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Birthdays were meant to be spent outdoors

11/16/2011 Danielle Huddleston 1 Comment

I thought I had changed a lot since I was sixteen.

I don’t stand awkwardly in corners wishing I could just leave. (most of the time)

I don’t care so much about everybody liking me. (maybe)

I can’t really think of a big list of things right now but I would like to think I have grown up a little bit at least.

Imagine my surprise when I realized what I had asked for on my 28th birthday was the same thing I wanted on my 16th!

A cabin in the woods.

Maybe I had it together more then I thought.

“Mommy we got you a surprise, it is a card.”

The best kind of surprise is the one a little one has told you.

“You are going to share your cake, right?”

Nice people always share their cake.

Leaves were made to be thrown.

“Are we going to the cabin yet?”

I am glad I am not the only one that loves a cabin.

“Can we eat yet?”

Skipping breakfast to see elk is apparently not a 3 and 5yr olds idea of a good time.

Water, a boys best friend.

I spent a whole weekend exploring Arkansas with my three favorite men.

That is what I call a great birthday.

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Worth getting out of bed for.

11/02/2011 Danielle Huddleston 2 Comments

This was the sunrise this morning.

I just stood there in awe of how beautiful it was.

Then when my two little men joined me outside in boots and pj’s I decided we should hurry up and go for a walk.

I did not want to miss it!

Everyone should go for a walk in their stripped pajama’s!

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My Lumberjacks

11/01/2011 Danielle Huddleston 1 Comment

The chainsaw on the left started it all.

The boys Grandpa made it for their dad when he was around their age.

I love it.

The ax is all me…

I was driving around and realized it was perfect weather for a lumberjack shoot (odd things pop in my head all the time).

I hurried home already planning in my mind how I would piece together an ax so we would have two tools instead of one.

I did not want this to be a reenactment of the civil war.

Two boys + 1 tool = trouble

So I started digging around in my husbands garage and found a piece of wood that would work (I hoped).

Lets just say lots of sweat, lots of winging it, and lots of dangerous tools I had no business using and we had an ax!

My husband has asked that I do not use certain tools while alone again.

I had already come to that conclusion.

My youngest is pouting because HE wanted to use the ax.

The creator part of my was smiling but the mom part of me won out and I had to correct him.

He is such a cute little woodsmen.

Love.

My yard is awesome.

We all had fun and mommy kept all her fingers!

Success!