amazing post for me to hear!

I just wanted to send you over to a friends blog today. this post really spoke to me and rang true in so many areas of my life. thanks for the encouragment JOY! http://sahmissionary.blogspot.com/2009/06/purposeful-and-intentional-parenting.html

Our first HIKE

We finally decided to get out and try a hike with the kids. I Don't think we have been on a hike since having kids? they all did so great. the boys made it all the way to the top and back down with out falling or whining about how long it was. It was a fun adventure for them. they couldn't believe how high up we were! Isabel was a good little girl and only threw her pacifier one time over the edge. enjoy the pictures!

we made it to the top!

We made it back to the bottom!

Looking up the Gorge

Isabel was tired from the hike up the falls!

look MOM!

So I was cleaning like crazy last Monday for some people to come and look at our house. by the end of the day I was almost done and had sent the boys outside so I could finish the floor with no one on it. then David comes home and calls me outside and tells me to take a look in the flower beds the boys had planted some flowers for me! I had just spent some time planting some flowers and weeding to make it look good and now the boys had dug in IT! my first reaction was "are you kidding can't they stay out of stuff!" but when I came out I had two little boys looking up smiling saying " momma look at the pretty flowers we picked, we didn't want them to die so we put them with your other flowers!" so the irritated feeling disappeared and I just had to laugh and know that they had a sweet thought, BUT next time you will ask right BOYS?!

Memorial Day trip

We had a memorable Memorial Day weekend at Great-Grandma's farm in Milton-Freewater. This was Isabel's first time there and we all had a good trip. we went with my mom and dad, who also brought my 2 nieces Jaime Lynn and Bri Ella. My sister and her family came as well.

Kids with Great-Grandma Morris

if you look close the older kids went for a hike on the hill! yikes ticks!
my grandma, Regina, Bri Ella and my uncle John

Rhett and Colton during the water fight trying to help each other!

peek-a-boo

Clay playing ball with Rhett, both were laughing there heads off!

Grandma (doing what she does best) making the kids time perfect with some Ice Cream!

Planting the fields

we went out to Farm Grandpa's and helped him and Grandma plant. we had a good time and got some work done with them. the boys found a frog and were loving being a part of the work too.

silly

Here is how I found Isabel the other day. she was in a basket of books with her Lamb, reading. so sweet!

My girl

here are a few fun things Isabel is up to!

Flowers are her favorite thing! this is her learning to smell not touch! (she blows)
she loves books, she snuggled up to Aunt Regina.

her first pretty toes!