AH!The outdoors...again...

I know it has been forever since my last post. We've been gearing up for Ryan's new job as a pilot for PHI, packing stuff at the inlaws, finding a new place, and moving into the new home. Calvin was so excited...he kept asking...WE GOING CALVIN HOUSE?!?!?! When we spent two days getting stuff from our inlaws(how wonderfully patient they are) and our storage units, Calvin kept asking...TIME FOR CALVIN HOUSE NOW? I had to remind him to be patient until daddy came with the big truck to load our stuff.

Now the kids are out everyday. As soon as Meghan has changed for the day she says MOMMY, I GO OUTSIDE. BYE MOMMY. She has to be reminded to find shoes and pants before she can go. Calvin would be happy to go out in jammies. He's ready to just go out. They play great together. Some arguing when someone is tired, but otherwise it is pretty peaceful. The nice thing about our house is that it is near The Woodlands. So, we have tons of trees and lots of shade.

After two days of being in the new house and most of the toys unpacked, the kids played in the backyard with a little push car. Calvin running with all his might to push the car in the grass with Meghan sitting happily in the driver seat. After 20 minutes, you can see the toll of pushing car & sister at semi-high speed and all his strength was taking on Calvin. He finally stopped and went to push a toy truck around for a awhile. He went amazingly fast at first. I think he was still in heavy pushing mode. Sister watched for about 5 minutes before realizing brother was not coming back. She asked softly..."Bubbies?" to which Calvin responded, " I told you it was the last time. I tired." She huffed a little and said aww...she called him again "Bubbies!" and he said,"Nope I already said last time." For a little boy who barely spoke until he was three, that was quite the dialogue. He's had more and more these days. He still has his mumbled babble that we don't understand, but for the most part he is talking much more than I ever thought possible. It is amazing, some of the things that he says, but I love it all.

The outdoors have done some great wonders for us all. Dear Lord we thank you for the blessing of enjoying your creations every day.