I'm up late and the house is quiet.
Seems odd that everything is so still. Usually I'm trying to crank out different household jobs whenever the boys are asleep. Tonight is different though, because I can't stop thinking. I keep thinking about my job.
My mommy job.
Never before have I been entrusted with so much responsibility. I have been entrusted with two little lives. Two little boys that watch every move I make. Every action and reaction. My attitude. My relationship with their Daddy. My relationship with GOD. They see it all. It's scary what they see because I know that I am far from perfect.
I want with all of my heart to be a good mommy to my boys. And I am reminded daily that I can't be a good mommy without help. As much as I hate it, I am insufficient. No matter how hard I try I can't meet all of their needs. I can't keep them from all the harm and hurt that comes with life. I don't respond correctly all of the time. I don't make right choices. I choose sin over God. I fail.
Which is why I pray that my boys see my desire for God, imperfect as it is. I pray that my boys see the choices that should be made. That's why I pray that God would protect them from harm and hurt. That's why I pray for grace in raising my boys.
I'm an imperfect mommy trying to show them a perfect God.
A God that is sufficient. A God that never fails.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
Random Things
Several Recent (and random) Things
1.) I have been on a new recipe kick for the last week. The other day the temperature only got up to 88 degrees and so I was feeling rather "fall-ish". (Sad that 88 degrees is bringing out the "fall" in me.) Anyway, I decided to make a pumpkin pie. OH, MAN. It was SO, SO good. I got the recipe from Pioneer Woman. She has a recipe for the perfect pie crust...meaning anybody could make it. It's practically impossible to mess up. (Which is good because Everett was helping me at the time and he might have made me a little heavy handed with a couple of the ingredients.) Yeah. So we ate that pie in less than 3 days. Yum-o.
2.) I have started drinking Diet Mountain Dew...occasionally. This is a sad day in my life. I think diet Dew is an acquired taste. I'm working on acquiring it. My reasons for switching to the somewhat less tasty stuff can be summed up in one word. Zero. Yes. Zero calories my friends. Like I said- it's a sad day.
3.) Everett got picked on for the first time while we were at Arctic Circle. This was harder for Mommy to handle than it was for Everett. This kid- who is about a year older than Ev- decides to push Everett out of the way repeatedly because he wanted to play with the steering wheel that Everett had. That's not a big deal to me. I figure Everett needs to learn to be easy going about that type of thing. But then Everett was trying to go down some stairs backwards on his hands and knees to get away from this kid and the kid starts hitting Everett on the head. Ev starts saying "No" and puts his arm over his head. The little kid starts hitting him harder. Mommy starts to go into "beast mode." Daddy quickly diffuses both situations by making Mommy hold Easton while he goes to get Everett. Like I said, it was harder for me to deal with than it was for Everett. Good thing Tyler was there. :) Everett's version of the story: "Mommy- Boy. Hit head. Slide again." As you can tell he didn't really care. He wanted to slide again. Apparently the lesson was for me to learn. :)
4.) Volleyball is starting up again soon! I cannot tell you how excited this makes me! I have been planning out a BUNCH of stuff for the past month. Every time I finish I think how much I wish it was starting NOW. But, now it's only a little more than a week away. Woohoo! Yeah, so if anybody is really excited about watching a fun loving 2 year old and a very happy 2 month old during a couple of volleyball games, let me know. :)
5.) Easton had his 2 month check-up recently. He is in the 18th percentile for weight (not a surprise since Everett was the same way at this age). And he was in the 61 percentile for height. Somehow, we have tall boys. (Ev is in the 96th percentile for height.) I'm not sure how, but we do. :)
6.) I learned recently that my back is not completely healed. I tried my Insanity workout and ended up at the chiropractor. Lame-o! Apparently I need to still take it a bit slower than I would like.
