A lot has happened in the last couple of weeks, and yet for some reason I can't remember much. This month has been such a blur. Things have happened this month that I am not at all interested in remembering, HOWEVER, a lot has happened that I never want to forget.
Like...
- The simplicity and joy in my childrens faces everytime I come home or their dad walks in the door.
- How well they are all swimming.
- How Mara loves taking pictures of everything.
- Their love for each other and their cousins.
- How my kids fight and then turn around and stand up for one another if one of them gets hurt.
- Their love for seeing movies. BTW, toy story 3 made me cry.
- How Mara laughs the loudest in the theater.
- Maras excitement to do homework and read!
- All of their excitement of going to church and all that they learn there.
- I am thankful for all of their teachers. Thank you so very much!
- How I never want to forget my husbands face and how I fall deeper in love with him everyday. Is that possible?!
- How grateful I am for how hard he works for us, even in time of poor health. He is the truest form of Superman!
- How William rides his bike so fast that I want to cover my eyes. He absolutely loves it.
- I love how my kids hair goes more blonde in the summer sun!
- Anna's pure love for her binky and blanket, darn it! I'll pay later!
- Their deep blue eyes when they are happy and how thier tears can actually make me cry and hypnotize me to feel their innocence for one brief moment.
There is so much more that I can write, but will stop for now. The chaos of my life sometimes drives me crazy, but I know someday I will want to remember the messes, boogers on the wall, toys thrown all around, dirty shoes, non matching sock drawer, SO, I will try and keep up everyday. Writing and remembering...
On another note...Being a mom has been the hardest thing for me. So I am figuring this out as I go. Although its been hard, it has given me so much that I never thought about before. I have discovered a lot about myself. Good, bad, ugly, beautiful and sometimes down right weird. I have discovered my severe impatience with a lot of things and my extreme patience for others. My hard headedness, fear of the unknown, my loving capabilities, charity, faith, hope, fear of darkness, love of my Savior and his plan for me and my eternal family, passion for teaching, my testimony, confidence, bravery, geneology, lackof housekeeping capabilities, how to be a daughter, sister and true friend. The reason behind this crazy life. Temple work and the absolute importance. How to embrace the moment, how to say yes even when I want to say no. Sacrifice. Selflessness. (still working on that). Importance of my marriage, acceptance, knowledge, everyone is a child of God and should be treated as such. My sudden love for country music. How I get distracted so easily by good music or a good story. My need to read to my children more. All of this and I could keep going. Every morning is a gift. A little nudge to wake me up and get me moving more often than not comes from my children. And although I keep wishing they would sleep in just one day, I know that day will come when I wish they would get their butts out of bed. Being a mother is beautiful. It's not always glamourous, but my kids and husband make me feel like I am the most beautiful woman on earth even when I wake up with bad breath and crazy hair.
Getting her dipolma from Mrs. Thayer!
Dad, Mom and Mara!
Mara and Mrs. Thayer! SHE IS WONDERFUL!
Mara and her little boy crush Gavin! These two are inseperable!
Mara's kindergarten friends! Peyton and Halle!
Mara's kindergarten friends! Peyton and Halle!
The WHOLE CLAN! (Notice the worlds UGLIEST uniforms!!) We actually lost a player because of the uniform color!