the simple things

This Weeks Simple Thing:

Dad brought home ice cream for the kids to have as an after school snack. Complete with colored cones! The kids thought it was the greatest thing ever! There were smiles from everyone!

Hip Hip Hooray for ice cream!!!

You Capture - Yellow

Yellow ....

So bold

So bright

So full of life

So cheerful

So wonderful

I drove by this field of yellow this morning and just knew I had to go back. The kids had the best time basking in all this beautiful yellow. What an amazing world we live in.

Hooray for yellow!

i heart faces - jump for joy

I don't know of anything that brings my little guy more joy than jumping ... okay, candy definitely does ... but he LOVES jumping! I think he has been jumping from the moment he was born. He sure gave our arms a work out. Even now, you can always find him jumping ... on the couch, around the house, off of furniture, over things, and of course on the bed. He is a jumper!

Happy Birthday Dr. Suess

and because we will use any excuse to party ... we celebrated with fun hats and cake!

Ruby and Tootsie

There isn't much that Ruby will eat these past couple of weeks. Being sick has really had its toll on her appetite. My little piggy has been turning her nose up to everything ... everything except tootsie pops. Nutritious I know! But she loves them.

And if they can get her to smile, then I am all for it. Tootsie pops for breakfast it is! I miss my happy little lady.

I was surprised when I saw that she could fit the entire sucker in her mouth. Such a cutie! Oh and don't try taking it away before she is finished ... you will pay for it!

fort

Here at the Phipps house we all have a little bit of Spring fever. Luckily though we have had some beautiful weather and the kids have been able to get out of the house some ... riding bikes, sidewalk chalk, and the park. It has been so nice. But in between outings, we still feel cooped up inside the house. And a little bored. Yesterday I was so tired. Logan was nice enough to let me take a nap. It was wonderful. But that is off subject ... so anyway when I woke up, Logan and the kids were building this fort.

It was big ... and perfect for taking away some of the winter boredom.

It sort of resembled a circus tent. And the kids loved that about it.

The kids immediately got out their sleeping bags to make it nice and cozy ... and they may have begged to sleep inside their fort that night more than once.

Forts are good for being silly and just relaxing. Do kids really relax? I'm not sure. But a fort is good for that sort of thing.

Forts are a good place to share a sweet little treat. A Valentine treat. In this picture they are reading what each of their valentine hearts says. I wish I could remember just what they were saying ... but I can't. It was cute though.

Overall forts are a GREAT time ... that is until your baby sister decides she wants in on the action too.

AAHHHH ... RUBY ... MOM GET RUBY ... SHE IS GOING TO RUIN OUR FORT ... AAHHH

Notice Sophie trying to block Ruby out with her legs!

Forts are not nearly as fun when you are forced to let your baby sister inside ... at least to Sophie they aren't! She was in complete panic mode. But to baby sister ... forts are pretty great!

The fort didn't last too much longer due to the fact that Sophie was about to have a melt down ... but it was fun while it lasted. A good break to a long winter afternoon!

HOT Summer Days . . .

What do you do on a HOT summer day?

You jump on your Mom and Dad's bed of course!

Sophie kept saying "Check out my moves mommy!" They looked like they were having so much fun. I wished that I could join in with them. If my ceiling was taller, I just might have. That would have been a moment to capture . . . if my bed didn't break first!