack on the walls and ceiling of our family room. Having a wood stove means we have extra dirty walls. It is so nice to sit in here and feel clean and fresh - just like spring. The picture is much more dramatic that real life, but I like it, bring on the drama! The next step is to attack the kitchen, and get everything fresh in there too!

I read about starting plants in egg cartons and since we have a bunch I thought I'd try it. I can't believe how quickly these little guys are growing. I can't wait to plant them and enjoy all the little flowers!

Finally, I'll leave you with this photo of our littlest man. He's started solids, slowly and surely. He is getting so big! I can hardly believe it! Where has the time gone?!

Hats

My mom knit the boys some hats. Aren't they just plain CUTE!