some good ole outside time.

had a fun filled day with lots of outside time.

cause ohio finally started to show some nice weather!

we planted some little flowers and rory was SO precious with them.

he taught me the ropes.

{he even let me do some of them}

{the little potter himself}

the boys are getting to an age where they want to be doing lots.

i love it.

today aidan and i played frisbee and basketball, and all of us took turns throwing the baseball back and forth.

i have never been good at throwing the baseball and aidan taught me.

it was so adorable and i was cherishing every minute.

he was telling me to 'move my feet' to get to the ball.

and when throwing, you act like you're throwing to your knee.

surprisingly, he was right on the money!

and that kid knows how to beast it up at frisbee.

i'm so glad we're finding new things to do and i love that they include me.

playing sports was a special day.

{rory had piggy back rides, too. he wasn't a fan of smiling.}

then rory and i planted his venus fly trap.

he has been wanting to for weeks so he was thrilled when we did that today.

it will take 4-8 weeks to grow.

holy moly.

can i just add a little piece of information?

i had a 50 minute phone convo last night with a certain friend of the opposite gender.

can i say his name? that would be bold.

it starts with an 'm' and ends with a 'itch'.

right now i am thanking God for a Godly friend and putting it at His feet.

i get confused with the situation, but there is one thing i know.

he is a friend and brother in Christ.

told julia today and she flipped out, got excited, and called me {after wondering why i didn't call her right away}.

i love her so much and am so excited for next year!

her prayers mean the world to me.

please pray for me, too, as i only want to do God's will in the situation.

that can be hard and sometimes i wonder what the 'signals' mean.

and i'm a girl, so i am so good at over thinking everything!!

but with all my heart i want nothing more than to put it at the cross.

Lord, please be with me.  give me wisdom and knowledge about relationships on every form.  help me to turn to You and seek You.  help me remain a Godly woman and know that whether i'm single or not, God is still God and God is still good.  Your plan is so perfect for my life and i can't wait to see how that unfolds!  help me to stay grounded and level headed, even when the girl in me so badly wants to come out and take over {there is a time and place for that, but for now, this is not one of the times.} give me peace and patience that only You can provide. take this friendship and mold it into what YOU want.....not what i want.  and Lord, i pray and want nothing more than to get the opportunity to know mitch more, but if that is not Your will, have that take precedence.  You know my heart more than anyone!  and i am so thankful for that. 

oh, and this is how i was outside.

in public.

you're not supposed to wear socks with toms, but if you don't wear them it makes them stinky.

who wants stinky shoes?

not i! so, i wear socks!

{not usually, only cause i was only with boys who could care less about what i wear. usually i just wear my footies.}

good thing i shaved this morning.

happy friday!

i intruduced rebecca blacks 'friday' song to the boys today.

we all agree that it's pretty bad.

but we had a good laugh and shared some dance moves.

and it was stuck in my head the rest of the night.

as challenging as it is at times, it's really good to be back.