these are a few of my favorite...

photos..of my three favorite people..

oh...i love these people! i am so blessed to have them!

happy tuesday to you!
<3, kelly

week in review..

scenes from this past week via cell phone photos...

 lounging around the pool..

mid tongue stick out. ;-)

after much trying, he finally caught a lizard.

his dream came true!

so...this week has seen lots of lizard hunts, pool play, and overall lots of time outside..we are so thankful for the pool here, in fact...i would love to have a pool at our home someday...the kids love being in the water {and so do we}.

i pray everyone is having a very blessed holiday weekend!

oh, be sure to stop by my other blog, 'kisses from a coconut'...i almost never post there, but decided that i ought to stop in,say hello, publish the review i did on a product, and of course offer a giveaway, too!! who doesn't like giveaways?? ;-)
so...go check it out here and enter the giveaway if you would like.

the contest runs until sunday, june 5th at 12:00 a.m. CST.

love, kelly

some randomness {via phone photos}

is a caption really necessary?

she is so silly, yet too adorable for words...

sometimes i get the feeling he wishes his mama wasn't a pathological picture taker. ;-)

at the pool...watching the kids swim (i do believe kids are made with different built-in temperature gages)..it's still too chilly for us, parents..but we will jump in soon!

what little man recently read in 'teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons'. (he is progressing right along) and yesterday we did lesson 42, in fact. only 58 more lessons to go. 

daybook

march 28, 2011 monday

{daybook}

outside my window....warm spring air is touching the trees, flowers, and the grass.

i am thinking....that i am so grateful for God's love and a new day full of new beginnings and endless posibilities.

i am thankful for....God's forgiveness. seriously, i am in awe. we are all sinners and yet He forgives and He loves us. LOVE.

i am learning....that blackstrap molasses is my friend..i will happily drink a tablespoon a day for anemia for the rest of my life (regardless of whether or not i like the taste of it) 

i am creating....a more structured exercise routine for myself (as blackstrap molasses is now friend and is helping me with the icky anemia which has plagued me for quite some time).

i am going to....really put a dent into backing up all the home movies from the camera to vimeo today.

i am hearing.... the kids getting ready for the day.

around the house...i see work that needs to be done and proof that i like living simply.

i am wanting to read....Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas. really wanting to read this as i have heard wonderful things about it!  also..wanting to read...The Mission of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson. 

i have been trying to find both of these at the library with no luck. sad, because free is financially the only option right now.

i am praying....that God will make me an even better wife and mother. (thus the books). i believe everyone can improve and i am completely open to God improving me!

a few plans for the week....exercise more, bike rides with the kids, pool time with the kids, clean, research more homeschool curriculum, make a special treat for my sweet hubby, daydream about the Canon EOS 5D Mark II (yes, this is what we are talking about upgrading to eventually..must save the pennies.) oh and ssshhh..don't tell nelly nikon yet..i am arranging an excellent home for her if we do upgrade. ;-) it will be awhile still yet before upgrade happens. ;-)

a picture (make that two pictures)....

it is finally warm enough to use the pool. yay! well, the water is still a bit on the chilly side..but, that doesn't stop the kiddos from having a blast. we (the parents) will jump in soon..give it another week. are we wimps? ;-) no..we just prefer our water a smidge warmer..

emerging from the water..

the burr-that-water-is-chilly face. ;-)

have a blessed, happy day!

-kelly