7.) Everett is starting to finally make it back to where he was in his potty training since Easton was born. He regressed quite a bit (like all of the books and other moms warn you about :)) and now is getting the hang of it again. He never fully had #2 down before Easton was born but had #1 pretty much under control. Once Easton was born he starting just going all the time...anywhere and everywhere. It was great. But now he has gotten so much better. He hasn't had a problem with #1 in about 2.5 weeks and he hasn't had trouble with #2 in about 9 days. YAY.
Okay, I'm done talking about bodily functions.
8.) Easton has been such a GOOD sleeper! He is generally a very happy baby. He only starts to get mildly fussy when he is getting tired. Other than that he is very content. He has gone 8 or more hours straight the last 6 nights. I. Am. Spoiled.
9.) Tyler's lawn business has been EXPLODING. It's so neat. In the last two weeks he has gotten about 5-6 more lawns. That's a big deal when your previous total was around 12. He is now mowing 4 days a week and also has a couple of lawn "projects" that several customers have given him. Everett asks every time Tyler leaves to go mow if he can go too. (I keep telling him, "Just wait- in several years you WILL be going along and I'm not sure you'll want to then." :))
10.) I can't help but share a picture of my sweet boys...well, at least 2 of the 3. :)
Those eyes. They get me every time. Love, love, love.
Hope you all enjoy the last days of summer vacation!
1.) I have been on a new recipe kick for the last week. The other day the temperature only got up to 88 degrees and so I was feeling rather "fall-ish". (Sad that 88 degrees is bringing out the "fall" in me.) Anyway, I decided to make a pumpkin pie. OH, MAN. It was SO, SO good. I got the recipe from Pioneer Woman. She has a recipe for the perfect pie crust...meaning anybody could make it. It's practically impossible to mess up. (Which is good because Everett was helping me at the time and he might have made me a little heavy handed with a couple of the ingredients.) Yeah. So we ate that pie in less than 3 days. Yum-o.
2.) I have started drinking Diet Mountain Dew...occasionally. This is a sad day in my life. I think diet Dew is an acquired taste. I'm working on acquiring it. My reasons for switching to the somewhat less tasty stuff can be summed up in one word. Zero. Yes. Zero calories my friends. Like I said- it's a sad day.
3.) Everett got picked on for the first time while we were at Arctic Circle. This was harder for Mommy to handle than it was for Everett. This kid- who is about a year older than Ev- decides to push Everett out of the way repeatedly because he wanted to play with the steering wheel that Everett had. That's not a big deal to me. I figure Everett needs to learn to be easy going about that type of thing. But then Everett was trying to go down some stairs backwards on his hands and knees to get away from this kid and the kid starts hitting Everett on the head. Ev starts saying "No" and puts his arm over his head. The little kid starts hitting him harder. Mommy starts to go into "beast mode." Daddy quickly diffuses both situations by making Mommy hold Easton while he goes to get Everett. Like I said, it was harder for me to deal with than it was for Everett. Good thing Tyler was there. :) Everett's version of the story: "Mommy- Boy. Hit head. Slide again." As you can tell he didn't really care. He wanted to slide again. Apparently the lesson was for me to learn. :)
4.) Volleyball is starting up again soon! I cannot tell you how excited this makes me! I have been planning out a BUNCH of stuff for the past month. Every time I finish I think how much I wish it was starting NOW. But, now it's only a little more than a week away. Woohoo! Yeah, so if anybody is really excited about watching a fun loving 2 year old and a very happy 2 month old during a couple of volleyball games, let me know. :)
5.) Easton had his 2 month check-up recently. He is in the 18th percentile for weight (not a surprise since Everett was the same way at this age). And he was in the 61 percentile for height. Somehow, we have tall boys. (Ev is in the 96th percentile for height.) I'm not sure how, but we do. :)
6.) I learned recently that my back is not completely healed. I tried my Insanity workout and ended up at the chiropractor. Lame-o! Apparently I need to still take it a bit slower than I would like.
