{Needing This Today}

{Babies & Trucks}

So, I feel like I am always posting about Lily P Punk Pants, but she is just so edible right now at this age.  I could seriously eat her up!  She is doing so many fun things and is learning so much so fast.

She LOVES all of her babies and is going through this phase where she has to have all of them with her ALL the time wherever she is.  It's kind-of driving me nutso!  I kid you not, these babies are in a pile on the floor in my bathroom when I am getting ready, on the kitchen floor when I am cooking, piled in the car when we go somewhere, and pretty much anywhere else little Lily P decides she wants them.

This is her wanting her photo taken with her babies and she is giving her prettiest smile.  Ha!

She is also a lover of trucks and cars and airplanes.  She will drive her brothers trucks around and around all day.  She is such a funny little girl!

Sweet little Punk P driving her truck and pushing the button on top to make it make sounds.

I LOVE this baby girl!!!  It is so fun to watch her learn and play.  I love her little personality!

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{Encouragment}

Today has been a really rough day!  My kids were wild all morning and everyone was sad that Aunt Mandy had to leave.  I carried a screaming Jett and Lily P into Walmart because I was out of Tide and the laundry has gotten out of control.  Seriously, it has been crappy!

I tend to be pretty negative about a lot of things.  I get so overwhelmed and I tend to think the worst.  Like today, I had a horrible attitude about how things were going down at home.  I realized that I made a choice to handle things the way I did and it sucked.

"The tongue has the power of life and death" (Proverbs 18:21

I found this scripture and it is SO true.  The yelling at my kids and complaining today made everything so much worse.  My kids completely feed off of my emotions and my mood.  My making a choice to be a crabby mess led to my kids being upset and to our house not being a happy one this morning.

After a mom time-out and reading some scriptures about encouragement, I feel SO much better.

"Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification" (Romans 14:19)

{The Zoo}

Aunt Mandy has been staying with us this weekend and it has been SO much fun!  On Sunday, we went to the zoo.  We LOVE the zoo and go there a lot!  My kids fit right in with all of the wild animals.  :)

Derek, Blake and Jett riding on a wooden horse.

Mands on the wooden horse with crazy-eyed Kylie.

Me and my silly Derek and Jett by one of the dinos that sprays water from its mouth.  This is Dereks very favorite part of the zoo.

Aunt Mands, Derek, and Blake by the dino.

Ethan, Punk P and Adrian.  I have no idea where they are all looking, I didn't get one photo of them actually looking at the camera.  Wierdos!!!  :)

Ky, Derek and Blake on the big elephant trunk.

Mands, Ky, Blake and Derek playing the drums by the elephants.  They loved this!

My sweet little Jett playing the drums.  Such a cutie!!!

Derek and the tamborine.  He had the funnest time doing this!

We had an awesome day playing at the zoo! 

{Enjoying My Little Ones}

  Lately, I have been kind-of freaking out because my kids are all getting so big.  I can't believe that I have a thirteen year old! What happened?!  I have been really thinking about how very important it is to really spend quality time with them and make wonderful memories with them before they are all grown up.  I am always going a million miles a minute, that sometimes I don't take the time to really enjoy the time that  I am privillaged to spend with them.  I have made a new goal to slow down and really cherish the time that I have with my little ones.  They won't be little for long.

I saw this on my friends blog a while ago and I LOVED it:

*Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick you up and take you to the park to play.



*Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together..


*Justfor this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles.


*Just for this afternoon on, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream and whine for the ice cream truck and I will buy you one if he comes by.

 *Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going to be when you grow up, or second guess every decision I have made where you are concerned.


*Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you trying to fix them.


*Just for this afternoon, I will take us to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can have both toys.


*Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story about how
you were born and how much I love you.


*Just for this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get angry.


*Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the porch and count all the stars.


*Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my favorite
TV shows.


*Just for this evening when I run my finger through your hair as you pray, I will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever given.


*I will think about the mothers And fathers who are searching for their missing children, the mothers and fathers who are visiting their children's graves instead of their bedrooms, and mothers and fathers who are in hospital rooms watching their children suffer senselessly, and screaming inside that they can't handle it anymore.

*And when I kiss you good night I will hold you a little tighter, a little longer. It is then, that I will thank God for you, and ask Him for nothing, except one more day............. *

 

{If I Survive This Part of the Day...}

4 p.m.  That is the time when my day takes a turn for the worse.

My kids are missing articles of clothing and running around half dressed.  Jetts clothes are on the deck, because he had been playing in the backyard and has managed to get FILTHY.  So, now he is in his pull-up.

My house that was just clean is now a complete disaster.  No matter how fabulous the rest of the day has been, this time is ALWAYS so draining!

I feel like I am surrounded by warlocks & trolls!!!!!  AHHHH!

 

This little one INSISTS on helping me cook dinner and that is not good because he is going through the 'won't take no for an answer' phase.

Lily P is so crabby at this time, so all she wants is to be held and I give in because I SO love that girl.

So, 9 times out of 10, this is how I end up cooking dinner every night.  It is so hard and my arm is almost falling off because that Lily P is a chunk!

And a lot of the time, this happens because contrary to popular belief, I am NOT a good cook!

Dinner is usually a noisy time with Lily P throwing food and fussing.

But, then after dinner is done and the little ones have all had there baths, I get to sit in the family room and snuggle them and everything is SO good.

I so LOVE my little warlocks and trolls!!!!