As a parent, we can find ourselves deep in the trenches. It's hard to take it all in; to be in the moment and appreciate it. Sometimes I wish I could see what's happening from high in the sky, just for a minute or two. I am prone to saying the word "busy" but I don't mean it in a negative way. It's just that time keep on moving forward and sometimes (most of the time) I want it to slow down so I can take a breath and take it all in. I am thankful to be lucky enough to be in the trenches, don't get me wrong, but the days are going by too fast and I don't always notice the special little things happening around me like these moments:
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Our two girls having fun on the dance team.
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One of our favourite things to do is hike in the bush and each hike gets easier... we started when they were just babies in a carrier. This time we took my brother and his family. They had their baby in a carrier.
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Here's Victor... just woke up from a nice nap next to to his mommy.
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The other night I had an evening just with Alex. His sisters were each at a sleep over and Ian was working in the field. We had supper together, we played outside and then we went for a ride on the 4-wheeler around our farm. That was so much fun! Alex drove most of the way on his own with my support behind him - it's a big 4-wheeler but he did very well.
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No, Grace is not driving yet! We got a new truck this spring and it seems to be a favourite place to play.
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We have a beautiful, old tree beside our house. It's the only tree on our yard that the kids can climb and even in a dress, Jean can get up and move around the branches. I have a little anxiety over the kids climbing but I know it's what they like to do... and what childhood is complete without climbing a few trees?
I like to play around with some of the features on my camera.
This did not turn out the way I had planned but it is interesting anyways.
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I have a very creative oldest daughter. She moves from one craft to the next very quickly but right now it's all about taking interesting photos. I look on my camera and find all sorts of creative shots, such as this one. I don't know why she wanted a photo of her dirty white sock feet... its a good example of what I find periodically. At least it's not another "selfie" although there are still plenty of those! Sometimes we see her run outside just to take a photo of the sunset! She wants to be an artist and I think she has a flare for it... I love being creative as well and it's fun to see her view the world her own way and create what she loves.
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Another example of a photo by Grace.
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So here I am rambling on about our life. My family. My favourite people in the world. I sometimes look in the mirror and see an older face. I am not getting any younger but I am getting wiser, some days. I am going to just keep on loving each day as they come and look forward to the future and treasure the past.
Enough of the philosophical stuff.
I should probably go fold laundry and watch tv.
