Help & Encouragement for Busy Moms
This weekend we celebrated Rebekah’s 8th and Peyton’s 4th birthdays with an Under the Sea party. The girls planned everything right down to when to wear their mermaid tales and when to switch to their mermaid skirts. They tried to make the kitchen look like an undersea room and served snacks in sand buckets. I can only imagine what their parties will be like as they become old enough to really take over
We enjoyed a relaxing weekend at the lake with my parents and grandparents last week. The weather was crazy. One day we played outside, even shedding our jackets by afternoon. The following day it snowed! I’m not a huge fan of water sports, so “off-season” lake time is usually my favorite. I love playing outside and enjoying the view, but don’t love swimming, applying sunscreen, or trying to keep up
Go away winter; I’m ready for natural light flooded photos! This photo is not technically a great photo- but I love what it shows and the memory matters most. It shows the relationship developing between my second ‘set’ of girls. Watching Miriam and Rebekah’s friendship is one of the best parts of this parenting thing. Sure- they fight and annoy each other on occasion, but mostly there is love and friendship. Seeing
Sorry I disappeared (again!) We’ve been busy doing school and having fun. I’m working on the coordinating clothes for the girls’ doll outfits and reading library books. While I love the ability to place books on hold at the library I dislike the new release 2 week time limit and having several holds become available at the same time. I’ve been reading, reading, reading after putting the kids to bed
Since receiving fun cooking supplies from Sibling Christmas my big girls are spending many happy hours candy making and baking. How bittersweet it is that they can do this baking independently.Peyton makes mini cupcakes with her new set. Yes, there are stickers all over her face–she wears them most everyday. While the girls are cooking Michael runs in and out of the kitchen (in various dress up clothes and
