Love,
Three of our BIGGEST blessings!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Simple Loves
When I look back on our day there are little snippets of things I love, things I don't want to forget, the simple things. And if I am lucky enough to stop, I can catch those moments and take them all in for everything they are worth. Those are the things I am THANKFUL for!
So simple loves:
Seeing Carter's eyes light up and face glow at the new and wonderful sights and sounds of all things Christmas that are showing up quickly at every store!
The silly way Brooklyn screams as we are sitting in a Target parking lot throwing our leftover popcorn to the birds and seeing Carter belly laugh at the birds as they swoop down towards the popcorn and at his silly sister Brooklyn who is giving her own sound clip to this funny moment. All the while I am laughing loving that this is a fun activity to them and at the fact that everyone who drives by gives me the crazy look as I am lighting up from ear to ear watching my kids enjoy the simple moment of feeding birds (in a parking lot)
Seeing that Carter goes directly to Kennedy as I let him out of his carseat from picking her up from school and as he gets closer he starts with the smack noises so he can kiss her because he missed his big buddy!
Watching the girls pull into big sister mode as the lady at the doctor's office can't find out appointments...they take opposite walls with Carter in the middle in his stroller and take turns sliding down the half walls and making ker plop noises that make him yet again belly laugh for the whole waiting room to hear. And I don't even tell them to shhhhhh or stop because I am thinking that what person in their right mind wouldn't smile at that precious baby laugh and make anyone's day! Or the mere fact that these sisters are doing whatever they can to help their mommy out and make their brother happy!
So simple loves:
Seeing Carter's eyes light up and face glow at the new and wonderful sights and sounds of all things Christmas that are showing up quickly at every store!
The silly way Brooklyn screams as we are sitting in a Target parking lot throwing our leftover popcorn to the birds and seeing Carter belly laugh at the birds as they swoop down towards the popcorn and at his silly sister Brooklyn who is giving her own sound clip to this funny moment. All the while I am laughing loving that this is a fun activity to them and at the fact that everyone who drives by gives me the crazy look as I am lighting up from ear to ear watching my kids enjoy the simple moment of feeding birds (in a parking lot)
Seeing that Carter goes directly to Kennedy as I let him out of his carseat from picking her up from school and as he gets closer he starts with the smack noises so he can kiss her because he missed his big buddy!
Watching the girls pull into big sister mode as the lady at the doctor's office can't find out appointments...they take opposite walls with Carter in the middle in his stroller and take turns sliding down the half walls and making ker plop noises that make him yet again belly laugh for the whole waiting room to hear. And I don't even tell them to shhhhhh or stop because I am thinking that what person in their right mind wouldn't smile at that precious baby laugh and make anyone's day! Or the mere fact that these sisters are doing whatever they can to help their mommy out and make their brother happy!
Flying through the sprinklers....doesn't get much better than that!
Dressing up for an inside rain storm dance rodeo western show!
Doesn't everyone have one of those??
I left Kennedy playing on the computer with Brooklyn watching her while I went to change Carter's diaper and came back in to find this....Kennedy patiently teaching her to play and moving the mouse with her. It doesn't happen all the time like this, but this was definitely one of those simple thankful moments.
Afternoon snack picnics
This next one I took when Brooklyn was drying off after playing in the sprinklers, not planned since I left a car full of groceries to take some pictures of watching my younger two run through the sprinklers mid day. I either have ADD or just try to capture the spontaneous moments when they happen!
To the simple things, today to be thankful of what matters most.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Fashion, Balance & New Hair Do
Oh the fashion police had better not show up to our house lately, because the groupies are in full force. It is actually a crack up and I find myself looking forward to each and every day and what outfit or SIX we are going to end up in today. Tim and I were talking and I really need to get better at grabbing my camera for each and every fashion moment but seriously the girl changes faster than I can grab my camera. I of course am talking about Brooklyn. The joy of being the second girl, more independent and doing things faster or at least before asking if she can and with a mommy not in your face every second like the first child. She wears her ballet costume to the farmer's market, her leotard and tutu with winter boots and no tights to run errands and that's just the beginning. And the kicker is she puts all these together on her own. I might start her own fashion magazine or something. Here is one of the latest.
And then we have Kennedy and her socks. The latest and greatest fashion trend in school is wearing mismatched socks. Great news for me because when putting laundry together, I don't have to match. One less thing to worry about :)
And then we have the balance...not sure about you but I am always trying to find balance...or asking God to show me balance. Balance as a wife, mom, daughter, friend and throwing a hobby or using a God given gift in there too. Well as I took some pictures of Carter the other day, the word balance struck perfectly and I just smiled. This is called being the youngest of two sisters in a house still FILLED to the brim of girly girl things BUT still playing with cars! LOVE it!
I am talking about the beaded necklace...hey at least he picked blue and he is standing on the train table playing cars. More boy working for him than the necklace.And this is my sweet almost 8 year old who has begged and pleaded over the past year to get her hair cut short. We fought it and fought it and well I will let you see...
