A hard day's play.

Oh, today was a great day.

I wonder if my friend Angie has any idea what a blessing her family and her home is to my crew?

We went over for lunch today and ended up staying until 5:00pm.

Thank God I had put dinner in the crock pot!!

They built their dream home on a large plot of land, and it is a total refuge.

She had the windows open, and we sat and enjoyed conversation on her comfy sofas.

The only noises we heard were our children laughing hysterically while they played outside.

We grilled hotdogs on their ginormous deck and enjoyed them with all the fixins'.

She made homemade m&m cookies that the kids devoured.

There were fresh flowers on her amazing island.

It was glorious.

I grew up on land so playing in the creek and among the animals was an everyday occurrence for me.

It does my heart soooo good to see & hear my kids doing the same.

She has triplets {two boys & a girl} who are almost twelve and another little girl who is eight.

I didn't get her girls in the shots because I didn't have my camera out for very long.

But, they are the sweetest most generous and fun loving girls.

They had tea parties and held dance recitals for us and ended the day soaking wet from the water hose.

I'm telling you...it was a gooooood day.

I know these pictures I took won't win me any awards.

I'm a people over task kind of girl, so the people won out. :)

Anyway, their home is a real beauty.

It's what all of us bloggers out there swoon over.

Hardwood floors throughout.

White paneled walls throughout.

Wood ceilings to match their floors.

The perfect shade of blue kitchen cabinets.

A farm table that begs you to sit for a spell and enjoy the food and company.

Two fireplaces on the same wall in the same room....todiefor amazing.

Windows that welcome all the sunlight the skies have to offer.

A front porch the length of the house.

And land that your legs will run on for so long and so hard that they feel like they might just fall off.

{thankful for}
320. friends.
321. friends who open their home and share themselves.
322. the laughter of my kids with their friends.
323. the true worship that my heart felt today listening to the sounds of our kids playing hard.
324. the flowers that I saw out of every single window in her house.
325.  a whole day without hearing a single kid say they were bored.

Lord, Bless our friends..Bless their home..Bless their family...
Thank you for this new friendship.
Thank you for their faith that is lived out loud without very many words needed.
Thank you for the sweet worship that I experienced just by being in their presence.
Let our home be a blessing to others.
Let our family exude your joy and peace to those we encounter.
Amen.