sunday afternoon

the only downside on sunday was jim having to work, unable to attend church with us. however, when we turned into our cul de sac after church was over, his supra came into view and we all got really excited! he was allowed to come home early. it was so nice to have him home with us. he did have to do some work for amazon, but at least he was physically present! i was extremely camera happy on sunday, as you can see here - candid jim, totally caught off guard. he's super cute, in "nerd" mode...

with jim home, jessica and i were able to spend some quality time together. jenna was napping, james had crashed on the couch, and we were free to roam about the great outdoors! ah, i love sundays like this...

we first walked to the side of the house to check out our roses and strawberries. we were happy to see the strawberries growing nicely. they sure looked tasty! we decided to pick the best-looking one and share it. jessica, being the sweetheart that she is, shared her half of the strawberry with jim. it was DELECTABLE (i teach the kids a new word each week - "delectable" was last week's word)...

we had a nice little walk around our cul de sac. it was a gorgeous, sunny day and so pleasant to be out walking with my first-born. since life is so busy, we have become more realistic about our alone time. recently, we started talking about "grabbing moments" with one another. so now(aside from our occasional "mommy-daughter dates"), we grab moments together, like taking a sunday walk. here she is, dancing along with her shadow...

after PERAMBULATING (this week's word) about our neighborhood, we headed home. we were greeted at the front door by a silly-acting jim. funny, he kinda resembles his t-shirt...

jenna woke up from her nap shortly after we returned home and immediately wanted "daddy time!!" they are so cute together, with their little conversations and silly play.

aaaand, the perfect end to a perfect sunday - sunday dinner! it was simple, yet...DELECTABLE!