Backyard Bliss

Sometimes it is just nice to sit and enjoy the family with no schedule, no rushing, awww wish there were more days like this. Really do. My babies are growing up too fast and I am not ready to let them go at all, want to enjoying being MOM and MOMMY as much as possible. Something as simple as making Smore's just made us all feel so happy this night.

Meeting the Horses

Yesterday was the end of the at home pioneer experience I created for Azul in lieu of the trip his class took to the mountains. He was shocked at the experience I chose... meeting horses for the first time. His 2 favorites were a male horse named Pippin who is dubbed "Escape Artist" by his caretakers that kept trying to eat Azul's ate and a sweetie named "Morgan" who was quite taken with Azul and kept following him from place to place.

It was a great learning about the horses for both of us. Did you know that horses only sleep 4 to 5 hours a day and DO NOT sleep standing up rather only nap standing but sleep laying down in beds of hay. Also horses have such varied personalities from playful, to curious, to snotty, to hyper too! LOL They feel so smooth and love being rubbed and tickled. Az left smiling big. To make the day even more memorable guess what???? I locked my keys in the car and we had to wait for AAA to help us out. Neither of us were upset - we just played around and enjoyed the Mom and Son time together! Love my Zulie Bear.

Karate Girl

Okay I wanted some type exercising cardio fun for Nyla this Spring and Summer and youth karate classes at the Park and Rec fit the bill. She just started this week and tonight is her second session. Hoping it proves to be a great fit and she gets alot of out it physically and mentally. It is supposed to help shape self confidence and mental stamina. She is the ONLY girl in her class of 10. WOW! In these photos she was just caught doing her crawling moves.. wonder what tonight will entail.

Pioneer Days at Home

Azul's 4th grade class took a trip to the mountains in Nevada City this week but we decided it was best for him not to go due to weather and chaperone issues so kept him out of school this week and have been doing a pioneer experience at home. Started yesterday with a trip to Sutters Fort and Old Sacramento Schoolhouse, both of which are based on the 1850s timeframe the class trip was about. I made it a cousin brother day by taking him cousins Xav and Max and baby brother Emil along too. It was great! They learned so much on all the interactive and informative tours we went on. For food, Az and I made biscuits from scratch and scrambled eggs in cast iron pots, last night for supper (not called dinner in pioneer times) made up a vegetable soup from scratch with cornbread to serve he family then closed out the night making smores over the outdoor fire pit and watching the stars come out - it was so peaceful and amazing to connect with God's world in this way as a family. Today it was all about building things... a mini log cabin and a bird feeder - it took us forever to get the bird feeder done but we were giving one another high 5s and smiling when it was finished. Great feelings of accomplishment. I also showed him how to hand wash clothes in a bucket and hang the items in the sun to dry because there were no washers and dryers in pioneer times of course! For tomorrow as a surprise I am taking him to a horse equestrian stable center to meet horses and tour stables. He has never seen a horse in person, let alone touched one - hoping he will love it.