Today we went to some local sand doons to play. We had such a fun time climbing and running around. 
I think we all got a GREAT workout today!
Aidman LOVES to take pictures now.
After yesterdays outdoor notebook that Lyssy drew in, I thought it might be fun to have a scavenger hunt where the kids had to draw what they found. I took several pieces of paper and wrote leaf, pinecone, stick, and rock on them. I sent the kiddos to go find each item and then they had to draw them.
Here is Lyssy's pinecone.
I LOVE what this outdoor challenge is doing to my kids! This is about our 16 day of the challenge and the kids are now noticing so much while we are outside. Yesterday while we were walking into a store they spotted a woodpecker. And today they saw the smallest things....
Look how sweet they are on this tree stump.
Sweet love of siblings.
What's in here?
They noticed here how the grass was different and had to stop to feel it.
Twisting leaves is so much fun!
We found a really big trail of ants, but couldn't spot what they were after.
She wished for more barbie dolls.
Yesterday was a beautiful day outside and I had all the doors and windows open. At one point I walked out to see this. I didn't see her come in the get the notebook, but they love wondering in and out while the doors are open and she must have grabbed it when I wasn't looking.
She didn't show me what she was writing and I didn't ask, I figure she will show me if she wants me to see it. 
This week there has been a huge airshow in town. The thunderbirds made several appearances. 
We could see, hear, and feel them from our house and did for all of their practices. On the day of the show, we went to some friends house to have a front yard bbq. 
We had a GREAT time!
I just LOVE seeing these planes! It's so exciting to me and to my kids!
Play along with us during the month of April for Children and Nature Awareness Month by posting a picture of your child(ren) each day enjoying the outdoors! Get outdoors and climb a tree! Check out who else is participating!
Daddy's Nana brought down from NJ this telescope that he used as a child. The kiddos have been dying to use it. So in honor of the Outdoor Challenge, we let the kidd0s stay up late the other night to try it out.
Sadly, we had a really hard time seeing anything through it. We think it might be missing a piece or two. 
But we still had a fun time trying it out and just looking at the stars with our eyes.
Yesterday we visit a farm that a good friend of mine works at. I was in love with all the beautiful trees!
Aidman wanted to catch a chicken, but he wasn't fast enough.
The pig was pretty big!
We fed goats,
And horses. As you can see, Lyssy wasn't in many of these pictures because she really didn't want anything to do with the animals.
Today we went bike riding with our PALS. It was a GORGEOUS day!! I love this picture of the bike parking.
We are so spoiled, we have many many beautiful parks very close to us. Lyssy does a great job on her pretty princess bike.
I just LOVE this picture of our friend S.
I could hardly get any pictures of Aidman, he was Speedy Gonzalez today!
Of course, we had to play on the park too.
We played several games of dodge ball.
We ate a yummy picnic, including snow cones. We fellowshiped with our church family.
And we got to see the progress (inside and out) of our new church building. It was the PERFECT day to have a church picnic!
Today Aidman had a t-ball game so we went alittle early to walk the beautiful trail and play at the playground by the fields.
Don't know why but I LOVE this picture.
"Hey, does a raccoon live in that hole?" said Aidman.
Lyssy and I had fun playing with our shadows at the playground.
Isn't he just the cutest little catcher ever?
Today Daddy caught a skink. Daddy LOVES catching bugs and reptiles! He also loves teaching his boy how to do it.
Daddy is showing Aidman how to hold the skink without hurting it.
Look at that proud smile! We don't really see too many skinks around, normally it's lizards. So it was fun hearing him compare it to other things, I heard "it kinda looks and feels like a snake". 
Lyssy is disgusted by all bugs and reptiles and always runs away squealing and covering her mouth, it's the funniest thing, I wonder if she thinks it will crawl in her mouth.