country life...and reasons to celebrate

I was born for country life...and I think my boys were too (more the older than the younger but he is catching on).
We spend much of our days with critters. Last week we caught us some tadpoles. And spent a morning just exploring the waterway, the goal was to catch some frogs but it wsan't the best space for the boys to be in the water as it was muddy, the kind that is really slippery and sucks you in. So I was in the water, CO along the edge and we tried many times to catch frogs. If nothing else CO is working on his observation skills to see the frogs as they are really good at blending into thier environment.
I am tempted to pack up all the inside toys for the summer so I have less housework and can be outside even more. The boys love to help cut grass, collect sticks, climb trees, feed the chickens, etc.
We collect bugs, we dig for worms, we just explore and watch. The boys are learning to be quieter and slower when on these adventures so that the critters don't hide. Today we found a killdeer nest. We looked at the eggs and marveled at the spots. This is the life!

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I got off yesterday early. I am SO glad I did. The boys sang in church (I didn't know they were going to but it was lovely!). I spent the day with my boys and it was the best way to celebrate Mother's Day. They made me crafts in Sunday school. Lovely. I got lots of hugs.

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Yesterday was my Aunt's birthday as well as Mother's Day. Today is my three year anniversary with CO. Wednesday is my one year anniversary with J. A great week. Full of reasons to celebrate and love on my boys.