I love it and it is perfect for her, but more than that after she got it cut despite feeling crummy from a tummy bug she smiled bigger and brighter and looked so happy with her new do. And couldn't wait to go show off her newness to her friends and classmates and anticipated who was going to notice. She is mighty proud and that's what I love most!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Eighteen and Everywhere!
Carter turned 18 mos. old yesterday (Nov. 8th)and he is everywhere. I had started posts for both his 16 and 17 months but they never were finished. And we all know how fast it goes so here we are and my little boy is 1 1/2. Ahhhh wasn't I just holding him in a sling, and shhhing him to sleep and still waking up a couple of times a night to nurse him and sneak back down to catch some sweet zzz's of my own. Now I hit the pillow hard because this boy keeps me busy! He is the sweetest and happiest little toddler...and I would say clutzy & accident prone but all my friends with boys just say he is simply a boy, none of the above. Well holy cow this boy falls and hits each and every body part from his mouth, chin, head, teeth, you name it more than once per day. Thank God our pediatrician just smiles when we walk in and says he has JUST the right amount of bumps and bruises for an 18 mos. old boy.
Carter has always been and still is a mama's boy but the neatest thing in the past two months has been that he has turned into a daddy's boy too. Those two are happiest putzing around outside doing who knows what, sitting watching footbal AND eating goldfish and wrestling. I love watching the two of them together and my heart gets big and beats faster when I do, seeing the love and bond between a dad and his son is something I am so grateful to know and watch since God blessed us with Carter!
Right now he is at the discovery stage and into everything. He can open any and every door and does so at the most important times of the day. Just tonight as I was making dinner I heard a crash and went to find this...
He is starting to sing the clean up song or at least knows what it means because we sing it MANY times throughout the day. He throws with the best of them, any and every object that fits perfectly in his little hands. Well not so little anymore, his hands have grown as fast as he has and taken a jump and dive from the days of holding a teether toy or batting at the playmat!
He loves to color, or at least pretend as he is walking away from me quickly with the open markers that he has found in the art closet. He is so very resourceful...way more than the other two seemed to be. If he is hungry or wants a snack he goes right to the pantry and opens it to find what he wants. Sometimes he will bring it to me, other times I find him sitting by the pantry with a box of crackers in his lap. And this is all within seconds, like seconds of me throwing a load of laundry in or putting something away. He is talking more and more and starting to put words together. Like tonight he wanted cheese, so he said cheese please.
He loves any and every big truck he sees on the road or emergency vehicles...it's like his little world freezes and he takes it all in any and every time a fire truck passes or an ambulance goes by. The garbage truck is seriously the highlight of the day. He dashes outside quicker than I can open the door and runs straight for the playground now. No more letting him play on the patio with some sand or some chalk. He wants to be big and keep up with his sissy's more than ever...and they indulge every last want, need and whine of his. Kennedy will take him outside and I will see her trying to teach him how to kick the soccer ball and Brooklyn will just jump on him and wrestle him anytime she finds him on the ground. I love the way they love him and I love the way he loves them back.
As busy and into any and everything right now the best part is him being this God made little boy who just knows any and all things having to do with water, dirt and cars...BUT the minute it is time for bed, he points to the rocking chair as if to say don't even think about not rocking me tonight. He snuggles deep into my shoulder, my left shoulder and wraps his left arm tightly around my neck and as we sing and talk about our day and I silently pray for the man I pray God makes him as he grows, he falls fast asleep and snores quietly into my neck. It's the simplest and most special time of my day and lets me take in any and every little jump he made that day, or new word, or temper tantrum he had for not getting his way. It's contentment in it's best form!
Carter knows EXACTLY what he wants! He is a big 27 pounds now, only a handful of pounds smaller than his middle sis! And his dr. looks at me and says now you know he's off the charts for height, right? I just smile and think I could have told you that. He loves to read still and I love when I turn around and he is sitting on the floor with an open book on his lap. He has totally fallen in love with Elmo, Elmo books, toys, etc and can say Elmo with the best of them! I am smitten needless to say with this ever growing, puddle stomping, chipped toothed little boy who has changed my life as a mama in a short eighteen months. Love ya little bruiser!
Carter has always been and still is a mama's boy but the neatest thing in the past two months has been that he has turned into a daddy's boy too. Those two are happiest putzing around outside doing who knows what, sitting watching footbal AND eating goldfish and wrestling. I love watching the two of them together and my heart gets big and beats faster when I do, seeing the love and bond between a dad and his son is something I am so grateful to know and watch since God blessed us with Carter!
Right now he is at the discovery stage and into everything. He can open any and every door and does so at the most important times of the day. Just tonight as I was making dinner I heard a crash and went to find this...
He is starting to sing the clean up song or at least knows what it means because we sing it MANY times throughout the day. He throws with the best of them, any and every object that fits perfectly in his little hands. Well not so little anymore, his hands have grown as fast as he has and taken a jump and dive from the days of holding a teether toy or batting at the playmat!
