Wordless Wednesday

Tadpoles, consignment store, my three sweeties, indoor projects

Watching this little boy (our sweet Willem) catch tadpoles in this fresh water

 puddle/stream in front of our home is a blast. I LOVE watching my boys catch tadpoles!

We are moving them to a large container with some of their natural habitat and we can't wait

to watch them GROW!

These brothers are good friends.

We love it.

Merit and Will, June '11

These three WARM MY HEART.

We have a very cool new consignment store in Moses Lake!!

Red Door Consignment!

It is located acrossed from Frontier.

The above picture was taken in this new store. These items are for sale.

ohhhh, I am trying to reclaim Vance and my bedroom. Spare socks, unfolded laundry and a heap of throw pillows has sort of taken over the room. This shabby chic Better Homes and Gardens bedroom inspires me.

My sis Lesha has a really cute

Etsy shop~

 Head to Etsy and then, Lesha625 will get you there.

She sent me this key art!

Natasha made this ruffle pillow for me! Beautiful!

YAY! It is clean and picked up... for today.

Vance's grandpa made the vanity piece! I love it.

Vance's mom passed it down to us several years ago.

Willem drew a picture of me and wanted it displayed above the tree above

my bed. So that is what that little note hanging there is! Makes me smile.

My dad visits and boating fun

Yesterday morning my dad drove over here and spent the day with us.

The weather was gorgeous. We sat outside and visited all day.

Then we enjoyed dinner out last night.

Today Vance, the kids and I took the boat out. It was fun

boating weather and the boys enjoyed tubing!

We got exciting news last night that my dear friend Lissa had her fourth

baby girl!! Lyla Travis!

Earlier in the week my friend Maria had her baby: Emily Johanna!

These baby girls are such sweet blessings.

Willem, our bike rider.

Hazel loves water.

Aunt Lesha gave her this cute dress, it is adorable on her.

Mr. Rootbeer Eyes

Boating and Tubing fun!

It was great to see my dad.

My dad brought a trailer over for Vance this weekend. He and

Phil have been working on it for a while. After getting new decking on it and doing a

a bunch of other work to it it was ready for the road trip.

The boys

enjoyed riding it through the field!

Willem's Happy Hearts pre-school program last Thursday evening was a JOY to watch!!

The children sang so beautifully and it was so fun to see! Times like that I wish we had family

closer to come see our little guys perform!

Willem did such a nice job and I love listening to him sing, especially songs about Jesus.

The friends he has made at pre-school are wonderful. I hope some

how these little ones can keep in touch.

Willem and his shoebox guitar.

My great grandma Lily had a shoebox guitar at her house

when Lesha and I were little. I thought it was quite something.

I was excited when Willem wanted to make one the other day.

Hazel, exploring and making her own fun.

Rarely does this little girl play with toys!

It is tupperware, sticks, rocks, dirt, her brothers treasures etc.

Black Bottom Cupcakes

a weakness of mine

Wyatt and Merit cooling off in the creek.

Found a bird's egg on my walk

We have so many flowers in bloom. Many of them wild.

A Nature Hike With My Camera, Miss M

I am going to add some photos to my Etsy Store.

4x6, 5x7 and 8x10 sizes will be available

4x6s go perfectly on the front of a 5x7 card

ohhhh and last Sunday I was able to

photograph Miss M! I am sharing a few of  the pics here and more will

be on my photography blog.

I enjoyed watching Miss M run and explore! She

is a sweetie.

The kids and I went to the Farmer's Market this morning.

I love a good Farmer's Market!

Vance has the boat in the water right now. The weather

wasn't supposed to be real nice today, but so far so good!

Willem's last day of Happy Hearts is tomorrow. I have loved Happy Hearts for him! A Christian pre-school is such a blessing! Time certainly flies. This guy will be in kindergarten in the fall. I think he is ready, but I am not sure his mama is. He is my buddy during the day, his imagination entertains me!!
Hazel has been getting after our dog, the neighbor's dog and the neighbor's goat. The way she shakes her finger at them and says "no, no" has me giggling. She is my shopper, loving the thrift stores and she gets excited about garden centers too. Lately she has been bringing me her shoes and her vest, trying to tell me "let's go!"
I tried a new recipe for dinner tonight -- I will share this week. It was yummy!
Merit is crazy about baseball and is doing great in school. I am so proud of him. I am proud of the way he conducts himself in baseball. He is kind and a good team player. He typically plays first base and he is a great little hitter.

A few more pics from our time at Cave B.

It was sooo relaxing and wonderful! I keep

thinking of it. It will be wonderful to do it again someday!

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Our tree climber, Willem

2009

We are hoping to go to Ketchikan, Alaska this summer. The last time we went I was pregnant with Hazel and the boys were 3 and 6... they are now 5 and 8. I think this vacation will be so fun for our family. And it will be fun to take Hazel for her first time!

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Our brave little friend Maddie is on my heart and mind. Her heart surgery went well and her recovery is going well. It is an exhausting time for her and her family though. She is in a lot of pain and at three years old doesn't understand a lot of what is going on with her. She is at Children's Hospital and I think she has some great nurses there. Her mom, dad and Gramma are also showering her with care. They are so thankful for the prayers! Let's keep praying!!

Katie shared this picture on her blog and now I am sharing it with

you. Maddie is needing the mama, a lot I imagine.

What a sweet girl. I pray she can heal quickly and has less pain.

She is a fighter.