Saturday, April 10, 2010
Jon's 33rd Birthday!
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Dallas Arboretum Outing
The "money shot" of the kids - the only actual photo of the day where they are both sitting still and looking at the camera. Seriously... the only photo.
And Lincoln, the Charmer.
Did I happen to mention how much I love my camera?) Then there's Gracen, the Lovely.. She is so tender and sweet... And here are my two little monkies, being silly, as usual :) We will definately be going back next year - maybe by that time, my children won't mind holding a pose for more than 3 seconds.
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Sunday, April 4, 2010
ER and the Easter Egg Hunt
It's moments like those that are a wake up call for me. I catch myself gazing and admiring my children often...they are a feast for my eyes and for my soul. My children are literally the loves of my life, my bouy when I'm destitute, my reason for wanting to be a better person than I feel capable of being. It seems like we live in our own little world most of the time...our safe, secure, fun, own little world. We rarely have any physical injuries in our home, aside from the occasional bumped head or scraped knee. I have always prided myself in that I stay calm in a crisis situation...at least on the outside, but I think my heart broke just a little bit at that moment. As a mother, I want to protect my loved ones from harm..It was upsetting to be so helpless...
I sometimes take for granted how blessed my family is. Just like any human family, we have our own set of trials, we have bills to pay, a home to maintain, responsibilities, scheduling conflicts, and the pressures that come along with having small children in the house - it seems like Jon and I never have actual down-time. Alone time. That's something I've forgotten how to even enjoy when I find a glimpse of it from time to time. There was a time, not so long ago, in our lives before the twins came to be, when our home was empty...so empty that the silence was deafening. Austin's sweet spirit kept me alive...gave me the courage to keep following my path. I love our children beyond all imagination. I wouldn't trade the world for them...
Jon rushed home and we loaded the babies up, jammies and all, and made a b-line for the Children's Hospital down the road. (Austin is away for the weekend.) After sitting in the ER for an hour, we saw the doctor on-call. She confirmed our concerns that he might have a tiny concussion. Jon was smart, as usual, and brought our laptop with some of their favorite movies on it to watch. We stayed at the hospital, keeping him under observation, praying for no further signs of trauma, until he was released at 1 a.m. Talk about a long night... Needless to say, neither of the toddlers were thrilled to be there...in the least...at all...at any point in the evening.
Anywho... On to Easter. I was a total slacker today and only took a few candid shots of the kids gathering their eggs. They weren't even dressed in their Sunday Best. They had a busy day - played in their sand box, visited 2 local parks, fed the ducks at the park our old stale bread, ran amuck and climbed all over their "Aunt Melli," took tiny naps, played rugby in the front yard, had a wagon ride around the neighborhood, went on a bike ride with their daddy, and alas, hunted their Easter eggs.
Here they are, running toward the front door, on their way out to collect thier eggies.
I have the feeling that next year will not be so relaxed and easy for me. By that time, the kids will have a very good understanding of who Jesus is, of what the Easter Bunny is... I might even have to cook an actual sit-down meal next time!
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Labels: Easter
Friday, February 12, 2010
We Are The World...
This chokes me up inside, each and every time I watch it...
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Friday, January 1, 2010
...It's No Secret
OK. So it's no secret that keeping up my blog is pretty low on my very long list of to-do's and priorities. I enjoy checking our friend's and family's blogs, and blog surfing is a favorite past-time of mine, assuming that I ever have any time to pass! Jon and I both stay incredibly busy keeping up with the family and with one another, so actually sitting down and being still long enough to upload a photo or two alongside a quick blurb of our most recent holiday or happening is a rarity. It shouldn't be that difficult to do, but somehow, it is....
Life with Austin and the twins is like being in a 24/7 cage-match...Jon and I just tag one another in when we need a break! I'm very thankful that he's so hands-on and incredible with the kids. It turns out that this parenting gig is waaay more challenging than the pamphlet made it out to be!
This year, I make a solemn resolve to TRY to post once a week, (or so..) For now, I leave you with this recent picture of my little stinkers:
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Hoping this Gets you in a Goulish Mood...
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Saturday, September 12, 2009
Like Trying to Herd Cats...
Grace & Walk's cousin, Adam, came over to play for a few hours yesterday. He's a cool kid.
They totally ransacked two bedrooms and the entire upstairs living area in a matter of minutes! Walker and Gracen usually don't do too shabby of a job on their own, but with Adam's help, I think a new house record was set...
They even found the time to practice being cool - it's a must for every pre-2 year old, you know...
Walk even pulled it off while wearing a diaper.
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