Sunday, May 20, 2012

Long update

I'm back with a long update since we've been very busy the past couple weeks.  I have been doing much better since my last post.  I had a rough couple of weeks, but things are back to normal around here and we've been enjoying lots of family time, which has been exactly what I need.  I have no house updates because I haven't had time for projects.  I have barely had time to keep up with laundry.  Life is like that sometimes, and that's ok.

Mother's Day was so lovely this year.  Last year we had just returned home from a trip out to California  and I had somehow caught an awful stomach virus. I was so sick.  I spent my entire Mother's Day alone in bed, so it wasn't the best day.  But, this year certainly made up for it.  I got lots of love from my boys, we went to church, and then back to my parents for the day.  The weather was absolutely gorgeous and I even got to take a nap with Aiden, which was probably my favorite part of the day.  Here are some pics we took before church.   


Silly boys...




 Love them so much

 Attempt at a family photo.  This is the best we could do...

Another special mom time was the Thursday before Mother's Day.  Aiden had "Muffins with Mom" at school.  It was complete with songs, crafts, and lots of love from our little ones.  I think I've mentioned before how much I love Aiden's pre-school.  We feel overwhelmingly blessed by his amazing teachers, the friendships he has made, and that I have made too with some of the moms.  He has one more year there and I think I will cry a river next year when it is over.  

Ready for "Muffins with Mom"!!

Aiden giving me a rose

Taking a quick pic with my phone

This past week was Aiden's last week of school.  Complete with the annual "Spring Sing".  Rob's mom works at the pre-school doing music, so she puts in a lot of hard work putting this together and it is always a special event.  It's hard to take good pictures, but there's Aiden singing his heart out.  


 Teacher Winnie and Teacher Jane

 Family pic!  Brady just can't take his eyes off his big brother.


The very next day was Aiden's last official day of school for this year.  Here he is ready to head out in the morning.


After the last day of school there was a school picnic at Wilson Farm Park.  The weather could not have been more perfect.  It was complete with relay races, popsicles, and of course, friends.  It was so much fun, we had a hard time leaving.  I'm sad to see this year come to an end.  We're looking forward to the summer with camps and lots of playdates with friends.  






I'll end the post with a couple pictures from yesterday.  The weather has been absolutely perfect here the past week or so.  We have been enjoying time outside and Rob's been working hard in the yard to get it ready for summer.  I came home from a run yesterday afternoon to Rob making dinner on the grill and these two hanging out, being silly.  Summer is hands down my favorite time of the year.  I'm so glad that it's starting to feel like summer and can't wait for all the time we'll be spending together the next couple months.  



I hope you are all enjoying the beautiful weather this weekend and doing something fun and relaxing.  


Monday, May 7, 2012

There's always tomorrow

I've had a hard day. I wanted to do a legitimate blogpost.

It didn't happen.

It's 8:00 at night. I'm exhausted, and quite frankly, questioning my capability to be a wife and mother. I just read this post and feel encouraged. I'm reminded of all the miracles God has done and am certain that he can bring me through a difficult day/week/month. So, I'm choosing to end today with positive thoughts of what tomorrow could bring. Thankful that today is over.

This instagram picture makes me happy. And I don't like a post without at least one picture.