He loves to color, or at least pretend as he is walking away from me quickly with the open markers that he has found in the art closet. He is so very resourceful...way more than the other two seemed to be. If he is hungry or wants a snack he goes right to the pantry and opens it to find what he wants. Sometimes he will bring it to me, other times I find him sitting by the pantry with a box of crackers in his lap. And this is all within seconds, like seconds of me throwing a load of laundry in or putting something away. He is talking more and more and starting to put words together. Like tonight he wanted cheese, so he said cheese please.
He loves any and every big truck he sees on the road or emergency vehicles...it's like his little world freezes and he takes it all in any and every time a fire truck passes or an ambulance goes by. The garbage truck is seriously the highlight of the day. He dashes outside quicker than I can open the door and runs straight for the playground now. No more letting him play on the patio with some sand or some chalk. He wants to be big and keep up with his sissy's more than ever...and they indulge every last want, need and whine of his. Kennedy will take him outside and I will see her trying to teach him how to kick the soccer ball and Brooklyn will just jump on him and wrestle him anytime she finds him on the ground. I love the way they love him and I love the way he loves them back.
As busy and into any and everything right now the best part is him being this God made little boy who just knows any and all things having to do with water, dirt and cars...BUT the minute it is time for bed, he points to the rocking chair as if to say don't even think about not rocking me tonight. He snuggles deep into my shoulder, my left shoulder and wraps his left arm tightly around my neck and as we sing and talk about our day and I silently pray for the man I pray God makes him as he grows, he falls fast asleep and snores quietly into my neck. It's the simplest and most special time of my day and lets me take in any and every little jump he made that day, or new word, or temper tantrum he had for not getting his way. It's contentment in it's best form!
Carter knows EXACTLY what he wants! He is a big 27 pounds now, only a handful of pounds smaller than his middle sis! And his dr. looks at me and says now you know he's off the charts for height, right? I just smile and think I could have told you that. He loves to read still and I love when I turn around and he is sitting on the floor with an open book on his lap. He has totally fallen in love with Elmo, Elmo books, toys, etc and can say Elmo with the best of them! I am smitten needless to say with this ever growing, puddle stomping, chipped toothed little boy who has changed my life as a mama in a short eighteen months. Love ya little bruiser!
Sunday, November 7, 2010
My Favorite Halloween Decor
This by far was my favorite decoration this year! We made Salt Dough Ghosts and when we had let them dry long enough to decorate we looked at the cookie sheet and realized these two were stuck together by the arm. So we decided to name them the Sisters Forever Ghosts!
Even Carter got in on the action and wanted to help with these. A bowl, a sprinkle of flour and a wooden spoon make magic happen in the kitchen!
Our Halloween
It is amazing the difference a year makes. Last year we had a little hotdog and this year we had a "ferocious" lion. Last year it was survival and well this year it still feels like survival sometimes but I thought we can do survival and dress up as a family too! Tim went with it, it probably helped I brought out the costume a few nights before, but needless to say he's a good sport. I think the fact that he was on call on Halloween worked in my favor...guilt and adult scarecrow costumes go well together! We had a GREAT time. Our neighborhood was much more happenin this year. Last year we headed out and had fun but came home and thought oh my gosh where did we move, the most boring neighborhood in the world. Well this year it pulled through. We met up with more and more friends along the way, some of Brooklyn's and some of Kennedy's and had a great time hanging out and catching up and shoving a tootsie roll in our mouth when we weren't talking or checking out to see which candy Carter quickly grabbed and shoveled in his mouth before anyone noticed. He is FAST! It was nice that it was a bit cooler and the fact that Carter wore his costume, head piece and all the whole night blew me away. Trick-or-Treat!!
Brooklyn and Patrick...his very 1st Halloween! Cutest little puppy dog!
Carter planning his escape trying to get to the candy already!
Kennedy & Carter with Mrs. Johanssen. The kids, all three adore her. A neighbor's mom who my kids run to at soccer games, neighborhood functions and any other time they see her. I think she has a special place on her lap for each of my kids!
Don't like the picture because it's blurry but this was Carter's 1st official trick or treast house and I love that Brooklyn's hand is on his back "helping" him! Kennedy was long gone and off to the next house.
I love you for doing this...cutest scarercrow I have ever seen!
The girls and KK's friend Brook!
Brooklyn and Patrick...his very 1st Halloween! Cutest little puppy dog!
Carter planning his escape trying to get to the candy already!
Kennedy & Carter with Mrs. Johanssen. The kids, all three adore her. A neighbor's mom who my kids run to at soccer games, neighborhood functions and any other time they see her. I think she has a special place on her lap for each of my kids!
Don't like the picture because it's blurry but this was Carter's 1st official trick or treast house and I love that Brooklyn's hand is on his back "helping" him! Kennedy was long gone and off to the next house.
I love you for doing this...cutest scarercrow I have ever seen!
The girls and KK's friend Brook!
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