Toast and Tea for my Magical Beings

Whew...this week has flown by and we're settling into the weekend.

Unfortunately, this week brought yet ANOTHER round of sickness into our house. Lucy reacquired the flu on Monday night. Just when we thought we were in the clear, Bella commenced her own "puke storm" (as Matt put it) at 4:30 a.m. this morning. Matt came home this afternoon with the flu as well.

So, right now I am thanking God for His mercy for every minute that I am able to stay well. So far, so good! It's funny...when we were on the road we NEVER got sick. And I mean NEVER. Serves us right for re-joining the general population. :)

We will be serving lots of toast and tea this weekend.

Much love to you all! xxoo

**P.S. These photos were taken BEFORE they got sick...in case you were thinking that my children were super human or something. Here they are in the midst of it (still smiling!)

Mountains, Muffins, and Mamas

Our day began with a trip to Louisville for the unschooling park day. It was our first time going and we were excited! The most wonderful thing about living in Longmont is that no matter where you drive, there are mountain views!

Taking care of a baby AND hoops is a big job.

Watching Care Bears. "Tenderheart! Tenderheart! The caring meter dropped two whole points!"

Had fun hooping and getting to know these unschooling families...and so many more! Such fun to finally connect. Looking forward to more fun days like this!

On our way home, I decided to drive around downtown Louisville a bit because it's ADORABLE. Came across this sweet house for rent right in the middle of it all. I had a little fantasy about living in the tiny red house. Then I snapped out of it ;)

Came across a green VW bus. I cannot help but take photos of sweet busses. I miss ours!

We stopped at Starbucks for passion tea and cake pops.

Colorado is amazing.

Once at home, we decided to make banana muffins. But we pretended we were in a competition and had to present to judges :) Bella added maple yogurt, chocolate, and strawberries to hers. Delicious!

Lucy enjoyed the muffins by candlelight.

We turned our enclosed front porch into a "house" and made beds there while we waited for Daddy to come home from work.

I hung up my favorite flags and sat back and sighed...remembering all of the places they have blown in the wind and the conversations we've had beneath them. And my heart was happy.

It was a very good day.

Showing Kindness

The weather was GORGEOUS today so we jumped on our bikes and headed to the park! Lucy LOVES riding in the Burley and Bella and I LOVE riding our bikes, so everyone is happy :)

We arrived at the park and Bella instantly disappeared into the gaggle of kids already playing. Lucy and I hung out and worked on her sand play "etiquette". As in, sand doesn't go in other little girls' hair. Even if it looks pretty.

After about 15 minutes, Bella came over to me and said:

"Mom, I can watch Lucy while you go read your book..."

Wow. Really?! Now that got me excited :) Mostly because I really like the book I'm reading right now** but even more so because of what I saw in Bella's simple action. Just the fact that she thought about me and decided to show me this kindness (even though she was deep in play with her new friends)...it was so touching and it made my mama heart sing :)

After leaving the park we headed over to Caffe Luna, where we sipped cold drinks, sat on the porch and enjoyed the sun a bit more before heading home to our nest.

**I haven't written about downsizing/organizing/simplifying in awhile and I'm excited chat with you about it soon...it's spring cleaning time baby! :)