Playing Outside Today

It was really gorgeous outside today – sunny and warm, so we went out front to enjoy it a bit.

The girls are “practicing gardening” as Joanna put it.

James was pretty happy to crawl around on the driveway.  I LOVE that this is what I get when I ask for a smile!

Love a good shoveling pose!

I got some really sweet pictures of James and Natalie on the driveway.  I don’t see their interaction as much as the interactions between each of them and Joanna.

They’re both looking at the biggest sis here:

This is my favorite picture of the day!  It is so rare for me to capture a genuine smile from Natalie.  She smiles a lot, for sure, but if she knows you’re taking a picture, her smile turns fake.

Natalie is such a princess… all the time!

I pulled out the car so James could practice some driving… or sitting anyway.

As you can see, it made him totally miserable.  :)

Cute face – he spotted Daddy who had just driven up!  (And just in time to change a diaper – TGIF!!)

The leaves are so heavy on one side of the yard toward the end neighbor’s house.  (It’s been vacant for some time.)  In fact, the space between the girls and the tree behind them is driveway… completely covered in leaves.

Time to head in for dinner!

So the amazing energy and feeling greatness I’ve had all week came to a screeching halt this morning!  It’s been quite a struggle to make it through the day.  Nothing major, thankfully; I’ve just been totally wiped out and not the least bit grumpy.  Poor kids.  My sweet James woke up on the wrong side of the bed as well.  Ooooohh weee!  That’s a terrible combo right there let me tell you!  Grumpy mommy plus grumpy one year old is no good at all!  I’m just so very glad it’s Friday, and now I’ll have back-up!

Seriously though, I really hope my happy James is back tomorrow – I miss him!  He’s been so happy all week (last week was torture!), so I thought we’d turned a corner.  Just goes to show you can’t really count on anything with children.  :)  Maybe Daddy will make it better.