7.) Everett is starting to finally make it back to where he was in his potty training since Easton was born. He regressed quite a bit (like all of the books and other moms warn you about :)) and now is getting the hang of it again. He never fully had #2 down before Easton was born but had #1 pretty much under control. Once Easton was born he starting just going all the time...anywhere and everywhere. It was great. But now he has gotten so much better. He hasn't had a problem with #1 in about 2.5 weeks and he hasn't had trouble with #2 in about 9 days. YAY.
Okay, I'm done talking about bodily functions.
8.) Easton has been such a GOOD sleeper! He is generally a very happy baby. He only starts to get mildly fussy when he is getting tired. Other than that he is very content. He has gone 8 or more hours straight the last 6 nights. I. Am. Spoiled.
9.) Tyler's lawn business has been EXPLODING. It's so neat. In the last two weeks he has gotten about 5-6 more lawns. That's a big deal when your previous total was around 12. He is now mowing 4 days a week and also has a couple of lawn "projects" that several customers have given him. Everett asks every time Tyler leaves to go mow if he can go too. (I keep telling him, "Just wait- in several years you WILL be going along and I'm not sure you'll want to then." :))
10.) I can't help but share a picture of my sweet boys...well, at least 2 of the 3. :)
Hope you all enjoy the last days of summer vacation!
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Some of Easton's One Month Pictures
I thought I would share a couple of pictures I've taken recently of my sweet little Easton.
I have had a lot of fun with my super duper camera that my parents got for me for Christmas last year. This camera makes a terrible picture taker like me look pretty good. :) Haha!
Here are just a couple of Easton's 1 month pictures.
I can't even begin to describe how much I love my boys...all 3 of them! :)
I have had a lot of fun with my super duper camera that my parents got for me for Christmas last year. This camera makes a terrible picture taker like me look pretty good. :) Haha!
Here are just a couple of Easton's 1 month pictures.
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Life With My Two Little Guys
I am SO BLESSED.
There are no words to describe how loving my heavenly Father is to give me such a sweet family. I certainly don't deserve them, but I am so grateful.
I have been having so much fun with my two boys. Yes, we are busier. Yes, there is more laundry. Yes, there is more noise. Yes, there is a need to change diapers again. Yes, there is less sleep. But it is so worth it!
To bring you up to date, I thought I would share just a little bit about how Easton made his way into the world.
He was born on June 1st weighing 7lbs. 7oz. and measuring 21 inches long. (He was smaller than Everett who weighed 8lbs. 3oz. and was 20 inches long.) Everything went so smoothly and relatively quickly- AMEN! We were released from the hospital not even 24 hours after Easton was born. He was born at 10:48pm and we were out of the hospital by 3 o'clock the next day. It was really nice to be able to go home so soon!
It took me quite a while to recover from being pregnant and from having Easton. Apparently I did something to my back 2 weeks before Easton was born. I thought it was just the way that Easton was positioned that was making me so terribly uncomfortable. You should have seen me trying to walk around. It was pathetic. I had the most exaggerated waddle that any pregnant lady has ever had. (And that was with me trying to disguise it as much as possible.) I was in a significant amount of pain, which I thought would go away as soon as Easton was born. But as it turned out I still waddled just as much as before Easton was born. Apparently my back wasn't bothering me because of how Easton was positioned. Anyway, one month and 1 week later (plus 6 visits to the chiropractor) and I am able to walk like normal, sleep comfortably, and can (almost) run! Yay! (You don't realize how wonderful it is to feel normal until you don't feel normal for a while!) :)
Everett has been such a good big brother to Easton. He gives Easton hugs and kisses and he LOVES to hold Easton on his lap. However, at times Everett decides he needs to yell at the top of his lungs when Easton is crying. He usually yells things like: "STOP!" and "BABY LOUD!!" Yeah...it's funny the first couple of times, but then it gets a bit overwhelming. Haha. :) Everett has also officially named the baby: "MY baby." He's already pretty possessive of his new little brother. It definitely warms my mommy heart. :)
So far our family has fallen into a new normal with a new routine. I've survived my first several outings to the grocery store with both boys by myself, and I've gotten both boys into a good napping routine that allows me about 2 hours in the afternoon to get stuff done...or just nap.
