Day 6 of 31: Imagination

With the cooler temperatures, I am finally able to send the children out to play. It's nice having the backyard sorta fenced in, and a kitchen window I can constantly look out to keep an eye on the boys while I am cooking dinner. Paisley gets left out a lot, I make her stay inside. But, as long as the boys will keep an eye on her, and she follows the rules, she can go outside and play with them.

Rules:
Stay in the backyard
Don't go in the front yard
Play nice
Either stay outside or stay inside....not both

Simple enough, right? And, they follow them, too. {Cross my fingers that I didn't just jinx myself}

October marks the start of deer season. As you all well know, my husband is an avid hunter/fisher. Each year I am able to tolerate it more, since the kids are getting easier to take care of on my own. Reason being, as I am getting dinner on the table.....the kids are cranky...bathtime.......dishes.......bedtime......all by myself when I know my husband is out in the woods, let's just say it's easier to do all of that when I know he's working! :)

Ben has passed on his love of hunting down to his two little boys. Everything revolves around hunting. And when I say everything, I seriously mean everything! They are constantly asking to watch hunting movies. {Before I met Ben, I didn't know they existed, let alone people would actually buy them and watch them.} Yesterday while Ben was out in the woods, the boys put on their "hunting" clothes, got their hunting backpacks, grabbed their guns and bows, and headed up to the "tree stand" {aka the play houses} to shoot either a turkey or a deer. They played outside for almost 2 hours. Tonight, Parker once again informed me that he wanted to go deer hunting. Same as the day before, him and his brother prepared themselves to go hunting. {Can I not get away from all of this? It's a good thing I'll have two girls, who I will turn into girly girls who will want to stay home and go shopping with me while the boys are away}

After about an hour of playing "deer hunting" Parker came inside to tell me that he has a surprise for me, but I can't look out the window until he's done. Being so excited, he can't wait to show me that he is building a fort out of logs that are in the yard. {from the branch that broke during the tropical storm/hurricane/barely a wind gust} But, since the logs were too heavy, he made an airplane instead.

When I came out to take a picture, Paisley snuck outside, without shoes on, and she couldn't have been happier. As you can tell by the boys being slightly bundled up, the weather is kinda chilly, and Paisley should be wearing more clothing--since she's the one who has a runny nose right now. Go figure. {That's what happens when you are the third child}

Each day is so crazy. From moments of pure joy, to frustration, to blah! But, I am so thankful I get to stay home with these three kids, despite how hard it sometimes is. I asked Preston if he knows that I love him. His response? "Yes, Mom." "Well, Preston, how do you know that Mom loves you?" "I just do." I think that is all that matters.