Smores!
We had a blast having a campout with the kuykendalls. I think this was the girls' first experience with making smores. Thanks for the good times!
Uncle BJ was so sweet the help the girls roast there marshmallow to perfection!
I had a great pic of Jesse biting into his smore, and cannot find it now! Crazy...
A Brief Encounter
What a pleasure it was to see Great Grandma Gonseth... we were on our way out, Grammie and Grandma on their way in, and Grandpa was quickly stopping in for lunch! We look forward to spending more time with her during our visit on the west side but I was glad to have a chance to snap some photos of the girls enjoying time with her.
Picture Time
I finally got around to taking Paisley's 6 (1/2) month photo's. Unfortunately, I haven't played around with different camera settings yet, so most of them didn't turn out because of lighting issues! But here are a few pics that I thought were sweet.
The_Best_Nest
We have recently moved out of our little red home. I will miss the familiarity and closeness that we shared there, but I will appreciate a little more space. Now we live in a sweet little farm house owned by a local farmer. We are beginning the great adventure of learning about life in the country... mice, dust, and a lot of fun outside.
Our new front porch is currently being used by a barn swallow. It has been fun watching her build the mud nest, complete with long horse hairs dangling down. It's just a good thing we don't use that door very much!
A Great Visit
We had the great pleasure of Grandma and Grandpa Hill coming by for a visit. We had just moved into the farm house so things were a bit crazy, but I don't think anyone minded! We even had an extra visitor... mom almost stepped on a mouse. (outside, but close enough.=)
We love you guys! Thanks for spending time with us.
Chasing Chickens
I just thought I would share with you some pictures of Gracie chasing our chickens. Watching a three year old wholeheartedly delight herself in a simple pleasure reminds me of how much I love our little family. The photos below are the best representation I could capture of this "show," but it truly is fun to watch- hilarious!
Everyday Gracie asks to play outside and let the chickens out. I am glad...
Although sometimes I don't want to deal with the chicken poop. =)
Picnics
Lately we have been enjoying being out of doors- here are a few pictures of the girls enjoying the freshly cut grass. We love the picnic blanket, too!
"Swagger Wagon"
For all the mother/fathers out there who have ever driven a mini-van... this ones for you! Look past the rap and listen to the lyrics... do it for the LOL's!
(BTW - I was introduced to this because my buddy thought the guy looked like me...after I loose the rest of my hair)
Kids Are Funny
Aside from what they choose to wear sometimes, I crack up at things they say.
Esther, as we cleaned our hands after the playground: "in my class upstairs [sunday school] we use hand appetizer."
Gracie, in the car singing: "the hokey pokey spider...."
The look on her face tells us she is in a completely different world. I wonder what is happening...
Yet Again...
Mother's day weekend once again, and the balloons came to town. At one point Isaac counted 32 balloons up in the sky! It is so impressive. I wonder what it is like to be up there in a little basket, above the town so early, how calm and quiet it must be. Nothing but the "KKKCCCHH" of the fire blowing hot air into the balloon so that you don't fall to your demise or hit a tree.
Anyway, we had a beautiful weekend together as a family, chasing balloons, painting the farm house and enjoying the sunshine on our bikes. I hope you were all able to do something special over the weekend. And to all the moms and grandmas and auntie's in our lives, we love you very, very much!
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