Muffins With Mom

It is one of the last mornings in our home that I brought two babies home to. Ryder and I made muffins together (his absolute favorite) and we took a minute to eat them together and enjoy our time here. I love this memory, and I will miss this giant kitchen where we ate breakfast together and Ryder sat on the counters as I cooked. This home helped me be a better mother. It taught me to enjoy those moments in each room. It taught me to let my kids grow creatively and paint does in fact come off shiny wood floors quite well. It taught me that tiny little sticky handprints on my walls were in fact adorable. It taught me that shoes on really isn't that big of a deal, it simply means more grip as he sprints down the hall so he won't fall. It taught me that big drawers were awesome for sippy cups and teaching you how to unload the dishwasher. It taught me that the steps were short from our room to your room in the middle of the night and that would come in very handy. It taught me that crown molding and window ledges were awesome mountains for dinosaurs and animals. It taught me that when you all live on one floor together there was going to be a lot of toys ... everywhere... and that's okay. These walls were good to us. We are leaving behind a beautiful house, but the people that make the home and the memories are moving on to their next big perfect adventure. Excited to see what I will learn next.

Working Hard

So very thankful for all these nice days so little man can play outside while I get this house ready and pack up the last of our things. <3 Love you Ryder and love that your imagination is so very huge and you are capable of playing inside 'your world' for hours. I hope you hold on to this forever, you are my child and I love being alone and enjoying the quiet just like you.

Surrounded By Goodness

Surrounded by trees in all directions while one baby is sleeping on my chest and the other is telling me wild animals stories. My kind of Saturday.

Hide & Seek

We are at the phase where you literally have to search for them when you return to a room. I wonder how they get themselves in the spots that they do so quickly!

A Girl & Her Bunnies

We have oodles of light up toys, toys that roll, toys that make obnoxious noises but all she ever wants to play with are her bunnies and her brother's toys.

{Story} -- Your Heart Is Gold

I want to start inserting stories into this -- things that may not have a picture but need to be told so I can look back on them later. Today we were at Toys-R-Us. Miss Evie continually sits up and slams her head on the side of the crib in the middle of the night, so this sleep deprived mama was going to try a breathable bumper. I had one in mind so I wanted to see if they had one. I found one similar to the one I was looking for. I picked it up and said, "jeez Ryder seventy bucks, I don't know if I want to pay that for this" I was just kind of talking to myself and didn't even really think he was listening. He wanted to go look at his toys so I decided to just put it in the cart and wait on a decision. He asked me if I was getting it. I said, "I'm not sure bud it's very expensive and I don't really want to pay that much for this -- it's not a very fun thing". I told him I would think about it. We went and looked at toys and I gave him his time to sit and look at the things he wanted to check out. We were getting ready to leave and I said -- "ok buddy let's go back, I am going to go and put this away". I walked over to the aisle and he said, "Mom, does Evie need that"? I told him not really, I was just wondering if it would help her sleep. He looked at me and said, "Mom you can take the money out of my piggy bank for her to have it, I will buy it for her". My mama heart about broke in two. I instantly got on my knees and hugged him and told him that was the sweetest thing ever and he is a good big brother. I also informed him I could infect afford the bumper I just wasn't sure it would even do anything to help. Love this kid's giant heart. You are made of gold little man. 

7 Months

Happy seven months baby girl. You are sitting like a champ and so close to crawling. you are still so very loud, and can drive your brother crazy with your happy yelling. You are still not crazy about baby food, and sleep is slowly (kinda--maybe--sorta) getting better. You love your daddy, the dogs, and dancing. You have a wild heart and make us laugh continually. The world is a better place since you came along. <3

Because You're Adorable

New Beginnings

I'm so going to miss this spot when we move. We always have so much fun just sitting up there and talking and feeling the sunlight on cold days. It's our reading corner, it's the place where my favorite newborn picture with Ryder was taken. Some days it's a dragon ship, a diving board, a nap space. If you open the lid it's my saving grace to about eight million stuffed animals. #whereamigoingtoputthemall Such a simple detail but so many of the memories were made here. Wondering where "our spot" will be in our next home.