Playing at the Park!

Having our children close in age is something my friend Brooke and I do well, even though it was not planned. We did enjoy being pregnant together. Our girls are just 2 months older than their boys. Which makes play dates a lot of fun and this should only get better as they get older. Bryce and Tess had a fun time playing together at the park, while Cam and Ella stared at one another, giggling once in a while. I was very thankful for the play date...My Mom, Cheri, and I had an enjoyable time visiting!

Look at these cuties!....

Hanging Around

We have been doing a lot of "Hanging around" the house in the last few days! It is always fun to get out and about, the girls travel well, but there is a certain special enjoyment about being home! With "school time" approaching, I have made certain to take extra time to be at home relaxing and playing with the girls, we love the time! Playing with them and snuggling is always enjoyable!

I have been thinking lately on the fact that it is interesting to see the differences and similarities between the girls! Their own unique "personalities"....(see below, she picked this one)

make it interesting and it keeps up on our toes! There is never and dull moment and the joys are countless, I am so glad we have the blessing of being parents and furthermore, that we can be parents to our loving daughters! Kevin is the King of the Castle of girls....the joys are endless!

Flower Power

I truly enjoy flowers! We have added to the landscaping a little bit each summer and I am so please at the enjoyment of gardening! The sprinkler system that Kevin put it has helped sooooo much this year! Sure, sometimes it is "work" to weed the flower beds, but it is still enjoyable solitude for me, of course I often have a little helper in tow. But to see each of the plants explode with blooms and show amazing color it is a true sign of God's Beauty!

I has to post a photo of a weed, they are powerful and they try to take over,

Grrr... Small, but mighty!

She is on the MOVE!

Ella has had a big week! She is now moving, crawling everywhere she can get, and picking up speed by the day! Seven months sure have past quickly! Tess is fascinated by this, "Here she comes, Mommy", "look at her sitting up, Mom"...The more Tess talks to her the more Ella moves and the more she giggles! It is a whole new world to her and she is not letting much get in her way!

That IS a GREAT Idea

We enjoyed a forgotten art at our house, Flying a Kite! Something I enjoyed when I was young! What is it about kite flying? Is it the beauty of the colorful kite against the blue sky, it is the challenge of keeping it in the air, or maybe, it is the sense that you are being taken away by the fresh air??? Could it be all this and more?

It was certainly a windy day. I had been telling Tess that we would fly the two new kites that we had in the garage when it was a nice windy day. It did not occur to me that today was a perfect day for it. However, it did occur to Tess. We were out playing in the yard and she disappeared "I am going to get another toy Mommy, It's OK Mommy (our constantly reassuring 3 year old at her finest!)" She comes running out with the kites, "It is windy Mommy", well said! I am constantly amazed by the girls, it is part of seeing the joys of child from the eyes of a parent!

Tess was right, it was windy... a perfect day to fly a kite, she remembered why we were waiting for a "good day" to "Go Fly a Kite". Tess and I loved it! Ella was all smiles at the sight of the color in the sky. Tess learned new vocabulary, including: tangled, flight, and gust...did I say tangled (yes, several times) ?

We had so much fun and she can't wait "to showed Daddy how to flies a kite"! Everyone needs to do this on the next windy day, let yourself get taken away, you won't regret it!

Lets go Splashing Now!

What is it about water? Even as an adult, I enjoy the joys of playing the water. Give me a pool, lake, ocean, you name it...I still enjoy it! Now, I enjoy seeing our girls enjoy it! Bath time is one of the favorite times of the day at our house, and playing outside in the sprinkler...that is "good fun" as Tess would say! Today, we enjoyed one of the many kid-friendly joys of our local town...THE SPLASH PAD! Tessa loves it! We met some of our friends there, played, had lunch, and played some more! One of the numerous joys of summer is watching children play so hard they could nearly drop! Truly, to see them run around, not a care in the world, except enjoying the water and their time together, simple joy! I should have taken more photos, but I did take some videos, we can enjoy those for years to come! Two superheros! Ella loves taking it all in! Lets GO!!....Would you look at those smiles!

"I think I will lay here and get some sun"Tess loves her friends!

The second generation of "Animals"

It is a wild world and we sure experienced it at the Zoo this week.... My dear cousins and I set off for the zoo with our six little ones. I enjoyed our time together and seeing the kids interact. I always looked up to my cousins Christy and Jenny, they were always so good to me. Now, I can see our girls watching their kids in the same way. I can hardly wait for the future slumber parties and the creative toe nail painting...we used to spend hours doing this! As for the Twins, well they can play rubber band guns someday...AHHH! those memories! Grandma & Grandpa are probably looking down with pure joy of the next generation being together! Trying to hold still....HA! Good Luck!

The Little "Animals"