#Priorities

 

Saturday's to-do list. Made by me, with an important addition by Dave. xo 

Makin' A List

A few weeks ago I shared the picture of the two girls as our Friday moment. What I didn't share was the two pictures before it, the ones of Emma making the list. I just adore this series of pictures and couldn't let another day pass without sharing them here in our space. These pictures capture both girls so perfectly- but especially our Emma. She's always been a hard worker this girl of ours-always wanting to help and be in the mix of whatever job, chore or task is going on. Her papa and I have no doubt that her can-do spirit and dedication to whatever is being worked on is going to take her very far in life. xo

{This Moment} Saturday Chores

{This Moment} - A Soule Mama Friday ritual. A single  photo - no words- capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you are inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments section for all to find and see. We wish you a lovely weekend! xo

Makin' Molasses Cookies

Today our to-do list involved making Molasses Cookies- some for us and some for a celebration tomorrow afternoon. The recipe is super simple and the cookies bake up beautifully every time. It wouldn't be autumn without these cookies, and we've decided that they must make an appearance at our family Thanksgiving celebration next month. xo 

Saturday

 The girls and I spent the morning painting the fence. We began by touching up the gate and the area near it. It took a beating during the long, cold winter we had and needed a fresh coat in certain spots. For those who don't know, the girls and I started painting this massive amount of picket fence last September. We logged 24 hours before deciding to be done for the season. 

 Once the touching up of the driveway side was complete we moved over to the area that we didn't get to last autumn. We managed to get four of the fence sections done today (and have like ten more to go before heading over to the neighbors yard to paint that side of fence). Hopefully, it will only take about twelve hours to finish up this project. The sections we got painted today look so much better! It truly is amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do! 

 After we finished the sections we had set out to paint today, Grace brought me to see this most unusual butterfly! We had never seen one like it before and were very impressed with how interested she (we decided it's a she) was in our deck and the area around it. She stayed for quite awhile and even seemed to pose for me to take some pictures of her. A quick Google search let us know that she is a Red Spotted Purple. 

Amazing weather, some more time logged on a much looked forward to project and a beautiful butterfly sure made for a fabulous start to our weekend! xo