Sunny Days

Last weekend ben took a few pics of the boys playing outside on one of the beautiful warm days we had...here are a few shots! james was a bit more interested in posing for the camera than ben david this time around. makes me eager for spring and more outside time!!

in addition...stay tuned for a great blog on ben's recent trip to argentina with his buddies, claudio and andreas!

Spiritual Truths from the Three Little Pigs

this post is more for my benefit...the funny little conversations you have with your kids are priceless and if i don't record them somewhere, i know i will never remember in years to come! the other day, ben david and i were playing blocks together. he actually, brought up the idea of having a "good foundation"...
ben david: "mommy, you know we should make sure we have a good foundation before we start building."
me: (thinking...wow...what a teachable moment!!) "you are right ben david!! that reminds me of the story of the wise man who built his house upon the rock. do you remember that story??"
ben david: "yes!"
me: "it sure was important to have a strong foundation when the floods came wasn't it. how about the foolish man who built his house on the sand? do you remember what happened to him?"
ben david: "yes! (and with great gusto) they huffed, and they puffed....and the blew his house down...not by the hair of my chinny, chin, chin!!!"

and there you have it. matthew 7 meets the three little pigs.
when you think about it, those three little pigs did indeed have a lot in common with the wise and the foolish man. i can see how the stories could get mixed up in a little almost 4yo's mind. in fact...this might even be good sermon material.
until our next "teachable" moment...

Just One More Sled Ride...PLEASE!!!

so, this picture was just too cute not to post!

let me preface by saying that in addition to our fun sledding adventure at the wrays last weekend, the boys also had a great time sledding with their anderson cousins!

today, ben and evan had an impromtu playdate with all the peeps...and this pic was captured!

apparently, james and annascott took it upon themselves to get this sled out of the garage and bring it to the dads, requesting just one more sled ride!!

these two are both quite independent little ones and the fact that they are exhibiting "teamwork" here is impressive!!

now, if we could just get them a little snow:)

Winter the "Wright Wray"

with the snow and ice came some fun adventures at mamie and deuces! there was much fun to be had with our wray cousins, and as with most things involving ben and dan...this too was creative, exciting...and a bit crazy! but DEFINITELY VERY FUN and VERY DIFFERENT!!! i mean, who else out there can say they got pulled behind a tractor in the snow that weekend??? like amy said...this is redneck sledding at it's best! and special thanks to amy for these pics!!

sweet giggles