Waking up to a blue sky and sunshine streaming through the windows has to be one of my favorite things! Sawyer has been waking up long before 6:00am this week and the early mornings have been made easier as I've focused more on the rays of light and gift of a new day.
While I tidied the kitchen, Finley brought me in an armful of rhubarb that Gramma had cut. I sat on the back deck and chatted with my mom while I trimmed the leaves and bottoms off. The children were happily running around, enjoying the sunshine and fresh air.
When little tummies began to growl, I whipped up a double batch of gingersnap cookies. It usually fills the cookie jar even after the littles have eaten a pan or two hot out of the oven.
The afternoon brought rain! We went for a quick walk just as it started to admire the freshly mowed grass and the mulched trees in the orchard. Sawyer loved running around and kept patting his head every time a rain drop fell on it. I got back to the house just in time to pull six loaves of bread out of the oven for lunch!
In the evening, being a mamma meant snuggling a feverish boy on the couch while listening to the rain fall and the thunder shake the house. He had slept all afternoon without any coaxing from me and still wanted to go to bed early.
When the big kids finished their movie they became mesmerized by the lightning and thunder. Finley brought in a pair of binoculars to get a better look. A few of them ended up bunking together for the night and happily tucked into their cozy warm beds.
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