A Kid's Future?

There's been a fair bit of spiritual warfare talk in our house this month. Aiden is taking his role super seriously, whether in prayer or play. 

Mom rather enjoyed helping him come up with armour ideas, but his increasingly wild ideas for weaponry.... let's just say he'd be the most over equipped soldier ever!

Deep Freeze Christmas Holiday #1

What happens after a week of too-cold-to-go-out holidays with 6 kids in the house...

And when the temperature rises to a "warm" -9 (albeit the windchill was still -15)...

 The kids were complaining of being too hot in their snow gear, but the adults were all too cold to talk but not smile :o)

October Mud!

The river dam's been let down for winter

Perfect for these three

For long hours of fun

In the warm October we've been given

Sculpting, gooping, piling, churning

Mud socks, mud gloves, mud clothes

Adventures to new places now accessible

No one else ready to let kids loose

Mommy amused

So many passer by comments

Of messy bathrooms, ruined clothes,

Long faff in the bath

Only one lovely couple

Old enough to see

The fun and bliss

Skipping over the inevitable mess

We stayed long

Till cold sunset sent shivers

And still little boy burst into tears

At the thought of losing this rare chance

So we went back

And enjoyed it again

Now Mommy gets daily requests!

Not exactly in the plans.

Outdoor Play

One recess time Mommy found all three in our tiny tree

Hmm, must be time for a forest jaunt...

So today we walked through lovely Fall weather - finally!

To enjoy an afternoon by the river

 And when they were 

wet enough

cold enough

sore enough

cut enough

happy enough

We wandered slowly home