Beautiful Weather

This being our first summer in Arizona, we thought we would die from the heat. Especially having come from Maine. The last few days, however, have started to cool down. The nights have been pleasant. You can tell that fall of some sort is coming. Today we have had especially beautiful weather. This afternoon it is in the 80s. The children have been itching to get outside and play and today was perfect.

This picture is of two of my boys - David (11, on the left) and Scotty (9, on the right). They love to climb trees. When we lived in Maine, they climbed the pine trees all the time, not to mention swinging on and trying to figure out how to climb into the willow next to the house. Here, we have only mesquite trees. They have thorns on them so it has taken them a little while to figure out how to climb in them. Now they take a miniature hammer along with them to pound the thorns off. You see their rope for climbing, along with another they have turned into a swing. As long as they don't mess with my clothesline. :-)


This picture is of my two youngest, Mae-Marie (8, on the left) and Tucker (6, on the right). Now that the weather is cooler, they have set to driving around the back porch. As long as they can avoid running into each other, all is well. Sometimes life is a bit frustrating for Mae-Marie, whom we affectionately call Mae Mae, being that she is the only girl at home. My other daughter lives in Maryland, and unless she is visiting, there is no one else to play "girl" things with. Well, unless you count Mom in.







This is a picture of my oldest son, Albert (11). Well, actually he and David are twins, but as I am constantly reminded Albert is 13 minutes older. He is not much of an outdoorsy kind of guy, but he does like to go out and entertain the little ones. Today he was monitoring the races that were being conducted on the back porch.

It was truly a beautiful day today. With the light breeze, it felt so good even I didn't want to come back in. However, life calls - there are meals to be made , animals to be tended to, and baths to be had. Time to start thinking about the week ahead and all that entails. Blessings for your Sunday!