When I picked up these hammocks, I was envisioning just this in my mind–reading and relaxing on a beautiful day. Thank you, Lord, for fall and for slow-paced Saturdays! 🙂

Last night was his first night! He did great!

Jim and I went on our first date tonight without an adult coming to the house to watch our kiddos. I can hardly believe we did it, but we did! Jake will be thirteen in December, and Isaiah is close to three now. I gave them strict rules to stay inside the whole time, they are frozen pizza, and they had my phone if they needed anything at all, which of course, they didn’t. Other than to send us crazy emoji text messages the entire meal! 🙂

We dined at a restaurant right by the house in case we had to fly home in an emergency. The meal was scrumptious–for me, an entree salad of spinach with poppyseed dressing and topped with Brie cheese and roasted, glazed pecans. Mmm. Jim had a magnificent veal piccata with artichokes atop angel hair pasta. 

We might have to do this again before too long!!! 

It is a great joy to walk into a room and find your child with God’s Word in her lap….

…that God is pleased to make flowers this large!!! All praise to our creative Creator!!! 

Your kids’ faces look like this! The mud smears indicate much outdoor, creative and happy playtime where sticks become bayonets and pistols, yelling and running abound, and Providence seems to be smiling down upon you.  :). 

Our sweet five year old loves tea parties–even when they consist of just carrots and water! I look forward to more of these this summer with our extra time. My favorite part of this particular tea party was the hand decorated napkins. 🙂

I love artwork at this age!