It’s The Little Things

Sometimes I find that the simplest things in life bring me the most joy.  This post describes one of those types of days that occurred a couple months ago.  I didn’t have my camera handy for all of it, but you’ll get the idea.

We started off going strawberry picking at Roger’s Farm down the road from our house.  We did this a lot this year, but this particular morning Jacob was able to join us.  Unfortunately I didn’t take a single picture of our picking outings this year. 

After Jacob dropped us back off at the house and went to work, the boys and I headed out for our routine Jeep ride/walk.  This time of year, there are all kinds of beautiful flowers and weeds to look at while enjoying such great weather.  We checked out each and every kind of flower and weed, followed the plentiful dear tracks, and checked on the progress of the blueberry and blackberry bushes.

I can’t tell you how many blossoms these boys have picked for me this year.  So sweet!

       

Even the stinging nettle was pretty!

 

 

 

 

Blueberries are coming along!

 

 

 

 

Blackberries are in blossom!

Then we came back to the house for a little bit of silly tricycle riding.  Josiah is actually really great at riding his bicycle, but the tricycle still seems to have a place for fun.

I love this over-the-shoulder look he often gives me when I call him.  I have many pictures of it.  It says to me “Yes, mom?  Cant you see I’m a busy boy? But I love you, so I’ll still give you the time of day.”

This is his fake “cheese” smile with squinty eyes and almost a grin.

Elijah is trying with all his might to reach the pedals and go!

After naps, we headed out into the pasture for an “adventure walk.”  The first thing Josiah insisted on doing is visiting the deer bones we had found earlier in the morning :)  Boys!  Then we blew on some dandelions and ran around – them, not me, I sat and took picures.

  Pocket treasures!

And we ended our outside playtime for the day with veggies on the Jeep.  Somehow the Jeep makes everything taste better!  Jacob thinks I’m crazy, but I like to pretend I’m fun :)

Of course every day has it’s simple pleasures, but not every day has so many.  There are many days that I scrub bathrooms, do laundry, or some other mundane task while keeping an eye on these boys playing outside to see if Elijah’s fussing about Josiah is warranted!