Thursday, November 19, 2009
The zoo is our favorite fieldtrip. Its one place I dont worry about my children making the most noise or the stinkiest smells or the biggest messes. We feel at home! A stress-free outing! Yesterday was quite the excursion!
~The loins were clearly mating and in the midst of a crowd of snickering bystanders, Abi wanted to know why they were climbing on top of eachother.
~It was dinner time in the reptile house and we got to watch a National Geographic worthy exhibition of a python consuming a live rat. At which point Tristan looks at me and says, “Mom, I feel like my heart is kinda beating really fast!”
Me too bud! Natural childbirth I can do, but this……eewwwww!
I think we’re going to call it a school day and clock those teachable moments! Homeschool at its best.
Monkey see. Monkey do.
“Daddy, I want an elephant!”
Izzy makin’ friends.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Congratulations to the winners of last weeks Fabulous Friday Freebies chosen by Random.org.
GapGirl said…
Hi!!! I just texted a riend telling her about your awesome giveaway. She LOVES anything monogrammed!
XoxoGapGirl
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The winner of the $25 Gift Certificate from Snuggle Bugs and Bows is:
Dawn said…
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I would buy medium bows in black, lime green, white, baby pink, and bubble gum pink. I would also buy a headband. Love the bug and other barrettes, too! So Cute!
The winner of the Night Light lampshade from Sassy Shades is:
Heather said…
Carnival Bloom lampshade is so adorable!
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You can access the discounts that these companies have offered through our blog until Friday! Winners have 48 hours to contact me to claim their prize. Check back Friday when we will list a new week of Fabulous Freebies!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
We’ve recently noticed grumbling and complaining around here. I sure it never happens with your kids, but we’ve had a bad run of the bug at our house.
To try and build up an immunity to this “infection” we’ve been looking for blessings. Its become a little tradition that every night before bed, we share what gifts God has given us each day. Tristan’s “blessings” are typically in the form of creepy crawlies and snakes and frogs that I wouldn’t necessarily chalk up on my list of blessings, but it has instilled a sense of expectancy. We’re trying to spend our days looking for the little surprises God is giving us rather than focusing on what we want and don’t have.
Then one morning I called the kids down early to see this amazing sunrise! (There was more than one moment that day that I wished I had let them sleep the extra 15 minutes) but Isabelle’s reaction made it worthwhile. The picture just doesn’t even do it justice. The pinks and bursts of orange just radiated off the lake in a golden hue. Isabelle, still groggy from sleep and in her fuzzy cupcake pajamas walked out on our porch and exclaimed,
“Ooh look! God gave me a b’essing!”
The zoo is our favorite fieldtrip. Its one place I dont worry about my children making the most noise or the stinkiest smells or the biggest messes. We feel at home! A stress-free outing! Yesterday was quite the excursion! 
