Super Saturday

We "had" this bush-tree thing in our front yard that was rather hideous.  By looking at it you would assume you would be able to dig it out.  Not happening......required the Jeep to pull it out.  It looks like nothing really, but you can tell from the hole that it was larger than you would think.  It was actually really fun!  

We started the day early.  We went to a few yard sales before Levi's nap.  Halle found a plastic horse for $1 and Luke found a remote control car for $.50.  I was on the lookout for some randomness I could play with:)  I have been reading blogs that feature thrifty living.  Right up my alley.  

David ran this morning and mowed the yard all before lunch.  He and Stephen are training for the Tough Mudder that is in October.  He has been a very diligent runner lately.......if only I could be as motivated:-/ 

The yard work is never ending.  I am slowly cleaning things out along the fence.  We have an endless amount of hosta if anyone wants any!  We are hoping to mulch a few beds soon too.  I would probably be 110x more productive if I could stay focused on one task for more than 5 minutes.  I move from one corner of the yard to another the entire time I am outside.  David is always on my case about not finishing what I have started.  Honestly, I hate picking up after myself, cleaning up after a project or putting things back where they go.  I wish I could pay someone to walk behind me all day and clean up after me!  I think I would be so much more productive.....haha, yea right.  

Not to mention we always have ongoing projects.  Some we've actually started, others are still in conversation!  We are currently discussing a storage shed and a swing for the kids.  Now we just need time, more time and money.  And........I also have 100 projects going on INSIDE.  Shew, I can't keep up.  

Luke was helping me bag stuff in the yard yesterday and asked me why I put "pasta" in the bag(hosta).  He has so many hilarious names for things!

pasta for hosta

fanwich for sandwich

sauce and peppermint for salt and pepper

He calls his preferred dinosaurs by their name: "my brachiosaurus".  Just funny coming from a 3 year old. 

Halle is the queen of nicknames.  She only calls a few people by their real name.  These are a few of the nicknames I can think of:

Savannah-Savantah 

Caroline-Miss Mattie

Benson-Benny

Steve Wooldridge-Stephen

Drew-Mr Squishy

Pawpaw-turkey poochy head

David-Mr Bossy, Nappy Head

Levi-Gigi Moo, Sugar, Roo, Poo

Emma-Ems, Emma Kate 

Crying baby.....yes my 10 MONTH OLD IS STILL WAKING UP AT NIGHT!!!!!

Sweet Giggles

Baby giggles are truly food for the soul......especially if the baby is yours.  Even better when the source is a sibling.  What is it about babies that makes us do the same silly thing over and over just to catch a giggle?  Who knows, but I love it!

Blueberry Pickin'

Talk about amazing blueberries!  Our local blueberry farm opened for picking yesterday.  Yummy!  Levi ate a pint while we were picking.  He would grunt and start flapping his extremities when he wanted another one.  

Halle picked and picked until she got to hot and then started heading for shade.....pretty typical for her.  She quickly found her pail after 1st mention of blueberry picking.  Thinking Blueberries For Sal had something to do with her "need" for her pail.  

Luke, of course, asked David 100 questions and had 100 things to show him along the way up and back down from blueberry hill.  He slowly filled his green, dirty pail......uhhh about 1/8 of the way full....with lots of green blueberries.  Such a boy!  

A gallon was $20!  I think that is an amazing price.  Think about the $3.99 pint sizes at Kroger!  We can't wait to go back!

Slip-and-Slide Fun!

I just accidentally, who knows how, deleted a blog post I have been sitting here blogging for an hour.  Oh well.  Not redoing it.  Here are the kids enjoying their slip and slide......passed down from a friend of my mom's.  So fun!

The Good Life

David has been talking about a hammock since before we moved in.  I thought outside.....he thought inside.  He won.  Inside, we can use it when it rains, at night and during the day without bugs:)  I say inside, but I mean on the porch.  He picked it out while at the OBX at Nags Head hammock for his birthday.  They hand weave every hammock....impressive!  We love their stuff!!  He came home and ordered it online for the same price as buying it in the store.  We are so thankful for our porch.

Tonight I took Halle and Luke to see African Cats at the Lyric Theatre.  Luke loved it and asked questions throughout the entire movie.  Halle said it was kinda scary and that she didn't want to talk about lions.  She did not want to go to sleep because she didn't want to dream about lions.....she's in our bed.  

True Love

Halle happily shares her suckers with Levi, aka Sugar, aka Roo. He likes playing with it more than eating it.

It is so precious to see her give and love so wholeheartedly! Levi always makes everything better for her and she will share anything with him.

If I could only love that way. It is such a reflection of how Jesus loves us. No limits, no restrictions, no hesitation.

Summer Beauty

Halle swam in the deep water today....all by herself....across the pool width wise. So, I offered her a goal incentive of ice cream. She did it faster than I anticipated!

Coffee ice cream was her choice!