BREAKNECK SPEED.

uuuugggghhhhh.

 

i feel like this month is flying by. this week has been crazy. i got to play mom to two extra kiddos on monday and tuesday nights (which was so much fun, seriously), had class on wednesday night, a work function tonight, make-up horse lessons and tumble team practice tomorrow, plus a tumbling meeting on sunday.

 

keller, hallie and cameron, hanging out :)

it's been crazy and exhausting and oh yeah, i had a paper due somewhere during that week too. plus, it's registration period at work.

henry's new trick - each morning he has managed to stick one arm out of his jammies. such talent.

 

and dave is gone.





 

 

sometimes it feels like everything happens at once. and maybe it's better that way. because then i really appreciate the slower pace in between the craziness.

 

 

i don't want to wish my days away, so i'm going to try to enjoy the crazy.



oh, these two.

 

last night was my one "normal" night at home, so i lived it up. supper, lunches made, homework done, baths, stories, bed for the kiddos - and then my beloved cup of hot tea, my fuzzy blanket and two episodes of mad men on netflix. it was magical :)



trying to facetime with daddy!



the end.

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS.

more bubble baths.

 

 

with bubble beards.

 

(henry does not agree)

 

fishing with best friends.

 

 

sunday bike rides.

 

and warm evenings on the front porch.

 

 

this weather is so good for my soul.

 



GRATITUDE 3.0

1. oranges.

2. hallie's love of horses.

3. a hands-on husband.

i am obsessed lately with oranges. and i am grateful for them, because they are sneaky. they make me think i am eating something sinfully sweet and bad for me...and they are soooooo good. i eat at least one a day. maybe that's why i haven't gotten hit with the bug that is currently taking down my family, one by one? interesting.

i know i say it a lot, but i love that hallie loves horses. she is so unique and i am grateful that she can love something without needing other little girls in the same thing. it makes me happy.

dave. period. he's a good day, a hands-on husband and is good for my sanity. and bad for my sanity, but it balances out. if we can get the flu and taxes behind us, we will have a good rest of april.

the end.

HALLIE & PAPAPA @ THE FARM.

hallie is on spring break this week.

 

when my dad came in for easter weekend, she decided she wanted to go back to missouri with him and spend two days/two nights at the farm.

 

this is a big step. for both of us.

 

but she loved it. had a ball. slept good, ate too much and had tons of mints/caffeine/etc. awesome.

 

favorite parts, according to hallie: brushing the horses, library with grandma chronister and visiting the amish.

 

she wants to go back this summer for sure. dad, are you game?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BABY GETS A BUZZCUT.

i couldn't handle the hair anymore.

 

it was long and fuzzy and a total rat's nest in the back. and to make it slightly less traumatic (???), i decided to do it myself. because, why not?

 

also, i used clippers. a #5 all over. perfect.

 

does he look traumatized? i mean, really. i strapped him into a booster seat, turned baby einstein up and gave him a sucker. he should feel lucky.

 

except that i missed quite a few spots. whoops!

oh, a video? SURE.

 

GUILT TRIPS. AND BAD SPELLING.

note #1 received from hallie (bottom right): "i love you. you are my heart's desire. you are a good mom."

 

note #2 from hallie, shortly after (top): "you are mean. you hurt my heart. i am mad"

 

and her grocery list: "carrots, popsicles, ice cream, chips, pringles."

 

you can see we have some work to do on her spelling, but these crack me up. dave thinks we should start correcting her spelling, but i'm afraid it will make her stop writing notes. and the more she writes, the more she'll improve. and they are hysterical.

 

EASTER.

easter is one of my very favorite holidays - and yet, sometimes i feel like i am not grasping the ENORMITY of the holiday. i worked good friday and then we had plans that evening. i never took the time to reflect really, or think much about the huge significance of that day.

 

and then easter sunday itself was such a whirlwind of sunrise service, naps, lunch, naps, etc. but, it did hit me on easter sunday. that it wasn't about the food or the clothes or the easter baskets. all of those things can go away, because the ONLY important thing was that on that day, the tomb was empty and we were filled with living hope. jesus gave up his spirit, died for our sins and now sits up in heaven with god the father.

 

so while my kids looked adorable at church and man, those naps sure felt good...that's NOT what easter is all about. it's about jesus and let's not forget it.