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We've been living in our home for almost a year now. The previous owner grew a beautiful garden, I'm trying not to destroy with my black thumb. I' don't know much about flowers and was hoping you could help me identify some of them.
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Knowing the names of these flowers will help me research on how to care for them. Thanks.
Henry, finished school almost three weeks before Bella and Wolfie did. So, we had quite a bit of quality time together. After several days together, I came to realize we developed a morning routine. While I hung the laundry on the line, he would take a morning dip in the pool. This became quite convenient for me and made him incredibly happy.
Well, on this particular morning, he wasn't too sure if he was going to be permitted to swim in the pool because of some overcast. When he came out in his jammies, I couldn't help but giggle when I saw his swim suit hanging out. He didn't want to waste any time by having to run upstairs to get into his suit, if I said yes. So, to save time he wore them under his sleep clothes. How did I not notice that all morning?
...the look on his face just melts my heart.
What are some of your morning rituals?
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A Friday ritual. A single photo. No words.
A simple but special moment to savor and remember.
If you're inspired to do the same, share a link to your 'moment' in the comments.
When the children are finally done with school and ready for picnics and swimming, I don't want to have to worry about what needs to get done; so I've been trying to get myself organized for it all. I really like to use Google Calendar but sometimes I feel like going back to the ones you write in.
Since I tend to get bored of traditional calendars quickly, I just create my own. Making my own allows me to truly enjoy it week by week or month by month. Sometimes I even add my favorite quotes. I was going through some files of mine from many years ago and thought you may find them handy.
Download Weekly planner 4 without chore list
Not too long ago I wrote about Monsanto's GE alfalfa and how you had a chance to voice your opinion on this topic. Well, many of you chose to speak up about how you disapproved of GE Alfalfa and may have helped the Supreme Court with their ruling regarding an earlier lawsuit. Read more here.
After cooling down in the creek and getting slightly more wet than we anticipated, we began our drive home. Not quite ready to head back to our abode, we decide to take the back roads and came across John Boyd Thatcher State Park. Hubby, couldn't resist...we pulled in, paid the $6 vehicle entry fee and continued on the adventure. Mind you, we were quite unprepared. We decided to hike the Indian Ladder Trails...did I happen to mention we were unprepared? The children were very thirsty right off the bat so we tried to buy a few bottles of water from a vending machine which was conviently placed at the start of the trails. Well, I'm thinking everyone else wasn't prepared because both vending machines were completely empty.
Then Hubby remembered we had a gallon of water in our vehicle that was from a very recent school event. The hero and manly man that he is, graciously carried that gallon of water the entire 3.5 miles. There was no way he was going to allow his family to become parched or end this much needed adventure.
And so we began..
There were several caves but not many we could explore.
Nature created this perfect resting place for a quick drink of water. By this point the gallon of water became 1/2 a gallon. It's a good thing Hubby remembered we had it.
It was this trip we realized, Wolfgang, may be afraid of heights. He worried the entire time, one of us might fall off the cliff (I have to admit, I was concerned as well). "But what is he looking at?", you may be wondering.
This beautiful waterfall. There were two throughout this hike and we were able to walk under both of them.
I was able to take this photo while in one of the caves.
Bella couldn't resist getting wet just one more time.
Wolfie, made a friend and quickly said, goodbye.
Bella, found a stone with clay on it and felt the need to leave her mark.
I love how calm Henry is here. He embraced this entire adventure, making this part of it his absolute favorite. Henry, wanted to keep going even when Wolfie wanted to turn back.
...and found our trail back to our vehicle.
As I mentioned earlier, this was a much needed adventure and I look forward to more this summer. Everyone was starving so we made one last stop at Salsa Latina. A great place for a taste of my culture. When we got home we took a quick dip in the pool and yes, everyone slept VERY WELL.
After leaving the Gas Up we saw a creek while driving over a bridge. The temptation of cooling off in such clear water was too much to pass up. First we had to find the path that led us to it.
We found some pretty Daisies but decided not to pick them so others could enjoy.
Lil Henry, found this beautiful Day Lily and proudly gave it to me as a gift. I was surprised to see it grow in the wild and kind of wished he let it be. But I thought it was a very kind gesture and I really did appreciate it.
After finding our way down to the creek I couldn't help but stick my feet in the water. The trek down there was well worth it.
After a little exploring we decided to leave. It was so much fun but not the end of our adventure...stay tuned for part 3 of our Summer Solstice weekend.
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