"Brownies" .....need I say more?
Complete with make-up
Add two Jedi's
Who wouldn't stop posing....
Plus another family of five (not pictured) an awesome Duck win, yummy chili and cornbread, a little time to scrapbook, and way too many Reese's peanut butter cups. 
Leave a comment with your guess on how much I scored all this stuff for (26 items total)! The closest guess without going over (Price is Right) will win a prize still to be determined, by me!
Also, Wyatt really loved making silly faces. Will, not so much.
Posing on the big rock. Weapons? Check!
Campfire entertainment.
Quad rides...love Anna's expression. She loved it!
Cinnamon rolls in the '69 trailer on the last rainy morning. Yes, you read right, our trailer is 40 years old. Vintage baby.
Campfire kisses
The boys getting ready for a hunt
Cousins on a Quad
Memories made.I started this blog nearly 4 years ago. At that point in my life I had a newborn, a 4.5 year old, and a 2.5 year old. I was an at home mommy and blogging for my family and reading other blogs served as mommy time for me. My blog has given me an outlet for all my tales and the things I was experiencing in my days with little ones. I linked up with other mommy bloggers and developed cyber support and relationships. I felt connected to the outside world during those long days at home.
Today, I have two boys in school for 6 hours a day and an almost 4 year old, who is becoming more and more independent as the days go by. We have homework, practices, and/or church most weeknights. Our weekends are full of activity, work, and play as a family. In just a few short years my "season" of mommy hood has changed. I haven't changed my own child's diaper in over a year. And I find myself blogging a little less, and perhaps about different things.
I value the blog and the outlet it gives me. I love peeking in on the lives of everyone on my google reader, and still find lot of support here. I love that my family members and friends who live hours away can peak into our lives and get a glimpse at what we've been up to.
But, as evidenced my my last couple posts, I think I'll be blogging a bit less these days.
As I'm sure I've said before, I don't do change very well. Fall is here, my babies are growing up right before my eyes, and my days feel relatively quiet with just me and my side-kick, Anna. I feel it coming, but in some ways I am resistant. Some mommies dream of the days all their babies are in school. I admit it, I dream of having another baby.
I am not one to give advice, but I have to say: If you are a mommy like I was 4 years ago, live in the moment. Cherish those loud, busy, never ending days at home. Keep on keeping on. Read your kiddos a book, or twenty. Be silly and spontaneous. Take advantage of every impressionable moment. I am hopeful that I did that most days. But I know it never hurts to be reminded.
I am faithful that this new season in mommy hood will be every bit as enjoyable as the last. I do get excited when I look in Will's 8 year old face and can see both a glimpse of the baby he was, and the young man he is becoming. It's an exciting thing. But still, my heart seems to catch in my throat when I write about it. So I cling to this verse:
....boy, these were sure fun days, though! (She said 5 years later :)
~Wyatt fall 2004
I finished, I ran (sloooow jogged) the whole way, and despite a terrible side ache, had a blast. I think it took me about 35 minutes or so, but silly me didn't notice the huge stop clock ticking at the finish line til after I stretched and got some water, so I can't be sure. I want to do it again....perhaps a 10K....anybody want to do it with me? If not, I'll have to talk Craig into it.
