A Whole Lotta Ramblin', But What's New?

 

A quick glimpse into what's been happening around here lately:

A little nature walk:

Oh how I'm looking forward to Spring!!

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Birthday celebrations for Miss Makenna.

Seven! 

Not sure how we got here so quickly.

And making our own frozen pudding pops ;)

Just pop in a craft stick . . .

And toss in the freezer.

What have y'all been up to?

Spring Has Finally Sprung {Sorta}, And Other Ramblings

Do you see this blue sky?! Holy moly, I'd almost forgotten what blue sky looked like! This is what we got to see yesterday, and what we are hoping for today. It could warm up a bit, and I wouldn't complain, {the high yesterday was 55}, but at this point, we'll take what we can get.

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My laptop died. Again. Actually, at this point it's the cord. But the whole system is so on the verge of going completely. We had a new hard drive put in last year, and it really has been on its last leg ever since. I am longing for a new one {especially as I sit here on this hard chair in Jeremy's office, children crowded around, and surrounded by hunting photos and trophies. It's just not conducive to my girly blogging, you know. And, oh yeah, every two seconds a warning of low drive space pops up on the screen. So sad.}.

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On to happier news: My sister comes for a visit tomorrow. Besides a quick "hi" at dance team competitions, it has been six months since we've seen Aunt Annie and her babies. And almost a year since they've been here for a visit. To say we are excited would be a major understatement.

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And finally, today is my mom's birthday! I would post an adorable photo of her, but remember? I'm on the desktop. Low disk space, yadda yadda yadda. Just picture a cute, petite "nana".

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Hope you all are enjoying your week!

Spring Happenings

It doesn't really feel like Spring.

{It's been hovering between 40 and 50 degrees for-EVER!}

But because I see a liiiiiitle blue sky poking through the clouds, and because I'm longing for some warmer days, I thought it was time for us to start acting like it's Spring. Hey, you never know, maybe Mother Nature will follow suit?

Yesterday, after homeschool, the girls decorated their cork board. Complete with bunnies, flowers, and calepitters.

We try to dress up this board each month with a new bible verse and some sort of craft that ties in to the monthly theme. I think the girls did such a great, Springy job! And they had a ball doing it. Seriously, if you're looking for something to keep the kids busy, this definitely worked for my girls. They were cutting, pasting, and designing for a couple of hours! {We won't talk about the kind of trouble Kam got into during that time. Think LOTS of glue stick fun}. And our left over flowers and bunnies will be used for some Springy Easter cards.

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Other things that have been keeping us busy?

I know it's a bit early, but we couldn't help but get a dresser ready for little Miss.

It shouldn't surprise me, being that this is our fourth girl, but we seriously have SO many baby girl clothes. I think we're set. For the first few months anyway. After that we have a conflict in seasons. Our newest princess will be a Summer baby, and Kam and Kenners are Winter babies. And I just don't have much left over from when Sierra was a baby.

And finally, you see what was on display smack.dab. in front of the grocery check out?

As if my girls wouldn't have been able to spot it from a mile away. They talked me into it. They're quite persistent, you know.