its spring, and as we all know, spring around these parts means about 3 weeks of absolutely beautiful days. and ive been trying to take advantage of these spring days with some outdoors! of course by outdoors i mean out-side-of-my-doors. we rarely go beyond the drive way during the day but we've been thoroughly enjoying it! here are a few good reasons to why ive been appreciating our time outside...
well, its no secret, im not a fan of living in the cro, but ive come to realize that when we do move (one day) im really going to miss our little house on the cul-de-sac (not to be confused with COOL-de-sac). its really a blessing to me to be able to hear the roosters crowing right next door and to watch the horses chase each other around their little pin. everytime i hear the loud "cock-a-doodle-do" (go ahead and imagine me making the sound) it takes me to my grandparents house where i spent lots of time in the summer when i was young. and since the passing of my granny last summer, the sound of a rooster never sounded so sweet... so, while im not a fan that ive taken up the term "going to town", i really enjoy the country aspect, especially since i get to enjoy it from an actual neighborhood! im now realizing that i could probably do a whole post on the cro, ill save that for later...so this image makes spending time outside a little more enjoyable and im very appreciative of the empty lots...thanks recession :-)
another good reason to hang outside lately is my to enjoy to house's mini-makeover, well, more of a sprucing...a spring sprucing, if you will :-) ok i dont go outside to just stare at my house, but it does help. thanks to the hard work of my hubby and the help of mr. shane caskey our landscape got a much needed de-weeding and re-mulching etc... and also, we painted our shutters, which were stained and fading from the sun. mr. caskey had a hand in that as well. holla t-shane. this is where my mini panic attack came in when at the last minute we decided to paint instead of re-stain said shutters. i believe the exact words addison used were "mattie, what do you think about painting them instead? run to lowes and get some paint" ...begin heavy breathing and blurred vision...i am the worst at decisions and a paint color might just be THE hardest decision for me to make, its such a commitment!! anyhoo, here are the results!
...you may not really notice, but it made a big difference!
now, for my 3rd reason on why i go outside, lets play a little game! what do these things have in common?
if you guessed WHITE, you are right! and white, is what i am...so i like to enjoy the opportunity in the sun to de-paste myself...i have yet to make much progress...
ok so onto the real fun, if i havent bored anyone away yet...
why wouldnt i wanna spend time out side when THIS is what i REALLY get to enjoy...this is why spring time is so fun! yes, for the rest of this post im just showing off pictures of my kids...ill try to limit the number of pictures in this section, thats whats facebook is for right?
she enjoys her front stoop ^
weeeeeee....this was the swing that the youth all pitched in money for while we were in guatemala. i was pregnant for corynn while we were there and they thought she needed something to remember her first mission trip...it was so sweet (i cried)...shes finally big enough to enjoy it!
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