We (mainly the kids) were having a rough morning...crying, fighting, the whole bit. So, I decided that we would head outside in between rain storms. It was such a neat day...rain, then sun, then pouring rain, then sun, then downpour, then blue sky and sun! So we were in and out, in and out! As we headed out we saw leaves everywhere. We couldn't even see the grass...just leaves!!! I sent the kids on missions to find red leaves, then yellow leaves, then green leaves, then left to collect all the beautiful leaves they wanted to pick up. We discovered more than I was thinking when we ran across mud, a spiders nest, flowers, and worms. The pictures below encapsulate the beautiful day we had exploring God's creation...First, they ran around the flag pole...some much needed energy release!
The beautiful blue sky...

Austin's find...

Avery's find...

Denae's find...

Thinking she was gonna throw leaves at me...

Boys exploring...

Denae's exploring...

the mud Denae found...her shoes enjoyed it!...

the spider's nest...

my flower from Austin...sweet boy! (sometimes:))...

result of exploring...he LOVES the sycamore leaves...

Denae's treasured finds...

Avery found that exploring was boring after 10 minutes and riding his bike down the brick sidewalk was more fun! Funny kid! He giggled and giggled all the way down each time!

Beautiful! God paints beautiful pictures in nature for us everyday!