Paving on Our Road

So the past couple weeks we have had our road repaved which has made for some excitement for the kids.They have loved watching all the gigantic trucks go up and down the road...talking to pavers...and just general fun learning about what the trucks do.

Mommies and Daddies are just as fascinated. I loved being down there watching what everyone was up to myself...some things you just don't grow out of and you should always have a desire to learn new things.

Summer Barbeque

We had a summer barbeque earlier in the month and had a nice turn out. We grilled hamburgers and hotdogs and children played. We discovered a turtle that was laying eggs and guarding them--pretty cool. There were babies everywhere. We also had neighbors that were moving come down and inform us that they had hundreds of homeschooling books they were throwing away if people didn't take them so we all took a field trip up to their house and loaded up our cars with tons of books. (These were nice old books like Landmarks, Childhood of Famous Americans, curriculum, etc.) I brought some back for my brother as well. All in all in was a full, fun night.

Turtle nest

We all know Isaiah will be a football player

The kids playing in the house...it was a disaster zone but so fun!

The books I collected...still have to find a place for them.

Baby Birds

Every year we have some little birds that make a nest somewhere around the house, this year they made it right near our back deck. We were able to see them build it a bit and then before we knew it the nest was full of baby birds. They have already flown away but it was cute to see  them all piled in there and then the Mommy on top of them!

Prodigal Cat Returns?

Last week we had a cat show up that looks suspiciously like our little kitten that ran away over a year ago...has it returned? I'm not sure but I will say that the kids are ecstatic to have a cat! We have yet to officially name it anything other than kitty I think because we are afraid it will not stay. Meanwhile we enjoy the fact that it is here and loves the kids! Here is a post about the cat as a kitten: http://joshuaandstephanie.blogspot.com/2011/10/introducing-tom-and-huck.html

Heartbreak Bridge

We live right near some beautiful hiking trails on our mountain. We also have two bridges--one of them we have named heartbreak bridge. It has come by that name from mysterious bouquets of roses that appear every couple months thrown into the water. These are not old flowers--they are beautiful, store bought roses that someone has thrown off the bridge from disappointment. The other day when we were taking our daily walk we saw a single rose fallen into the water and collected it and brought it in and placed it in a vase--it is gorgeous! I would love to know the real story behind the rose but for now all I can do is conjecture.

On the trail

Look at the little paw prints?