Squirrel!

Think the dog that yells squirrel on the movie Up.



I walked in the family room the other day to this.



Oh, but that's not all.



Yup. But not just one, there were two squirrels chasing each all over this tree.
Poor dog. ha

The Living Room

I've never posted a picture of our living room because it has never had anything in it but a few boxes.
I'm slowly getting it together, so let's take a peek shall we?



I'm in love with the pillows and rug I found at TJ Maxx





A view from the other side.



Love these pillows too!



I'm adding an ottoman, paint, curtains, and a lamp soon, so I'll post more updates!

Bella sure enjoys the new space:

Miss Bella and Her New Do

Bella got her first haircut today. It has been a year since we got her, and I decided that it's time she look like a Westie. ;)

I have heard horror stories about how hard Westies are to groom. They are quite stubborn and can be a pain to sit still for the THREE hours it takes to groom one. They have special hair and it just takes a long time.

I have been making her lay down to get her hair brushed daily for a while now, so I was thrilled when we picked her up and they went on and on about how well behaved and sweet she was!

We picked her up and the boys...including my hubby just went crazy for how beautiful she looked. They couldn't take their eyes off of her ha! I have to say, she does look just lovely, but she is a bit sad that the boys now don't want her to go outside to play for fear of her rolling in the dirt.

She is not quite as girly as she looks.





Isn't she a DOLL?!



Then she perches up on top of the couch like a big lazy cat...

Goodbye Fall?

This morning we over slept. Our alarm was set for 6:30. I kept hearing it go off and my husband would reach over and push snoooze. I didn't bother getting up, I was so warm and cozy under our down blanket and in my favorite sweats. Soon after, a certain little 7 year old runs in. "GUESS WHAT?!" We sleepily turned to him in wonder. "It's SNOWING!"

Wait....what? I hopped out of bed and opened the curtains and peered out to our snow covered lawn and trees. And it was still coming down.



The boys quickly threw on some clothes and headed out for a bit just to see before they nearly froze.





And Miss Bella. She was THRILLED. She rolled and played until she too nearly froze.



As you can probably tell, we were in the middle of putting a fence up. The man of the house and the boys are already out getting it finished, while I am inside with a big sweater, fuzzy socks, a cup of coffee, and a fire in the fireplace....just like I like it.

As I was posting the boys came in. Done helping dad for now I guess. Requesting a cup of hot cocoa and warming their toes by the fire...*grin*.



I am making this roasted chicken and gravy for my man today.

Miss Bella

She is a delight. She is so much like a child with her curiosity.



She plays and plays and plays. She cracks me up because she digs her head in a basket full of toys until she find what she wants to play with. (sorry for the fuzzy picture)



Then she conks out.

A Nature Walkin' Kind of Day

I haven't updated on our home school lately. Some weeks we seem to average 2-3 days instead of 4... We love spring and have been studying birds, trees, clouds, and butterflies.

We got our caterpillars in a jar and the boys just LOVE watching them and learning more about the life cycle of a butterfly. (I will take and post pictures of that next week)

While doing lessons with Tibby, I let Brighton work on trays I have with activities on them. I set up 5 trays but sometimes one just seems enough.
Using different color objects to put in our kaleidoscope.






Sharing with brother.


This is what we saw!


We read some books.


Checked on our plants.


After science, writing, and math we headed out for a nature walk.
Bella checking out the falling blossoms.






We were on a mission! The boys enjoyed searching for the items on their nature walk scavenger hunt.







All the colors were breath taking!



And a lovely pose from the nature walkn' scavenger hunters!

Happy Birthday to My Love

Yesterday was my precious husband's birthday. We celebrated all weekend. He is such an amazing man, I can hardly stand it! He loves his family and it is truly a love that everyone feels. He is fun to be around, goofy with the boys, plays basketball with them and their friends, helps others, cuddles with me at night, helps clean the house, and loves to provide for his family.  He is a true example of a godly man, and leaves us feeling loved and protected.

I am so honored and blessed to call him my husband and my best friend! Happy Birthday baby!!


We grilled out back, had some presents, and played ladder ball. Not that it matters or anything, but I whooped him in that game! *grin* My mom brought over a wonderful cake. It was such a lovely weekend!

Tristin took this picture of us. We don't get many!


This is one of my favorite pictures. It just shows us. The way we are.


 Our Bella...I coundn't get a great one of her looking up.




Handsome boy. This is my "sun my eyes guy" I was so happy to get this picture!



Ready to play! And move outa my way!!


 

Happy Birthday Love.

A Warm Snow Day

Last week Dan and I went on a date. It was freezing. Wind chill was about -30 and the wind was blowing snow, but it wasn't sticking to the ground. We headed to the movies, and 1 1/2 hour later we we came out of the theater, the ground was covered in snow and we had white out conditions. What would usually take less than 10 minutes to get home, took over 30. My sweet husband then drove my mom home (she lives 20 minutes away, so he was gone over an hour) We all remained safe and warm, and I'm so thankful for that!

This week, it is almost 80 degrees, and we coudn't wait to get outside! Today, however I'm stuck in bed feeling awful, and just got a call to come get Jaiden from school. Bless his heart. Looks like a movie afternoon in for us today.

We did manage to get out and play the other day, and boy was it fun!







Even Bella thought it was great fun!