Not So Lazy Sunday

In order to shake off some of the dreariness of the morning, I loaded the boys in the car and headed off to Krispy Kream. (Every now and then I will give Mike a glorious morning of sleeping in until he can sleep no more.) We watched the doughnuts being made, picked out our favorite ones, and then went home to enjoy them with a glass of milk.

I was really worried that we would have to spend the whole day in Lego Star Wars land, but fortunately the sun appeared and our day went from dull and gray to beautiful. Haircuts on the deck, mowing the lawn with Daddy, moving rocks around, and cleaning out the garage. I know that it sounds like a lot of work, but it was really so much fun.

All that time out in the sunshine getting the yard cleaned was so satisfying. And as we drove past the house on our way to and from church tonight there was a wonderful sense of accomplishment. Our hard, but extremely fun work made a difference that we can not only see, but be proud of. And having everyone pitch in meant that the whole family shared in the pride of a job well done.

Spring in Full Swing!

We recently had our Spring Break here, which always gets me thinking that there are only a few weeks left until the summer. With this realization I am immediatley excited. I love the summer time. I have so many wonderful memories of vacations, swimteam, library programs, pool time, lake trips, and just hanging out with my family.

Our summer will be filled with a regular morning prayertime, plenty of time at the pool, the summer reading program at the library, a weekend beach trip, and plenty of hanging out with friends and family. Along with these activities and in anticiapation of the upcoming season, Caleb and I have begun planning some "classes." Here are a few we have thought of so far, but the list continues to grow...

~ a shoe tieing class
~ a painting class (thanks Tricia!)
~ a swimming class
~ a tree climbing class (Caleb's idea)
~ a chores class (obviously MY idea)

I can not wait until summer gets here... we are counting down the days.

meet the gang

Here are our 3 boys:
Caleb- 6, sensitive, majorly cuddly, almost always obedient
Jonah-4, wild, meticulous cleaner, can do everything by himself
Gideon-1, cute, teething, loves his older brothers

Creatively challenged

Man... creating a blog is no easy task, especially when Caleb is desperatley trying to read what I'm writing. And for a nearly 1st grader, this is a bit challenging.

In the beginning

My good friend Trisha told me that I should start a blog...so here it is. To anyone who reads it, enjoy!