Solo Trip to the Creek

Being a mom is very tiring sometimes, so Jacob tries to give me little breaks whenever is possible. One Sunday afternoon, he let me go off  for a few hours alone. I decided the creek would be the best place to feel refreshed. 

It was a warm October day. I even contemplated jumping in, but the water was too cold for my liking. 

At this point, I've walked this path so many times. I love this view. It's simple and nothing amazing, but for a country girl who craves the woods, I love it. 

The late afternoon sun falling behind the distant trees, the green-golden leaves, and the small patch of glistening water are such a peaceful sight. 

This is the part of the creek where Jacob and I always make dams. It was a little weird being the only one there, but I still got busy with building a new dam. 

It was quite a successful dam, with the water rushing to the middle opening and over the edges. 

I took a silly little selfie to record that I was all alone. 

I say this every time, but there is really nothing like an afternoon at the creek. 

V

So Much Happens

I've been tring to spend less time on the computer (or, in our case, a tablet), but I've realized that a lot of pictures have been taken and time keeps going on. I feel like there's so much to catch up on. I'll start with a random pictures post. Some of these are probably from a month ago. 

Playing outside while a storm approaches. 

Lounging with Dad. 

Playing on the balcony. I am so thankful for the balcony. 

A very beautiful little girl. 

A very handsome man. 

Very little toes. 

A blurry picture.

Eating things. All the things. 

Sometimes I just look at the simplest, maybe even messiest, scenes, and I just feel happy. This was one of those scenes. 

A sleepy car ride. 

A toy Jacob gave me for our anniversary, a BB revolver. 

Lit candles. 

A walk we took in the cold, a while ago. Right now it is a beautiful, windy day with 80 degrees. : )

Those eyes are so blue. 

Anniversary dinner: Homemade buns, homemade hamburgers. Once in a while we don't eat beans and rice. 

Homemade chai in a lovely potter mug. 

Shining blue and green. 

Happy

A blurry picture of Taliya being cute. Sometimes I like blurry pictures because they seem to bring movement and life into the stillness. 

Football with dad. 

A zinnia almost growing in the house. 

A jolly little fellow. 

The kids loving the outdoors. 

Happy little kid.

A peaceful little scene. 

Micah climbs onto this table now. Somehow he managed to get on the back bench by himself. 

Maybe this was how. Eeks. 

Well, that's a bit of catching up. 

I think about Bethany a lot. I started a post about my thoughts on her, but sometimes it's just too much to think about. Someday I'll finish. 

Sometimes my heart just aches for you. 

♡♡♡

My Children

For two seconds they're nicely looking at a book together.

October 16

It's another cold day. Accuweather says it's 53, but I don't believe it. I think they wrote it backwards and meant to say 35. 

Well, Jacob and I made it to 3 years. Three years of falling deeper and deeper in love with one another. Every day I feel like my love for Jacob just grows and grows. Sometimes I wonder how people make it to 50 years or more years of marriage without just exploding with love for one another. I am so happy to have such a wonderful and loving husband. 

Not everything is easy in marriage. Not everything is easy in life. Everything is so much better with Jacob though. I love having my best friend by my side in life, whether things are well or things are rough. Jacob is one of the best gifts I've been given . Sometimes I remember back when I was first getting to know him, and it's always so crazy to think how we ended up together. 

I love you so much, Jacob!

Here are some pictures of us from throughout this year. 

It's blurry and black and white, but this will always be one of my favorite pictures of us. 

Sometimes blurry pictures just capture the feeling in a picture. Jacob is such a good dad. I love seeing him dance with Taliya. 

Sometimes our selfies are awkward, but I still like them. 

Well, there we are. Two happy lovers, so blessed to have one another. 

♡V♡

October Wild Flowers

It is so cold now. It dipped into the 40's this afternoon after a windy rain cloud blew up. Jacob went to a dentist apointment. The kids are sleeping. I already finished my afternoon tea and cookie. A candle burns with a cozy scent on the table beside me. After checking my friends' blogs, I decided it was time to post some pictures of wild flowers I took on October 1st. It was a lot warmer that day. I'm not a fan of cold, so fall isn't really my favorite season because it means the end of summer. However, October 16, 2021 changed some of my perspective since that was the day we got married. 

One thing I do love about fall is the fall wild flowers. On the morning of our wedding, before the sun had even risen, I got up early and drove away from my family's home for the last time as a single woman. Along my way to the church where our wedding was, I stopped by the farm in the morning haze and picked as many wild flowers as I could to be used as bouquets and decorations. That was one of the many "cheap" things I did for our wedding, and it was completely free. I loved the way they looked with the wedding. It was very "me," if you will. Anyway, that's one of the reasons I really love fall flowers. 

I love capturing bugs on flowers, and this shiney green fly looked rather picturesque. 

Here are some wedding pictures our sister-in-law took. 

I think my face is weird in that pictrue, but Jacob looks so good. 

Rest in peace, engagement ring. I enjoyed that pretty little ring for about 4 months before it fell off without me noticing, and I never saw it again. : (

You can notice some of the same flowers in our wedding. 

The wheat and lavender was actually a contribution from a friend. 

Anyway, fall wildflowers are nice. Also, I'll probably do a proper anniversary post tomorrow. 

V