Climbing

Continuing in my effort to actually delve into all those pictures I take month by month . . .

Last August we were pretty much doing the same thing as now, climbing trees, playing on rocks, etc. Over a year and so much is the same yet so much has changed, not the least of which is the baby man who now joins us on our adventures. Also we have a solid year of school under our belt so we know a bit more about all the bugs we see on our walks!

I love these little boys so much and it’s so fun to see how close they are. I don’t deserve them and I wish I could be the perfect mom for them. God holds them though and I am thankful he has given me these sweet days of childhood with them.

Today was one of those magical days of homeschooling where tedium and striving fall away into pure delight. I wish we could redeem every day like that, but I just soaked it in and then went on a long, lovely walk with my little men. It was fun to come home and dig through photos and see that as they keep getting bigger we can make time stand still a bit by just being outside together, learning, climbing trees and rocks, and doing whatever comes next in a little boy’s day.

August 2010