Maddox's First Fish at Lake Sinclair

Not sure where he got the idea (maybe from Lailey), but in the few weeks prior to our trip to Lake Sinclair, Maddox has been chatting about "fishin' with Granddaddy" and acting quite excited about it. Equipped with a new Spiderman fishing pole, thanks to Grammy and Granddaddy, he got to reel in his first catch.

Unfortunately, the night before both kids started running fevers and feeling all around pretty awful. Maddox's lasted for 5 days before letting up. We're finally on the upswing of all of it, but it was a yucky virus. Lots of rest, snuggling, and our favorite movies and we made it through.

Even though they didn't feel that great, they would perk up with Tylenol and we really didn't want them to miss their only fishing day, even if it was only for a little while.

Kiss the fish!

Lailey learning to bait her own hook

It's amazing what you can catch with 3 tiny fishing poles.

We tried for a family photo

Not sure what she's thinking here!

Addy with her first fish!

Love my family

Poor Maddox. Forcing a smile here.

Spring has Sprung!

Reticulated python at Noah's Ark. Do not let the perspective fool you. That thing was as big around as Lailey.
No exaggeration. Over 20 feet long too. She was quite displeased to find out it ate frozen rabbits. 

Spring, while quite hesitant to show up this year in Georgia, seems to be here to stay. We've been getting outside when we can and enjoying the weather. I'm actually getting around to uploading some of these pics off my phone, not just my Nikon. Guess the spring weather has made me ambitious. Usually phone pics stay on there forever, but some of these are pretty cute, so I had to add them in.

Enjoying the bridge and the ducks

Now, don't let all the pictures fool you. Sometimes when we put ourselves on display online, on social media, and on blogs, it can look like we lead this idyllic, picture perfect life full of activities, experiences, and happy times. Pinterest also contributes to this "everything must be perfect" ideal, and it can lead to discontent with our current life. Maybe I'm the only one, though I think not. Often it feels like most of my life is filled with dirty laundry (or clean laundry yet to be put away), dishes, grocery shopping, vacuuming, kissing boo boos, giving baths, splitting up feuding siblings, and all the little things in life that no one takes a pretty picture of and posts. But it's these little things, the "unglorified moments," which we need to enjoy and cherish.

Dirty laundry = plenty of clothes to wear, now dirty from the fun we had

Dishes = healthy meals to fill our tummies

Grocery shopping = the ability to walk on my own two feet and buy food to provide for my family

Vacuuming = a house to live in and stay warm

Kissing boo boos = two active and healthy kids

Giving baths = clean running water (a luxury we often forget)

Splitting up feuding siblings = my two children, who share and get along more than they don't

So, enjoy the little moments, no matter if they're worthy of a blog post or not.

Here are a few things we've been doing the last couple months...

Lailey at the Passover Seder at our church.
It was so incredible!

Lego building, a new hobby of hers

Built almost entirely by herself. I was impressed, since this is a new skill.

Maddox's first trip to the dentist. He looks so OLD!

He loved the spinning polisher thing so much he kept asking her to do it after the cleaning. Silly boy!

Aaaaaaaand, there goes the dental floss. The enjoyment was obviously worth it.

More Legos

Just a boy...and his bunny.
(I guess we do have fun grocery shopping!)

Sidewalk paint
1 cup of cornstarch, 1 cup of water, food coloring, and foam brushes.
Lailey's favorite part was playing with it in her hands because of the unique texture.

Porch watercolor painting

This girl loves to paint

If I need a little "quiet time" (i.e. a short break from the non-stop talking of my extremely verbal children),
I pull out the paint.

Her "solar system," initiated and drawn by herself. 

I'll save the pictures of the dirty laundry and dishes for next time. :)