cheap and fun

drinking straw plus florist foam equals an hour of entertainment

showing off his finished project

explaining that this is the gun that shoots out bullets

saying something Connorish that I wish I could remember  because I know it made me laugh

sunlight

p.s. these are straight off the camera with no editing.  My husband is my photographic hero :)

and not to leave out Connor who just carries his own crazy light around with him ;)

superbowl

Rebekah and Jeff hosted our small group and friends at their home for the Super bowl.  They went above and beyond in their preparations which basically means they had Dr. Pepper in cans for me :) Seriously though they had a great set up and a fire pit outside and football shaped brownies and pbjs for the kids and so on and so on.

I did make sure to watch the entire halftime show and get way too teenagery about Destiny's Child all on stage together.  However, I saw almost none of the game and very few commercials BUT just being in the same home with so many of my dearest friends was worth the evening.  These are the people we do life with and I love seeing pictures of the simple stuff :)

sunday song

Oh How I Need You
All Sons and Daughters


Lord I find You in the seeking 
Lord I find You in the doubt 
And to know You is to love you 
And to know so little else 
I need You 
Oh how I need You (x3) 

Lord I find You in the morning 
Lord I seek You everyday 
Let my life be for Your glory 
Woven in your threads of grace 
I need You 
Oh how I need You (x3) 

Light glorious light 
I will go where You shine 
Break the dawn , crack the skies 
Make the wave right before me 
In Your light I will find 
All I need, all I need is You 

Light glorious light 
I will go where You shine 
Break the dawn , crack the skies 
Make the wave right before me 
In Your light I will find 
All I need, all I need is You 

Oh how I need You (x8)

100th day of school

 100 days!

100 eyed monster for 100 days of school

Last Tuesday was Micah's 100th day of Kindergarten.  Well technically he's missed some days but whatever :) I asked Micah to share 10 things that he's learned in Kindergarten in his first 100 days.

In his words he has learned how to...
*add
*read
*not play in the cafeteria
*count money
*climb in P.E.
*hula hoop
*play typing games
*write sentences
*not be loud at the computers in the classroom
*take AR tests

He's been quite a busy boy ;)

arabia mountain

We took a couple hour break this afternoon to climb Arabia Mountain.  It was a sunny, WINDY, beautiful afternoon and getting out after almost a week of rain was wonderful.  Micah and Connor loved the fun and easy hike and did a great job spotting the stone 'towers' that kept us on the right track up.  

Logan started off in the hiking carrier and lasted all of three minutes.  I spent the whole way up convincing him that he wanted to walk straight and follow his daddy and brothers instead of trying to play in the puddles and throw rocks, sticks and pine straw everywhere.  He is quite the stubborn, independent one yet he is almost clingier than Connor was.  QUITE an interesting combination.  Thankfully I have learned through being a mom the past five years that you have to go into adventures assuming it's not going to go as planned so that when it doesn't you are prepared and if it does you are pleasantly surprised :) 

 We stopped at the top for a snack of popcorn and energy bites, watched some eagles fly around, and jumped off some rockish ledges on top of the rock mountain.  I wore Logan the whole way down hoping that being with me would make it easier for him to stay in.  Technically it worked as long as I didn't stop walking or stop humming "Following The Leader" from Peter Pan.

I love adventuring outside with all my boys and love that they let a girl adventure with them too :)

scootering