I am loving my sweet little family and all of the sweet memories that we've already made together.
There are no words to describe how loving my heavenly Father is to give me such a sweet family. I certainly don't deserve them, but I am so grateful.
I have been having so much fun with my two boys. Yes, we are busier. Yes, there is more laundry. Yes, there is more noise. Yes, there is a need to change diapers again. Yes, there is less sleep. But it is so worth it!
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| My sweet littlest "minion" at 4 weeks old |
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| My sweet oldest "minion" helping me bake cookies |
To bring you up to date, I thought I would share just a little bit about how Easton made his way into the world.
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| Mommy and Easton just a few minutes after he was born |
He was born on June 1st weighing 7lbs. 7oz. and measuring 21 inches long. (He was smaller than Everett who weighed 8lbs. 3oz. and was 20 inches long.) Everything went so smoothly and relatively quickly- AMEN! We were released from the hospital not even 24 hours after Easton was born. He was born at 10:48pm and we were out of the hospital by 3 o'clock the next day. It was really nice to be able to go home so soon!
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| See how glad we are to go home- haha! |
It took me quite a while to recover from being pregnant and from having Easton. Apparently I did something to my back 2 weeks before Easton was born. I thought it was just the way that Easton was positioned that was making me so terribly uncomfortable. You should have seen me trying to walk around. It was pathetic. I had the most exaggerated waddle that any pregnant lady has ever had. (And that was with me trying to disguise it as much as possible.) I was in a significant amount of pain, which I thought would go away as soon as Easton was born. But as it turned out I still waddled just as much as before Easton was born. Apparently my back wasn't bothering me because of how Easton was positioned. Anyway, one month and 1 week later (plus 6 visits to the chiropractor) and I am able to walk like normal, sleep comfortably, and can (almost) run! Yay! (You don't realize how wonderful it is to feel normal until you don't feel normal for a while!) :)
Everett has been such a good big brother to Easton. He gives Easton hugs and kisses and he LOVES to hold Easton on his lap. However, at times Everett decides he needs to yell at the top of his lungs when Easton is crying. He usually yells things like: "STOP!" and "BABY LOUD!!" Yeah...it's funny the first couple of times, but then it gets a bit overwhelming. Haha. :) Everett has also officially named the baby: "MY baby." He's already pretty possessive of his new little brother. It definitely warms my mommy heart. :)
So far our family has fallen into a new normal with a new routine. I've survived my first several outings to the grocery store with both boys by myself, and I've gotten both boys into a good napping routine that allows me about 2 hours in the afternoon to get stuff done...or just nap.
I am loving my sweet little family and all of the sweet memories that we've already made together.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
My Favorite Memories of the Last 5 Years
Tyler's and my 5 year anniversary is today and I started reminiscing a little bit. So here are a few of the high points (5 actually :)) from our last 5 years of marriage together...in pictures. :)
1.) We got married!
2.) We moved out to Twin Falls, Idaho to begin teaching at TFCA.
3.) We had sweet, little Everett.
4.) We bought our dream house!
5.) We became a family of four when we had sweet, little Easton.
I am so thankful for the marriage and the family that God has given to me. I am so undeserving of such a wonderful gift.
I can't wait to see what God will do in our lives in the years to come. :)
1.) We got married!
2.) We moved out to Twin Falls, Idaho to begin teaching at TFCA.
3.) We had sweet, little Everett.
4.) We bought our dream house!
5.) We became a family of four when we had sweet, little Easton.
I am so thankful for the marriage and the family that God has given to me. I am so undeserving of such a wonderful gift.
I can't wait to see what God will do in our lives in the years to come. :)
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