Happy ♥ Month

I love February for several reasons. First of all, because it means that January is over, which to me always seems like the longest month of the year. Second of all, because two of my babies were born in February. And I love February because of Valentine's Day. I am not one who believe that Valentines is only for boyfriends and girlfriends, and husbands and wives, etc. To me it means celebrating everyone I love. For the past few weeks I have been searching all of my favorite craft blogs in search of a Valentine's Day advent that I could copy, and I never found one. So I came up with this one.



I love how it turned out. And I found these cute little service ideas to stuff inside the pockets that we can all do as a family to show our love for each other. And there may be some Valentine treats involved as well.



Looking forward to the love month with all of my loves.

Down on the Farm

Today we drove to Deridder to visit the Petersons. We visited for a little while when we first got there, but then we went outside and helped them take care of a few things.



John David was very interested in the chain saw, as long as it wasn't running. He didn't like the loud noise it made when Aaron was using it.



He did help to clean up the limbs though.



And then he wanted to check out the tractors.

So Aaron took him for a ride.

And he wanted to drive.



This was the tractor that Aaron used when he used to work on the Peterson's dairy farm when he was in high school.



I'm not sure which one of these guys was having more fun.

Then Katie wanted a ride too.

And of course, Sarah did too.





The boys also took a ride on the four wheeler.

They sure are handsome in their camouflage shirts.



Katie was posing for all kinds of pictures for me, so I took advantage because she isn't always in a picture taking mood. What a cutie!



Then we went out to see the cows and horses. These cows aren't actually the Petersons. They were found on the road in front of their property a few weeks back and someone assumed they were theirs and rounded them up and put them inside their fence. The one that Sarah and Aaron are petting is the only one that does belong to the Petersons. His name is Sam.



The Petersons do have a lot of dogs though. And I can't believe I didn't get any pictures of Sarah with them, because she followed them around all day. If she got to missing, we would just look for the dogs and there she was too. The dogs really liked John David, I think because he was so small.

But he did not feel the same way about them and would run away from them.



I love it when he runs! It's so cute!

We were outside almost all day, and he loved every second of it. We all did actually. Aaron didn't have phone reception up there. It was a very relaxing day. Maybe we should go more often.

I know this little guy wouldn't mind!

Hangin' Out

We went over to Maw Maw and Paw Paw's house today.



Their orange tree was full, so the kids helped Paw Paw pick them.



John David was loving every second.



He absolutely loves to help.



The girls were a big help too.



Although I think Sarah was more interested in eating the oranges.



They got a nice bucket full. Did I mention how sweet and delicious they were?! Man they were so good!

And heavy too. Katie couldn't quite carry it by herself.

So little sis came to her aid.



Then it was time for an Oreo break.



John David loves Oreos. But only the inside.



He gave Maw Maw his leftovers.



Then John David entertained himself on the swing set.





And Paw Paw pitched the ball..............



.............to these two cuties.



They are getting pretty good a hitting. Paw Paw got hit twice, and Daddy got hit once. They were trying to aim for me next, but I made the rule that they can't hit the person with the camera.





How else would we document this sweet, beautiful day?!

Lovin' It!

I am so enjoying our fence. I sat outside today and did the checkbook, while my two little ones played.



John David had fun riding his little quad.



Bailey enjoyed chasing the birds.



She spotted a bird sitting on top of the back fence, and tried jumping up to reach him. She almost did too.



When I said it was time to go inside, this is what he did.



I love it when he runs! It's so cute!



But there's only so far he can run now. I love that too.



I also love when he walks over to the gate and tries to open it. He says, "Lock, Mama. Lock. Help. Help." And I say, "Yes, it is locked. And you are the reason it is locked." And I smile.

But he doesn't appreciate it too much. But someday he will understand. Someday......when I am old and gray.........and he has a little boy just like himself. Then he will understand why the gate was locked.