Backyard Shenanigans

I'm not going to lie to you all, having our own backyard has been the bomb diggity.  Like straight up awesomeness (yep, I just went there ;)

But really, we've been so very thankful to have a backyard we can just pop in and out of all day long. We definitely missed it living in a high rise apartment and sharing a communal area with many others (though that was a blessing in many ways too...).  It's been nice to have a place the girls can go out into freely and I can watch from the window, if need be.  

Mostly, however, we've enjoyed being out there as a family and with friends.

And doing things like...

...making classic Nora faces and exploring the "fort."

...conquering the monkey bars (with lots of help from Daddy).

(perhaps a new fav or our big girl)

(Mama went too...but I was way too tall, ha)

...and admiring God's handiwork in our own backyard.

Awesome. Grateful.