In the Greenhouse

 Today I slowly planted the tomatoes in the greenhouse with a clingy toddler. She had to be sitting right on my lap most of the time, which made it very slow going. 

While I dug holes, spooned in the added nutrients, and put the tomatoes into the soil, I admired her chubby toes and fingers. 

Sometime after the first four rows were planted, she finally succumbed to sleep. I placed my sweater in the wheel barrow and gently lied her on top. She sprawled out and let out a sleepy sigh.

With the warm temperature inside greenhouse, she soundly slept while I finished planting the remaining rows.

The late afternoon brought homemade cookies for hungry children who would soon be getting off the bus! What a blessing it is to be here for them when they arrive home from school each day.

May Blossoms

Earlier today Hyrum asked me for a haircut. He showed me a picture of someone on his phone and explained, "Something like this.... not too short on the sides and longer on the top like this." I replied, "Oh yeah, that looks nice. Wait... is that Connor McDavid?" He laughed, "yes...." Then I saw Joe in the background making kissy faces, "He just wants alllllll the girls to like him." And just like that, Hyrum was off and running. Good thing Joe had the smarts to start running before he finished talking. The headstart did him some good. And that my friends, is a glimpse at life with boys.

Tonight when the house was still, I slipped on my shoes and snuck outside. The storm clouds cooled the air and called me on a walk. As soon as I spotted the flowers on the Saskatoons I knew I had to go to the orchard to check the apple trees. May blossoms are my favourite! 

The birds sang as a gentle breeze teased my hair. Once I had thoroughly smelled and admired every tree in the orchard, I made my way back to the house and cozied up to a movie as everyone else slept. I needed those brief moments to pause and reset after such a long day.

 

World Cup Tournament

Today was the annual World Cup tournament for soccer! With boys in three different age groups, we end up spending the entire day at the field. Finley and Oliver play their games all morning and finish with a medal ceremony early afternoon. There was a few times we were split between watching two different kids at the same time once the big boys games started up.

Finley played so well this year and enjoyed the friends he made on his team!

Ollie loves soccer so much! He also loved matching his red cleats, red shorts, and red jersey each week and refused to wear the black soccer shorts. He played his heart out all year and loved every second.

Hyrum won MVP at the end of one of their first games. He plays hard and has some mad skills on the field. It's so fun watching the U11's play!

After slipping the littles home and grabbing sweaters, we came back to the field to watch the big boys play while the sun set. 

When the sun finally goes down the big lights go on, the kids always get really excited to play!

Joe played his heart out on defense in their last game of the night. No one could get by him! The other team selected him as the MVP for that game and he was so happy to be just like his big brother. 

 We got home shortly before midnight, feeling cold, exhausted and tired! But the boys still had smiles on their faces!

 

Lily and Sonny Boy

Lily and Sonny boy are best buds. On these warm and bright afternoons they can often be found hanging out on the deck together. Being outside is on of Lily's favourite things (next to Sonny boy of course). We sure love miss joy and the sunshine she brings to our lives!