NEW HOBBIES

I have been running once or twice at the park lately... There is a 200 meter loop that circles the playground, and I let the kids play in the sand while I run.. (They keep each other entertained and I can keep a good eye on them since it is only 200 meters around) Anyway...The other day I took them to the park-(just to play) and as soon as we got there Cache told me he was going to run like mommy.. He ran half the 200 meter loop about 8 times... So I figure he ran about a half mile..Anyway-I kept asking him if he was done and he would say "No, one more time mom." I kept telling him he was so fast-and his little face would light up with a smile. It was totally cracking me up.. He would run the little loop and then stop and rest a little bit, then go again and again..It was soo funny. He was a sweaty little boy by the time he said he was done... His little form is so cute-he runs with his arms straight down-(not bent at all) as you can see by the pictures.. He is also extremely slow-(but he is only 2!) He just may have more endurance than speed:).. Anyway, I always dreamed of having a little runner-but for some reason I thought it would be a girl.. Who knows, it just might be my little Cache.. I will not force my kids to do anything they don't want to do as far as sports/hobbies go-but I would be thrilled to have a little runner..

(Logan had preschool today and I took him to the park to play... He wanted to run again, so I ran with him at the park and he did .75 before calling it quits after taking a digger-poor guy) Of course I walked as he did his little shuffle run-but I was proud of him.. Here's to my little one's discovering new hobbies:)   

A small tender mercy

So the past couple of days, (weeks actually) I have felt like this....

 

Especially yesterday...It all started when I went to pick up Sport from the kennel and was told I own a mean attack dog...I also found out he lost another tooth (due to his crazy banging his head against the door-he lost one last time we kenneled him too) Who needs teeth right? So, I brought him home and he pooped on the carpet (yep, diarreah)... (What!?-He never poops in our house...-but he did yesterday) Somehow Logan managed to get it on her legs and feet. This whole time the kids are whining and fighting about everything in the book... My text to Perry describes my day..."If your dog poops one more time in the house I will drop kick him to the moon! He just pooped a second time and I am losing it with the kids...They are fighting over everything...Try to come up with a spiritual talk for Sunday....yeah right!!!! I am so done"
Anyhoo, it wasn't a great day for me, and I was exhausted by the end... I feel like I have been blessed with really good kids-but the past couple weeks have been hard for me...They have been fighting alot more than usual and I have been losing my patience a lot more than usual.. I have known for a month that I am giving a talk this Sunday and it has been weighing on my mind to get it done-but alas I find other things to do instead...(Who wants to write a talk? Not me) I was really set on doing it yesterday-and was bummed at my horrible day and knew writing a spiritual talk was definitely not in the plans...
This morning I woke up, goal in mind to write my talk... I woke up and fed the kids and myself breakfast and sat down at the computer to work on my talk. I said a quick prayer that I would be able to be inspired to know what to write and finish my talk... Something amazing happened... For 3 straight hours my kids played quietly with each other..They didn't fight or whine, and they didn't bother me, or ask me to get anything for them. I was able to write my talk and feel pretty good about it... I think that the Lord knew I needed a break and he was kind enough to give one to me... All day today the kids have been great, no fighting whatsoever.. I know it was a small thing-but I feel like it was a little tender mercy that I really needed....

PRESCHOOL

I have a hard time believing Logan will go to kindergarten next year.. It makes me sad.. I feel like this is my last year to really enjoy having her around all the time and it makes me want to cry. (Kindergarten is a full day here, not half day and I get sappy and emotional about her growing up and not being around as much) Last year I did joy school with her and this year I put her in a real preschool. It is only 2 times a week for 2 and a half hours. (pretty low key) I think it will be good for her. She loves to learn and hopefully she can make friends and have a good time. When I picked her up the first day I asked her how school went and she said "Well, I got a snack!" She definitely loves her snacks. (Not sure what else she learned-but at least she got a snack..:) LOL. She had a good time and was really excited to go again. Here's to new adventures at preschool.    

First day (this is her pose she always does when I tell her to smile for the camera-she's a poser)

 Logan and her cousin Mique..

 She had to bring a couple of things to describe herself for show and tell, and these are the things she wanted to bring. Lambie-(her favorite stuffed animal she sleeps with) She also wanted to show she loves her family and dancing, swimming and drawing. She also likes jewelry...

FROGS

I have always loved frogs since I was a little girl... I loved to collect them and had an addiction to buying cute stuffed frogs, and people always gave them to me because they knew I liked them... I also loved collecting russ trolls (I remember saving my money-around 20 dollars when I was a kid and buying a ginormous troll-LOL-what was I thinking?) I also liked collecting precious moments dolls-(I have a huge crew of them still at my parents house) but most of all I loved frogs... Anyway, when my SIL Brittani asked if I wanted their little aquarium and frogs I didn't hesitate to take them..(she was sick of them dying-so I took them off their hands:) So now we have a little aquarium and 4 frogs..(well, actually 3..-we can't find one of them anywhere!!-so strange?!) Anyway-Logan and Cache are happy to have little frogs and hopefully we can keep them alive for a while!! Here's to more frogs in the Webb household...

The frogs are right underneath the black rock...

Silverton Camping

Just got back from camping in Silverton, Colorado. I've been to Silverton-but I've never been camping there. It was fun to try something different other than Mancos. We took the tyrex (T-Rex) as the kids call it. We spent alot of our time riding different trails-it was so pretty. I think I could ride trails all day.It's so peaceful and relaxing to me..We loved it-except when we got rained/hailed on coming back from the trails.. (It happened more than once) The kids were good sports and didn't complain too much.

This picture is taken from inside an old house at Animas Forks...



 Lake Como-so pretty-(this shot was taken around 12,900 ft high) Look how blue the water is!

 Poughkeepsie trail...Most of the trails are really easy...but this one was difficult..(this part of the trail was, anyway) Our wench came in really handy- and we wouldn't have gone down without it...(I am a bit of a baby when it comes to going down anything steep or rocky)

 skipping/throwing rocks..

 Love the clouds in this picture...This is right before it started hailing on us.

 This little guy actually ate seeds out of Logans hand.

 These pictures really don't do the scenery justice...It is soo pretty here..

 Love the red mountains mixed with green....

 Looking out from inside a mine

 Went into Silverton for lunch, and Perry found a bbq restaurant edorsed by diners, drive-ins and dives and was in heaven. (It was actually pretty good) Cache found the train and wanted to see the engine.. (no, we didn't ride it)

This is Animas Forks, an old Ghost/mining town from over 100 years ago... (Most of the structures are still intact and they allow you to walk in some of them)