Adventures With Faith

For spring break, we drove all the way up to Minnesota where Jacob's brother Andrew and my sister Priscilla live with their families. A couple nights before we left, Jacob met up in Nashville to pick up his younger sister Faith. We ended up having a mostly rainy day doing random stuff with her before we all left for MN. 

A train stopped on the tracks for some reason, so we had to take pictures.

Jacob was able to grab ahold of the train.

It was topped two high most of the train.

After a rough afternoon of not getting a rental car we were supposed to get, we had dinner at Texas Roadhouse.

Clearly, Taliya was enjoying herself.

We all were. : )

This was on our voyage north. 

Stayed tuned for the rest of the story......

A Little Nature Walk

One evening, I took a walk around the meadow and took some artsy nature pictures. It was fun.

These flowers smell so sweet.

I love this tree on the hill. It looks like it is out on a prairie.

Even the dead grass looks picturesque to me.

Then I found large rocks in the hillside with moss on them. 

And some little bitty flowers. 

I was trying to make this picture look like it was a much bigger landscape. I'm not sure it worked out like that, but it still looks neat.

Early March

I don't know what happened to me, but it looks like I disappeared for a little while there. Nothing crazy is happening, sometimes I just don't feel like blogging I guess. In the first half of March, we had some really nice weather. Then we left for the frozen north for spring break. These are pictures from before our trip. 

Enjoy.

I love daffodils.

Sunshine is the best medicine, especially after such a cold, snowy winter. 

I saw this little tea set in a consignment store and thought it was the cutest thing. 

One of the really warm days. Sometimes I take Micah's shirt off to keep him cooler. 

The kids love this little camping chair. 

Maple buds

Playing in the dirt.

I've done a little art recently. I drew this bird for an interesting decoration. 

I cut it out and stuck it in this fake bird cage. I also stuck a real stick in it to add to the realism. 

I also drew this bird as a gift. 

Happy Sunshine

It's finally looking like winter is over. There will still be some chillier days, but it's been in the 70's most of the week. I am LOVING the sunshine and warmth. Barefeet! It's amazing. 

Crocuses are cheery and hopeful.

Happy little boy smiles

Jacob likes watching nature shows with the kids. I love this picure of them all sitting together. 

Taliya loves her dad, and I love this picture of her giving Jacob a hug. 

She also likes walking around the house in my shoes. 

We spend a lot of time outside again, and the balcony is especially nice for soaking in the sun. 

What happy days!