A Beautiful Day

We have had some beautiful weather lately. And when I've been home, the girls and I have taken full advantage of the warm weather. We've been spending a lot of time outside playing on the swings and going for walks. Last weekend, Emma was having a playdate at her friend Sarah's house so Lily, Maggie and I decided to go for a walk. We didn't know how far we would go, but decided to just have some fun. We headed out the back yard and into the field behind our house. All of that land belongs to Marc's dad, so we knew it wouldn't be a problem walking through the field. The girls had also seen grandpa and great-grandpa in the tractor, so they had a mission...to walk as far as they had to to see them. It was quite a distance back, so we sang songs, pointed out all the different colors we could see and made animal noises. We had a really great time and in no time at all, we were there. We talked to them for a few minutes and then proceeded to trek across the rest of the field up to grandpa and grandma's house. Grandma was surprised to see us and even more surprised that the girls had walked that whole way without having to be carried. We stayed just a few minutes and then headed back out the door and across the field to where grandpa was. The girls were running around, jumping off all the rocks and just having a great time. Then grandpa asked if they wanted a ride back to the house in the tractor. Of course, they jumped on that and had a fun ride back. Maggie was so cute....she was waving at everyone and anyone she saw. You'd think she was some beauty pageant queen. I was so proud of those little girls. They walked a long way with very little help.

Yesterday we decided to go back into the field. There was some rather large rocks back there that I wanted for landscaping, so I had to go back and mark the ones I wanted. The girls ran back and we decided that while we were back there, we'd take some pictures. They picked out the rocks they liked, I marked them and then they played for a while. I hope you enjoy the next few pictures. I thought they turned out great!