The Joys of a Mild Winter

Pickles is a stinker.  Plain and simple.  We all sleep with our doors shut.  He's a frisky little thing, but he sure has stolen hearts around here.

 

Pickles is pictured here seeking refuge from Spoon Man. 

We are so thankful for the beautiful field by our house.  We love all the wildlife and the pretty sunsets we get to enjoy.  There is tree between our yard and the field tucked away in a cut out area behind a few other trees.  Evangeline has made a little "home" out there.  She worked all last Saturday on it.  She made a kitchen with a stove and oven, a pantry, a cupboard, table and bench, etc., all around this tree.  I was so happy to see her have so much fun playing independently outside like that.  She usually likes to have someone with her.  On Sunday morning she came into my bedroom before I had even gotten out of bed.  She was all ready for church complete with brushed teeth and hair asking me if she could go out to her tree.  As Kyle and I were drinking our coffee Kyle noticed 2 deer run out onto the field right by the place where Evangeline was.  Then there were a few more following those two.  I decided to go out to check on her to make sure she wasn't scared.  She told me that there had been 5 deer right beside her.  They saw her and ran off.  They were so close to her.  I'm sure they weren't expecting a little girl sitting there under that tree at the crack of dawn. 

Here she is eating her "corn and beans" (dried corn cob and twigs) from her pantry.  The imagination of a child is priceless.  I'm so honored to be a witness.

 

Evangeline had her friend Alex Wernz over to play last Sunday.  The girls had such fun playing outside.  (The two girls are pictured with one of the treasures they found in the backyard behind the playhouse.  They were so excited.)  Evangeline also enjoyed playing in the yard with our neighbor, Kaiden, yesterday afternoon.  It's so fun to have a neighbor her age.  Especially one that's so sweet.  Our new home is such a joy.