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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Out in the backwoods….

You know, sometimes by the things these boys do and we let them do you would never think we live in the middle of suburbia Pinehurst in a house with a ‘white picket fence.’ The things we think up sometimes out in our very own backwoods. 

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All the rain we have been having lately makes for their redneck splash pad in Daddy’s truck.  Bradley is a little more civilized and would not strip down to his skivvies.  Minus him doing the ‘live action’ sign he picked up from the Call of the Wild Man show, he’s pretty much the mature one out of the bunch.

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After the 4th I remembered I had bought some sparklers and a tiny combo pack of fireworks.  We did it in the daylight or else Easton never would have seen them since he goes to bed before dark mostly. He didn’t like the sparklers and I love how Bradley is protecting him from them holding him back from getting close.  They all wanted to take their flags when I said ‘let’s do fireworks.’

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When the woods are dark we bring the party back inside but still act like animals.  Meet my pig and cow!

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Catching some breeze in the afternoons by flying down the driveway.

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To beat the rain another night Daddy got the bb gun out for Bradley because he always asks for it.  He loves to shoot.  I love Bradley’s little muscles in this picture.  Easton wanted to have a turn too but Gavin was too busy dancing in the rain to be bothered with this stuff.

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They were not only jumping but putting their faces in the water.  Sheesh, you would think we don't have running water out here either and I send them out for their baths in the backwoods too.  I am just glad they are my little crazy boys and are having fun in nature, the kind you can’t buy!

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