Braver This Year

April 28, 2014 by Aliesha

Last spring we went to the “bird zoo” that is less than an hour away from us. Vera was pretty scared of the birds last year (they’ll come land on your seed stick!), but when we went this spring, she had grown in her bravery!

Sometimes the birds surprise you!

Cordelia was the nervous one this year!

I got some close-up shots while I had a bird on my seed stick!

We saw LOTS of other birds too, including flamingos, which we were also able to feed.

Vera thought it was funny how they stood on one foot, so he had to try that as well.

We also saw ducks, geese, parrots, swans, peafowl, and more!

The girls rode in the stroller while Tad pushed.

Jude was quite happy on my back in my Boba!

We enjoyed a picnic lunch, and then Vera wanted her picture taken on the turtle like last year!

Admission to the bird zoo is a bit pricey, but I saved some money from a few “side-jobs” God has blessed me with so that we were able to go!

We enjoyed seeing God’s amazing creation in such an up-close and personal way!

Don’t forget: Today is the last day to snag an Ultimate Homemaking eBook Bundle! I’ve been thrilled to see how many of you have bought a bundle so far this year! Read more or buy now!

Carousel

April 8, 2014 by Aliesha

On Saturday, we met my family “in the middle” between our two cities at a beautiful community park. The weather was absolutely amazing, and we enjoyed a picnic lunch, a fun playground, rides, and lots of laughs!

Vera loved riding the carousel.

Cordelia wasn’t as sure, but she did ride it once.

I also took some pictures with my cell phone.

Jude liked seeing his Uncle Nich.

The boats were very popular!

Vera told us that it was her “favorite day!”

Back to Normal!

December 13, 2013 by Aliesha

I’m back!

In the last month, we:
– traveled out of state twice (for a total of 10 nights away from home)
– celebrated Thanksgiving with both sides of the family and Christmas with Tad’s family
– (well, I) had mastitis
– had our living room painted
– hosted a Christmas party
– had a stomach bug that hung on for almost a week (fortunately the kids were spared)
– decorated our Christmas tree!

All that to say, this poor blog has been a bit neglected! Here are some (cell phone) photos from the last few weeks.

Vera made cookies at MiMi’s house at Thanksgiving.

The girls had such a fun time with their fun uncles and their friends who joined us for Thanksgiving! Here, Caeleb and Jeremy (my brother’s friends) took turns lifting the girls (each around 30 lbs.) in the air!

We left for Thanksgiving with the living room looking like this…

…and came back to this! (Well, not quite… we finished up a bit of painting and put the furniture back in place, but Tad’s dad did the vast majority of the work while we were gone… so very sweet!) I have better pictures to post soon.