Happy Earth Day

I don't know when Earth Day is, it could be today, but in our family we celebrate it every day.
Our love for the earth is evident all over Emry's face as we sit in church and I notice there is sand stuck all throughout her hairline. 

It is telling when our kids think buying new clothes at a fancy store like Target is a last resort after Goodwill and garage sales.

It is the rainbow of recycled yogurt spoons. And if on my way out of the shop there are some within my reach near the top of the garbage, I'll grab those too.

Every discarded paper from Glenn's office, junk mail, flyers sent home from school are utilized as scrap paper for the kids.  It's a pretty sure bet that if turned over, the typed report they turn in tomorrow will announce last years Halloween carnival.

It is obvious by how much we utilize our neighborhood parks, they're everywhere here.  And since Disneyland is out of our price range I just try and convince the kiddos that closing their eyes while going down the slide is almost as good as Space Mountain.

It's carrying a drippy, gross slurpee lid around because I have taught my kids how important it is to clean up litter.  I was fine with the empty (fairly clean) water bottles.

 And it's feeling pride when being lazy I tell Ethan we can leave the lid because someone is coming right away to clean it up and he says "but that's being mean to the earth!"

Tree Hugger, Hippie, Granola, they're all terms of endearment to me.  And by the way, I am probably packing your tossed out spoon in my kids lunch box.