Quiet Time in Nature

I do SO love a good Saturday! This morning I woke up to the smell of coffee! Louis Dean got up before I did and hit the start buttons on our two coffee pots! HE has a large pot of 'truck driver' coffee while I have a much smaller pot of flavored gourmet coffee! We spent a leisurely morning before we headed over to Quadville for the afternoon!

Today was Mike's birthday and our 'gift' to him was to stay with the quads while he and Amber had an afternoon for themselves! The babies were asleep when we arrived so before A&M left, so I went out BEHIND their house to do a little nature walk.

This bench was stacked with vines and dead wood. I cleaned it all off and pulled it over to smoother ground.......

then I propped my feet up and enjoyed a little 'Quiet Time.'

You would never know you were in Dallas CITY limits by looking at the view back there.

How cool to be able to get to a lovely piece of nature by walking past the back yard?

This was the view in front of me. I loved sitting out there and listening to the birds and you could hear the water in the stream that flows crystal clear down in the ravine.

Kailey and Harrison woke up first from their naps so we brought them downstairs to hang out while Trystan and Logan continued to sleep.

 They enjoyed being in the living room and exploring!

It's ridiculous how excited we get when the babies wake up!!

Trystan was STILL asleep at 3:30 so I went in and gently woke her.

She was super excited to see Granddad downstairs!

They were doing the 'Quad Twist!'

I snapped this pic JUST as Logan was sliding down in the same moment Harrison decided to SIT down - right on Logan's head!!

We like to keep them entertained so when there was a lull in the action Granddad gave them a basket slide!

They LOVED it!!

Trystan is so sweet!! I think she was thanking Granddad for playing!

They were all excited when Mama and Daddy got home!

The girls tried walking in Mama's boots!

I hope and pray they truly DO!

"As is the mother - so is her daughter."