Farm Girl

Dandelions

Stella discovered the dandelions in the backyard the other day. She looked so cute bending down to look and feel the flowers.

Handsome Princes

Grandma and Boys

Digging In The Dirt

Stella is getting t be quite the outdoors girl. She will cry at the door if her brothers go out and she does not. Stella is getting to the point that she likes to do everything that her brothers do (the boys don't like that all the time). Everyone was so messy and dirty after playing in the dirt.

Our 4th of July

Our 4th started on Sunday as our church had a picnic in the afternoon. I have not been out of the house much since having Fay and I really wanted to go out and fellowship with friends. So we were able to drag everyone to the picnic. My sister took Fay and held and cared for her so that I would not have to. Grandma Cathy helped with the boys feeding them and also took them to go and play in the bouncers that they had there. Joshua took care of Stella, so it was very relaxing for me. We had a great time playing, talking and eating with everyone. At one point in the afternoon the clouds started to roll in and it started to down pour. We all scrambled around gathering kids and headed to the car. Except for the rain, it was a great relaxing afternoon.

On the 4th we decided to have a nice quite day at home relaxing and playing. In the morning the boys wanted to play in the water (sprinkler). They love to pull toys in and get them all wet and run through the sprinklers. I had bought a swim suit for Stella and put her in it. She did not mind it for the most part, only when it came to crawling around did she complain. She did not really like the water either. Stella preferred to stay where mommy and daddy were. We all took naps in the afternoon, did an easy lunch, and read to the boys. I bought the cutest shirt (matching) for the girls. They are pink and say red, white, and cute. The boys also had patriotic shirts. So of course I had to get some pictures of those.

Memorial Day Fun

We had a great Memorial Day and the weather was just prefect in the morning. It was warm and the kids (even Stella) was able to play outside. Stella is really starting to enjoy being able to go outside even with the wind blowing. The boys love to play with all their toys and in the dirt. Stella is wanting to walk more and more and she loves being able to hold onto things and walk. It is so cute and she is getting so big!!! My parents stayed home in the morning and were able to play with the kids, which they love because they don't get to see them much. We were going to have some friends over for dinner, so Joshua decided to run some errands for me with the boys so that I could take a nap while Stella slept. Joshua is so good to me, I don't know what I would do without him. We had such a great time with our friends. The only draw back was that the wind kicked up and made it too cold for any of us to go outside and enjoy the backyard and the weather. The kids did make several attempts to go outside and play. We had a great time of fellowship and it was a great relaxing day.

Family Project- Part 4

Just before Peter's birthday in April, we finished up the jungle gym for the boys. Joshua was in California during this time, visiting his family as his brother passed away. The boys have loved working on this project with Grandpa and they especially loved being able to climb up and go down the slides. It was a nice day except for the wind. The jungle gym turned out so great and I am sure that the kids will have alot of fun going down the slides and playing with all their toys under the platform.

Family Project- Part 3

Joshua came home from California last Sunday, we were so glad to see him home. We missed him alot. The weather started out nice and then during the boys' nap time it clouded over. The plan was for the boys to go outside with Grandpa and Daddy and work more on the jungle gym. It ended up being too cold and the boys had to watch from the inside. Sorry I don't have any picture of them working, I could not go outside and watch all the kids. Lately the weather has been somewhat nice and the boys were able to go outside and play on the jungle gym for the first time (after Joshua came home from work). These are pictures from them playing.