I Spied an Elephant in My Backyard
It is a baby Elephant…so cute, isn’t she?
We pulled out our Fall decorations today and lil Gillian found their costumes and had to try them on. Kind of like jammies or a “Snuggley” blanket, perfect for this cool, crisp Fall day.
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Still Love to Watch My Kids Sleep
There is nothing sweeter than watching your children sleep. They look so angelic and bring so much peace to my heart.
Our dog, Zippy has finally discovered that he can sleep in Hayden’s room. A boy needs his dog, always.
My mom is very talented in making doll clothes, so I asked her to make a period outfit for Gillian, (she will be ne [...]
The Getaway
Since having children, we have often sought advice from other, older married couples in our church on what their secret for a great marriage is. Many times they tell us it is important for parents to keep their marriage healthy and in order to do that we must make it a priority to get away together a couple of times a year (at least). A hea [...]
GodStops~
I have to say that I am really addicted to my Beth Moore Bible Study. We are doing her study “Believing in God”. Wow!! I love being challenged in this way and growing not only in areas that NEED growth but also in areas that we have started to grow.
There are so many things that I could journal about but this one really hit m [...]
“What We Did this Summer”...
With nearly two weeks of school under our belt, I am left with the precious memories of Summer 2009 as we have reluctantly let go of the carefree, fun filled summer days and traded them in for days full of routine and school.
We spent a lot of time this summer camping and exploring the mountains of our beautiful state. We spent one weekend [...]
Farmers Market
A fun Summer tradition we have is going to the Farmers Market. We have a lot of fun walking around, looking at the fresh produce and sampling new homemade yummies. One thing we like to do is buy Anaheim chilies and roast them. They smell so yummy when they are roasting.
We went to a couple today and finally found our Anaheim Peppers… [...]
Right in My Own Backyard
For the past thirteen years our backyard has been a “work-in-progress”, every so often we have dabbled in planting vegetable gardens, some successful, some not so much. We have moved our big river rock boulders several times for different projects and in the past 6 years or so we were blessed to add a play area for our kiddies. [...]
Camping ’09
Can I just say, “I LOVE COLORADO!!?”
We are so blessed to live in a state that is so lovely. There are so many wonderful areas that we could spend our whole life exploring places around here.
Why am I going on about this so much? Well, as crazy as our summer wasn’t supposed to be (but IS), it was such a blessing to head ou [...]
Happy Birthday Hays & Kip
I love the Russell men in my life very much. I am so grateful to have such a wonderful, Godly husband and a son who just melts my heart. I pray that you felt my love but more importantly God’s love on your special days and always. I love you!
