This Happened

This happened a couple weeks ago. It filled my heart. We miss our friends so dearly!

Happy Helper

Both of my kids are often very happy helpers. I’m so thankful.

Lately N has been able to do more and more.

Peeling carrots.

Drying lettuce.

Shredding cheese in the food processor.

Feeding the baby. She does an excellent job.

And cleaning the floor.

She truly is such a blessing to me!

Day 7

Each evening between six and seven I am trying to get the house picked up, get the kids ready for bed, read to them and tuck them in.

But this is what my baby girl has being doing during that particular hour the majority of those past seven nights…

It’s not a pretty sight. And it’s not an easy hour. The most challenging hour of the day, for sure. Only so much Mama to go around…

Baby Meets Dirt (Day 6)

My first two babies grew up in dirt. And sand. And dust. And lots of it.

I too, grew up playing in dirt. My parents were building our home when I was a baby/toddler and my sister and I would sit on the ground and play with bugs while Mama and Daddy worked hard. I think we were happy and I think it made us healthy!

Lately I have been thinking how my third baby has grown up inside. With, like, No dirt. No sand. Little dust.

Not okay with me.

Today I got her up from her nap, dressed her in clothes out of the laundry basket, took her outside and sat her down in a patch of dirt.

Baby, meet dirt!

She was a wee bit confused at first, but she got the hang of it pretty quickly.

(She is in the grab-things-and-hand-them-to-people stage.)

Even having  a taste..

Go for it babe! Eat up! (Right now you either think I’m a great Mom or a terrible one…)

By the way… her hair is not that red in real life… the photo processing I used makes it look more red than it is.)

Nom nom nom.

She’s the best. And I hope there’s a lot more dirt digging in her future now that spring is (maybe?!) coming our way. Although dirt means baths and frankly I’m not that into giving baths…

Day 4

Last night I hurriedly tucked the big kiddos in bed at 6:40 (you read that right). The baby was crying and it’d been a tiring day, so we all needed to be in bed early. (I myself was in bed before 9pm).

I gave kisses and hugs (much less than the normal routine), turned on the CD player and headed toward the door…

“Mommy?” N called.

“Yes baby?”

“You are da best Mommy ever.”

*heart bursting*

N’s First Camera

Sweet N got her very own camera for Christmas a few months ago. The memory card finally filled up and I wanted to post some of the ‘best’ photos here. She’s just the cutest and I like seeing the world a bit through her eyes. These are mixed up, but they started on Christmas day. There are some around the house, some of siblings, some of special visitors and some very random ones…