Is the marriage strong enough??.....

J.D. and I generally don't fight. We may disagree, may argue about different things, but overall we do not fight. Not saying it to brag, it's just the way it is. I am not sure what happened one Sunday a few years back, but on a walk in the early spring we had one of our knock-down, drag-outs!! It got heated enough that we had certain neighbors who heard the yelling and when I got home I actually got in the car and drove away. Enough about that, because obviously, we got better.....but it has made us eerily aware of Sunday afternoon walks and what it can do to us as a couple. Kids getting too tired to finish riding the bikes that they brought along, wanting drinks or the kids whining because we stop and talk with too many neighbors. So this last Sunday when I suggested such a walk, J.D. quickly responded "is the marriage strong enough?"

I laughed at him and off we went..... One thing about my boys, Jensen who used to be an absolute FREAK about what he wore, how his hair looked and if he matched okay has now gone completely opposite since having to wear uniforms to school every day. It makes me a little to sad to have my little fashionista gone. Now he just takes whatever is on top of the pile and puts it on. Drew has always been a little bit that way, now I just have 2 boys who look like they have a mother that doesn't bother to care what they go out in public looking like. Sad.

We luckily came upon some of our best friends that also were out on their porch on this yummy spring day! They got a new swing set in the fall and we were able to let the kids run and play at their house for a while - not to mention homemade chocolate chip cookies just out of the oven...we love you Ostheds!!

Little Ji-man loved the swing!! He is just the happiest, smiliest baby we have had -

Coming to the end of our Sunday stroll Jensen thought it would be funny to lift his shorts up high and do a power walk down the sidewalk - the comic relief we have in that little boy is awesome!! He is always thinking up things to do to make us laugh, he and Brenna are a lot alike in that regard. I am so thankful for funny kids, my mom used to always say to me that if a person could make me laugh I wanted to be their friend - so luckily for me I have silly kids.

Our Sunday walk was a huge success!! Thank heaven. Hopefully there will be many more this Spring after being cooped up all Winter long....