Random thoughts

First:

I think teething might just be the end of me. Bo Bo's 4 molars have all broken through this week, and he let me know all about it. Yes my little boy, I know they hurt, and I'm sorry. Now Mommy's head hurts too.

Second:

As I was tending to Little Bo this afternoon, I was listening to T and H. They were playing "lava" together. I loved listening to them play the same game I used to play when I was little.

Birthday, School, and Everything In Between

Our sweet little girl has been waiting all summer for this day. She turned 3 . . . again! At least that's what I kept telling her. She really wanted to be 4 though, so I conceded---this year.

I took some birthday pictures of her right after church. I don't know what they do in her class, but when I send her in, she looks absolutely adorable and put together. When she comes out, although still absolutely adorable, she is also a bit disheveled. I guess that's what happens when you fill a room with 3-4 year olds :).

That evening we enjoyed cupcakes picked out by the birthday girl herself. Little Bo really got into the birthday spirit. I don't know if he was the one who enjoyed it the most (although he was happy about it), but he certainly got the messiest. I had a blue tub that night.

Not to be upstaged, T had his first day of school! With two years already under his belt, he was not nervous in the least. I love the confidence that school gives him!

And here's just a random shot of T and a lincoln log house he was proud of. He made it once with my help, then built it again all by himself.

They won't be little forever

I'm just starting to understand what people mean when they say to enjoy your little ones because they won't be little forever. Because, I mean, sometimes it sure seems never ending. But lately I have been amazed at how big my kids have gotten. It really does seem like just yesterday that little J was born, that H had NO hair, and that T was just starting school. So, although often the days seem looooong and repetitive, and looooong and repetitive, I am trying to enjoy the present, because when its gone I know I'll miss it.

You Know You're a Parent When . . .

You open your eyes in the morning to a face inches away from your own. I still wake up with a start some mornings.

You lay on the ground and you instantly become a human jungle gym.

You get random hugs and kisses throughout the day "just because."

Summer means more work instead of a break.

You find yourself returning from a date at 8:30 instead of leaving for one.

The word "Mom" becomes both your favorite word and your least favorite word.

You've ever unplugged the phone during nap time.

HAPPY EASTER 2010

{a little late is better than never}

{ODDS AND ENDS}

T had a baseball game yesterday, so in honor of Easter, he decided to lay an egg. {Ha ha}

Bad joke, I know. But it's fun to watch him as he gets older learn new things, be challenged, and rise to the occasion. As he has little victories: throwing the runner out in baseball, running into home, or even scoring well on a test, I can see his confidence grow. And hopefully that will help him have the courage to conquer bigger things.

Or maybe he just likes baseball.

And I like having matching aprons with my little girl. Cheesy? Absolutely, but it makes cooking with her just that much more fun.

And J is such a sweetie. Seriously, try to not be happy looking at that face. I dare you.

Big brother couldn't resist either . . .

Perfect Brownies

I made my "perfect" brownies, and they were everything I expected and more.