happy birthday lily!

happy, happy 4th birthday my little lilybug... 

you fill our days with sweet joy.

busy...

i know you're thinking, "man, months go by with nothing, and then... BAM!!! here she is again. what the..."  i have a confession... i've missed blogging. there i said it. i have. but i've been busy. it's kids and sports, dinner and laundry, work and church, and sleep. sweet sleep. mostly because when i've found time, i've also had to choose between blogging and sleep. not so much a choice here. i need sleep. i'm not a girl who can run on fumes for very long. i've got to get some zzzzz's. or else. and when else hits, it's usually not pretty. so for the sake of those precious people who have to live with me, i have chosen sleep...

however, i have recently decided to try to work it back in between being a wife and mom, laundry, t-ball, gymnastics, laundry, sunday's lesson plans, making lunches, cleaning, work, sleep, eating, laundry (did i mention that already? i feel like it's all consuming sometimes. it multiplies and i've not figured out how. i mean, how can 3 kids have that many dirty clothes?). ok, i'll move on... the real point is that i love blogging. it's a way for me to remember kid stuff and to have an outlet for whatever needs out... today i'm apparently on the laundry soapbox. laundry soapbox. get it? wahahahahahaha!!! that's funny. ok, sorry... apparently the cold medicine is kicking in... i'll take that as my exit cue... for now.

gardening anyone?

can i just tell you how fun it was to come home to a master gardener working on my flowerbeds... my poor, pitiful flowerbeds. even calling them flowerbeds is was a stretch. but not anymore! they're coming to life! there was not only work but education going on! the master gardener (m.g.) was teaching my children about planting, proper watering, discussions about spiders, and details about earthworms (or night crawlers... or whatever they are. you'd have to ask the m.g. what they are. all i know is that they're huge. i know they poop dirt. i know they come apart as a defense mechanism... or when you accidentally cut them in half with the shovel. and most importantly, i know they're great fishin' worms. but they're still worms... ewww.) anyway, back to the little gardeners. they picked the flowers, picked the spot they're in, and planted them there. i know they're proud of the great job they did. how do i know? well, they're ready to plant more. they really did a great job... and how awesome is it that the master gardener is their grandma! it makes the time sweeter and the flowers prettier. 

Good morning!!!!

what a beautiful way to start my morning... gorgeous sunrise, rooster crowing, and my hummingbirds are buzzing around.

we are so blessed to have a heavenly Father who paints the sky in the mornings just because it makes us smile.