it's been too long...

...and no posts...i've been a slacker...and a wee bit addicted to something: pinterest
it's good times...check it out!

...number 32...

32. leisurely strolling around a nursery enjoying all the pretty colors and varieties of plants

...3 more...

18. green grass busting through the dead grass in spring



29. playing playdoh with my little guy



30. my mix of kashi go lean, vanilla yogurt & frozen blueberries

...the list continues...

19. this tree in march--covered in little white flower blooms



27. bright green brussel sprouts

...life change...

so i picked up a book last week, on the recommendation of a friend who mentioned it on facebook. the book is one thousand gifts, by ann voskamp. i am only a few chapters in, but i am loving it. loving it.

i would sum it up, but another blogger has already done such a great job of that right here.

life change--as i titled this entry--will happen, if you let it...when we begin to recognize the amazing gifts our God has given us in the little bitty details of our seemingly mundane days...recognizing these gifts. accept them. give thanks for them. you may be surprised at all those little bitty details you don't give a second thought most days--and how they CAN bring such joy to your life--even amidst your circumstances. :)

check out this beautiful video if you'd like a taste...and i'd love to hear some of your 1000 gifts. :)

1. looking through old photos of my kids
2. still mornings in the country
3. birds chirping
4. watching movies with friends (lots of them) :)
5. little yellow buds ready to bloom on the vine
6. my husband putting new tires on my car for me
7. my sweet boy waving and smiling at me as he walks into school
8. time spent with Godly women in ministry...encouragement, laughter, joy, prayer
9. getting to check on my children sleeping peacefully
10. yellow highlighters

...the fever...

...think we've got it!

...stuck...

...inside...tomorrow makes 3 days of icy roads and no school...we did brave the roads for a sanity outing down the road... :)

…cabo…

i got to enjoy a wonderful vacation with my husband and some good friends over the weekend…aaahhh…some pics from the trip…

at the airport

on the plane…my drink of choice to kick off vacay :)

i see the beach!  a bar as soon as you exit el aeropuerto…

the hotel…they handed us margaritas as we checked in :)

i loved seeing all of the watermelon carvings!

don’t worry, mom—it’s not real. ;) …but i do like it!

loved that we could get little ice cream cones whenever we wanted!

at the copa, copacabana…yummy. :)

enjoyed some dancing at the disco!

the towel critters were too cute…

amazingly beautiful sky… God’s handiwork!!

i’m a fan of the carribean orange…and these glasses were for some cool flaming coffee drinks. :)

…one of our staple meals throughout our stay…SO good.

…the water was beautiful…

on the water taxi to the office. :) …did you know there are no bad days in cabo?

mmm…more pico, guac, & chips…

brandon’s new song that miguel taught him…did pretty good!

…had such fun riding these!  saw seals beached on a big rock way out there…

sun’s up on the last day!

the view from the front of the hotel…

all good things must come to an end…

my last meal in cabo. ;) …and my drink of choice to cap off the trip…