Bubbles and Buuuuggggssss

The other night, the entire family went out on our back porch to enjoy the evening. Cody and I sat there with Mallory Jo while Faith and Cameron played away. This is one thing that I LOVE about living out in the country. We are surrounded by nature with a beautiful view, and we don't have to worry about pesky neighbors. Don't get me wrong, sometimes I wish that we DID live in a subdivision for the extra company and the thoughts of our children playing with the neighborhood children. Those thoughts are often fleeting, however. As my husband puts it...and I am sorry Cody...."I want to live somewhere that I can pee off of my back porch and not worry about anyone seeing me!" Well, I won't be peeing off the back porch anytime soon, but those are Cody's sentiments, and, he got his wish. I don't think he will have to ever worry about anyone spotting him....just not in front of the children, okay, honey??? :)

I digress...like I often do. ANYWAY. We spent a great afternoon on the back porch and we had some blog-worthy moments.

Faith and Cameron LOVE to blow bubbles....or at least try. They often stick the bubble wand in their mouths or press their lips together trying desperately to blow some air. Therefore, I'm usually the one blowing the bubbles (and I must admit that I LOVE it, too!). Bubbles is one of the words that both Faith and Cameron can say. They often tell you, "Bub-Bells," (that's how they say it), and want you to immediately drop what you are doing, to blow bubbles.

Bugs have also become a fascination of Faith's.  She loves to look for bugs and often picks up crumbs off of our floor (and there are quite a few of those right after meals) and call them a, "Buuuugggg." Yep, she drags the word out. It's so darn cute. I think that she is going to have a great southern accent. She already says, "Haaaayyyy!" in the mornings when we get her up. My little country girl. Anyway, on this evening, she spotted a bug...a real one. It was outside the screened porch, but she had the most fun talking to it. She jabbered and waved at it, telling it, "hey," and "bye."  It was great!

Mallory Jo loves the outside, too. Her daddy held her the whole time. I said that he had two of his favorite things. Take a look at the pic. Haha! He is making a silly face.