Pine Needles

I have been slipping lately with getting pictures posted the day they are taken! Anyway, this is from yesterday. We have been loving the warm, sunny weather and have spent lots of time outside. Yesterday we raked up lots of pine needles, put them in the wheelbarrow (Clara was a big helper!) and, of course, took a few breaks to sit in them!

We also took some time for Clara to swing while I pushed her. She wanted to "sing" and started reciting Psalm 23. When she was done she said, "Sing more Mommy!" We went through Psalm 1, Psalm 100, the Lord's Prayer and back to Psalm 23 - how glorious and precious to recite Scripture in the middle of God's creation with my little girl! It was so fun to say Psalm 1, "He is like a tree, planted by streams of water..." surrounded by trees! I love that Clara calls reciting Psalms "singing" - she truly can feel the melody and rhythm of the language and really responds to it.