Weekend Blessings

The house is eerily quiet this morning.  Although my youngest children would normally be up already with loud requests for breakfast to begin, it's only me, the baby, and my oldest who goes to a Christian school nearby, who are up.  I'm pretty sure that Owen and I would both be back in bed ourselves if we were able to do so.  


I was pondering what on Earth would make my children sleep in so late this morning, and then it hit me.  Yesterday it was 85 degrees where we live, and me and the kids spent the entire afternoon in between services outside playing and enjoying this brief preview of summer.  I think everyone is pretty worn out this morning from such an active (and hot!!) day yesterday!  The nightime was topped off with some cooling storms that I'm sure has made it easier for the little ones to sleep.






Of course, I had to be out yesterday taking some snapshots of my children's playtime.......






                  There was swinging....

                                              and some baseball...

                     My little girls love to play baseball....

 and tennis....

            My five year old loves to bring me things...

  These were fuzzy plants that he found...(they are still tucked into my pocket for safe keeping).


        I enjoyed the outdoors, with the birds at the birdfeeders.....

                                   unfortunately none were posing for pictures at the right times...






                       Even the baby enjoyed a nap on the deck...

    So many blessings to this day yesterday, including the blessing of kids who want to sleep in this morning.  I so look forward to Sundays like this in the future.  Although nightime storms overnight have cooled things off quite a bit,  I know that the summer is just around the corner....and I can't wait!!