A Blog Post

Not a whole lot going on here lately.. mostly because I haven't really felt like doing much. I try, as many days as possible, to wake up and slowly make our way outside to catch those gentle morning rays of sunshine on our skin, while listening to the early birds sing. To drink the lasting bits of cool air into our lungs and wet our feet amongst the dew sprinkled grass. If it wasn't for the lingering thought of the quickly approaching mosquito stampede  and dying of west nile or some other mosquito transmitted disease - (yes that's a huge irrational fear of mine), I'd get all giddy at the thought of spending entire days on the back deck.  I seriously need to get them under some kind of control this year because I cannot and WILL NOT be held prisoner in my own home all summer long with 2 babies because the blood suckers are out. whyyyy mosquitos God whyyyy???? they suuuuck. - no pun intended.

anywho, tomorrow is Earth Day and I have a fun play date at the park planned for us and some friends! Praying for sunshine!!!! It felt good to really dive into my resources and find all that creativity just dying to flow from my fingers. I really enjoyed brainstorming ideas for the kiddos like snacks, activities and such.. they are still all preschool aged kids so I don't want to overwhelm the afternoon (or myself) with too much structure. Keep expectations low and disappointment will be less likely to ride home with ya, if you know what I mean.  Just gets me that much more excited about embarking on a homeschooling journey with my girls. Liberty and I do little things here and there, but I'm looking to soon introduce more structured "play" for her. Sometimes I shy away from doing things with her for fear it will be above her comprehension or that she'll ignore the directions all together (because the girl listens to almost nothing I say these days) When I do decided to throw a new activity into the days mix, I'm always so surprised and proud at not only how much she enjoyed it, but also at how attentive she was, how eager to learn and do it herself!

before the first cut of the season......

after..