in our backyard there is a mama fox, who lives in her den with nine or so little beans of her own. they scurry in and out of the big hole in the ground, and nurse and play and dance around. it is a lot like the inside of our den i think.
but i find myself drawn outside to the deck for hours at a time these days just to watch all the lovins.
*if you click on the pic to make it bigger you can see the mama and a few of the little ones.
the weather has finally turned, and i feel like with this comes a sense of renewal and peace that is much needed. the kiddos spend the majority of the day outside, and i feel like finally some of the cobwebs in my mind are clearing out a bit too. we have the windows all open and the little germs and winter bugs are free to go.
benji is doing well, though still trying to convince me not to stop nursing. he thinks that the more of a terror he is, then the more apt i will be to realize that all i need to do is walk around with him attached to my boob at all times than he will not pull all this nonsense. no dice little man. no dice. and M just wants to be extra. super. positive. that we all know he is not at all responsible for anything this child does. at all. ever.
hubs is working double overtime to get the yard and the new play scape ready for the children, as it was a big purchase for their birthdays. so, we have been running lots of errands, renting heavy equipment and just bustling around. T is a trooper, trying her very best to not have any accidents now that she is primarily in "big gale underwares." Yesterday on a routine trip to Home Depot, T spoke up from the back of the truck with a
"daddy i feel pee-pees"
and hubs quickly responded with a "okay T, we will be there in a minute,"
"BUT DADDY, I FEEEEEEEL PEE-PEEES NOWWWWW.
"Ok T, we will bet there in one minute, you need to hold your pee-pees."
then a horrified....
"But Daddy, We don't touch our pee-pees. MOMMMMMMMYYYYYY daddy told me to hold my pee-pees, we don't touch pee-pees, they are dirty, i don't wanna hold my pee-pees, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. i wanna use a potty NOW mommy, take me to a potty PLEASE."
ah, the injustice of it all. as if. really.
at any rate, my garden is being moved and going to be two and half times the size, and i stinkin' cannot wait. i actually can't sleep at night i am so excited. so, spring is here, and lots of good things are in the making. t is turning 3, m is turning 5, and hubs is turning 30. i am busily researching his new gift....and how to make it work/get it here/pay for it etc. should be fun...
* oh, and congrats to Eric and Erin, who's new bean was born last week, Aislinn Elaine...you can see her beautiful face here. we are waiting for her to come home from the hospital, but so far so good. keep her in your thoughts that she continues to do well, and gets to come home to her beautiful family in no time at all.
and also to Camp and Brooke who's special little lady was born last week as well, Shennen Ella whom we cannot wait to meet also!
hug, love and spring sunshine to you all,
xo,
A
*also, anybody familiar with the tunes of joe purdy?
