Summer Time

Noey is growing up so fast! It seems like I brought home my baby at the end of a very hot summer just yesterday and not almost two years ago. He loves to be outside and into everything we are into. His joy is contagious. I adore him. We all do.


We watched some baby birds in a little bush outside our door. We watched the nest builders, the egg layer, the sweet blue eggs, little hatchlings, and eventually we watched them fly off and away. :)
Matthew was up on the ladder this day taking their photo and Noey decided he needed to help.



The bigger boys showed Noey how to play in a sprinkler.

Look how big my Remy is!

He seems so much older at 9 than Eli did.



The Birdie Bath

It has been so hot and dry here and our grass and trees are in dire need of refreshment. I water them when it has been too long and the sun is in no way ready to allow for rain. One day I had left the sprinkler on and when I went to move it I found my backyard covered in birds. Robins, blue jays, black birds, and a yellow and black bird I have never seen before. I even spied a blue bird for a split second. The Robins and blue jays seem to be the ones that stick around the longest once I am spotted.


I was so pleased to give them refreshment. The blue jays were so wet they were like little wet rats.