the highlight of our days...

it has been a very long time since I've written.  I had a birthday a couple of weeks ago.  I got the best best best present in the world!  I've been wanting to have a collection of Audubon Field Guide books for years and years and on rare occasion I would mention that I should get one or two.
my completely incredible husband got me a set for he and my kids to give me one each.

here they are from husband to youngest.


yesterday it was finally nice enough to go for a walk with Kellan!  we walked to the bridge and the kids skipped stones and I took pictures with my ipod (an infinitely inferior camera than my real one)

 on our way to the bridge

 Connor trying to skip a rock.
he managed two skips!

 my finger in the shot...
Daddy and Kellan walking to the lake edge

 bikes and stroller in a row

yep, this scared the crud out of me.
I'm generally a nervous wreck when we're at the bridge

and while the kids skipped stones and clamored around under the bridge I ventured down to the creek with Erica.  I missed a coot fly right past us and under the bridge.  but I did get some footage of Erica poking a dead fish with a stick. apparently the video is too big to post.  I know, you're disappointed.

part of a dead deer found at the other bridge.

Connor hanging in a tree 

Emma looking up birds in my birthday present book

yes, that is our simple life.