to stop and smell the roses: the Bus Stop in four parts….part i

the trip to the bus stop is

slow

deliberate

full of interesting sites along the way

it has become a calming part of our day so

we take care to always set out early

once we arrive

my eldest but one sits and waits for his bus

behind him to the right are the bushes that produce the blackberries which we eat

while he waits

and that is the rock on which he sits

while he waits

to stop and smell the roses: the Bus Stop part ii

this is the spot where the boss sits

notice this spot has an excellent view of the

HORSES

the boss looks at the horses while

Liam waits for the bus

to stop and smell the roses: the Bus Stop part iii

this is the spot where Emme played

while Liam waited for the Bus

this is the spot where Emeline buried her Jasmine

this is the spot where she couldn’t find Jasmine

this is the spot I felt inspired to suggest my daughter pray for help in finding something lost

for WE could not find it after it was buried

this is the spot where

after a sincere prayer

Jasmine was found

this is the spot

where Emeline taught me to pray in gratitude

for after the Jasmine was recovered

Emeline prayed in thanksgiving

to stop and smell the roses: the Bus stop part iv

and this is the path that leads home

after

long walking

berry picking

chicken spotting

horse watching

dog chasing

bus waiting

afternoon

NOW WE NAP

Belly Pic 12 weeks

what can i say……it’s growing

Happy Anniversary

Perfect love is rare indeed - for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar and the fortitude of the certain.

- Leo Buscaglia

to a couple who inspire GREATNESS in marriage

******WARNING*****THIS FUNNY MONDAY MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR THE FAINT OF HEART, WEAK OF CONSTITUTION, OR THOSE LACKING EXPERIENCE WITH BOY HUMOR *****WARNING******

yesterday Jaxson drew something funny {i use the term funny loosely here, to some funny to others…not so much…}during sacrament meeting…sigh

so

it goes like this

the boss is in the pre potty training phase

which means he can drop trou at any moment with who knows maybe some intention of using the potty {probably not…} he always follows the loss of his trousers & diaper with an appeal to potty

so

one day Jaxson

Laying on the floor

watching a movie

the boss recently de-clothed comes running from the back room and plants himself on

Jaxson’s face

you can imagine why this incident continues to haunt Jaxs

{even after a few months}

so he prepared this visual for me

the brown boy is the boss

the blonde shocked boy is Liam

and the poor boy between the boss’ “cheeks” is none other than the VICTIM

this beautiful drawing was unveiled in the middle of

SACRAMENT MEETING

you can imagine the laughter it produced

…..oh and did I mention it was our first week in our new ward……..

I think those who were sitting around us KNOW us now…….i guess it’s better to go in with very low expectations………maybe…….i don’t know i gotta comfort myself somehow……i am TRYING not to think about WHAT THEY THINK OF US……sigh

your turn

your turn

your turn