Beautiful days of normal

One of the goals of my heart is to enjoy the small things in life and appreciate the beauty in everyday.
And this past July was a beautiful month.  My heart could sing everyday for the normal we could enjoy.   Home and family is a beautiful thing when loved and appreciated as God intended it. To His glory and to see His goodness.

Here are a few pictures from small events that I enjoyed watching during our daily grind.  I'll admit more are of the girls this year than the boys as they were usually further from the house building forts and "barns" or drilling in the shop on the newest/greatest invention. They also enjoyed alot of biking, making their own "Tour de Purple" (instead of Tour de France).  

Marla reading to herself.  She takes the time to very quietly sit and enjoy books.  I wonder what her little brain is thinking.

One day I happened upon Abby trying her hand at drinking like our puppy.  :) She was totally in her own little world.

Coffee every morning with the best man of the house.  Marla gets right in there.

I get to garden daily with these little helpers.  I love watching their little faces as they seriously pick raspberries or peas while I weed.  Sometimes they shovel and dirt gets flung all over the place but the mud between their toes is a sign of health and happiness. 

Enjoying an after supper walk around the canal loop.

Water table refreshment on a hot Sunday.

And sometimes, you just gotta sit and eat as much popcorn as you can before the big boys join in :)

I think most of the month of July was spent in bathing suits and the kids got pretty brown! Our days went like this: swim, eat freezies to stay hydrated, swim again, work a bit, swim and find dad who condones ice cream at any time and then possibly swim again.  Pretty great life. 

<above>  Kittens never get old.  Having something to love is important for a child. 

<below> Bedtime shenanigans.  I like the kids to be washed up after supper so they can go clean to bed. A few times going to bed felt like such a waste of a gorgeous day so often we went back out to play some bocce ball or have coffee on the deck while the lawn irrigation did it's thing.  Little girls in matching pjs with happy faces bring smiles all around.  Princess 1 and Princess 2. 

😄 someone thought getting wet yet would be a blast before bed. 

And finally ending the day with a story or four.  💕

 Every day is a gift and everyday we give thanks for the warm little people that bless our life.