{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

Smile

Fisher comes home from walking with me today and say, "mom, I was good with Birdie today and came home with a smile on my face, can I have a treat?It was so cute. I am always telling the big kids when they get out of the car to put a smile on their face. He is a quick learner!

{Fisher is 3}

To start the {celebration}this year my sweet sister Em and her family send Fisher this in the mail.  He thought it was pretty cool to get a letter at the post office!

Thanks Em, we love you.  Can you tell by the look on his face??

He carried this around all day and showed everyone that he saw.

 By the end of day it was pretty worn out and loved.

Fisher was so excited for his {Birthday} this year!  All day long he had a smile on his face and milked it for all it was worth. 

He brings such a big smile to my face!

He got a soft cuddly Lightening McQueen blanket this year. He loves to sleep with it.

When daddy and the kids got home we took them to the wash to play.  Fisher loves to splash in the water.  He was {WAY} excited about that.

It turned out to be a muddy disaster......

So we went home and sprayed them off in the hose.

Then came is excitement.  Grandpa Saline pulled up and it was time for {Cake}!!

Fisher was so happy about his candles!

He said it was the {BEST BIRTHDAY EVER}!!!!

Love those words.

Love this little guy!

{Things to Remember}

 * Turned 3, tells everyone he is 5
 * Eats, Sleeps, and Baths with Lightening McQueen
 * Crawls into bed with Daddy and Mommy {EVERY} night
 * Repeats everything you say
 * LOVES to play outside all day if he could
 * Gives lots of kisses and hugs
 * Tells me he loves me 50 times a day
 * Thinks his big brother  is the coolest EVER
 * Loves Chocolate with his Mommy
 * Seeks out water everywhere he goes to get into to
 * His most favorite thing in the world to do is ride the "fillo-willo" {Four Wheeler}
 * Knows all the letters in the alphabet and their sounds

at the creek

We were all longing for some peace and tranquility Saturday. It has been a LONG and HOT summer! We drove up the mountain to a small creek and enjoyed the quiet beauty that surrounded us.  Jeremy and I both enjoyed the sand between our toes and the cool creek water.  The kids enjoyed splashing and chasing tadpoles, collecting colorful rocks and building a dam with their daddy.  Graham tasted all the rocks within reach and loved to immerse his hands in the warm course sand time after time.   I love to watch his face as he is exploring his surroundings in each new place we visit.  Children truly enjoy the world around them.  I am so looking forward to the upcoming adventures we have planned with our children. 

Easter

We did so many things this year!  It was so much fun and really stress free for once.  We did a lot of talking about the meaning of Easter.  We dyed eggs, filled up plastic eggs with goodies, did our Saturday Easter egg hunt with a family cookout.  Then Saturday night we did our Easter Cookies and the story.  Then Sunday morning we opened the oven and finished the beautiful story of our Savior.  We gave the kids chocolate bunnies and spent the morning together before church.  We don't do the whole Easter bunny at our house, but we do lots of fun things.  The kids really enjoyed Easter and all that came with it.  I can't believe how fast they are growing up.  Holidays are becoming such a joy with this bunch!  We even had the privilege of witnessing 4 baby chick hatch out.  Their mother had 4 other babies and left these eggs.  So my sweet husband took them under his wing and keep them warm in our dehydrator and hatched them.  Watching the miracle of their entrance was so neat.  The kids loved every minute of it.  From the first little crack to the hole getting bigger and bigger and then the little beak poking out.  It was amazing!  Easter was wonderful this year.  What a blessing my family is to me.