we had a simple day of church, naps, an Easter egg hunt, and my husband smoked some meat on his smoker for dinner. it was an enjoyable day. i hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter!
3.31.2013
Happy Easter 2013!
we had a simple day of church, naps, an Easter egg hunt, and my husband smoked some meat on his smoker for dinner. it was an enjoyable day. i hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter!
3.27.2013
over here {real life wednesday}
it has been three weeks since i posted last. time really does fly by it seems! i'm not quite sure what has been happening here in our neck of the woods for the past three weeks, but i'll try to catch y'all up...
it feels like my life right now revolves around baseball for out oldest son. in reality, it's only three times a week...but place that on top of an already busy schedule and it feels at times like it's just too much for one person to do. the Mr. tries to make it to part of one game during the week, and of course he is there on Saturday though...so it's not all me, all of the time, thankfully! as far as baseball goes, The Tigers are doing well. they have made much improvement since the season started. they are also really enjoying it, and that really is all that matters, especially at this age.
two weeks ago Jason came down with ear infections, again. we have an appointment next month for a consultation with a specialist to talk about tubes for his ears. it seems that his Eustachian tubes just aren't draining properly. this is ear infection round three in less than two months. this last one was painful, which they are not always. i am open to hearing from the specialist about tubes as i feel like that might be really helpful at this point.
that weekend my mom took all four kiddos for the night, so we went out on a date. this was the first time that Little A spent the night anywhere away from us. i will admit that i was nervous for her, so funny because i really am not that type of mom most of the time. she did great and only cried for a few minutes when it was her bedtime...awesome! the Mr. and i went out for barbecue and wouldn't you know we were so wild and crazy that night that we were in bed before 10pm...woo-hoo!
last week i was flying solo as my husband had to go to Washington DC for work. he was only gone for four days, but those were long days. we were all so happy to have him back home! he kept taking pictures of himself at monuments and restaurants during the week and sending them our way. it was really fun to follow what he was doing and to actually see the places as well. here is a picture of him in front of the Washington Monument.
it was nice to get back to our normal crazy family life when he returned, so thankful for that!
Sunday was a beautiful, warm day here. we were chatting with some friends after church on Sunday when my husband took this adorable picture of our girls. i just have to add it to this post.
so, that brings us to today. Jason has had the stomach flu since Monday night and it doesn't seem like he is getting any better. well, maybe a tiny bit, but really not that much...poor guy. he doesn't even want to stand or walk around the house because his stomach feels so bad. on a happier note, i am making a new recipe for dinner tonight. yay, i love trying new recipes! this looked so good when i got everything into the crock pot that i had to snap a picture. so here you go. i will add a link to the recipe as well.
Chicken EnchiladaSlow Cooker Soup
(my attempt at a Pioneer Woman-ish type of food photo)
okay, that's it. happy real life wednesday to ya!
it feels like my life right now revolves around baseball for out oldest son. in reality, it's only three times a week...but place that on top of an already busy schedule and it feels at times like it's just too much for one person to do. the Mr. tries to make it to part of one game during the week, and of course he is there on Saturday though...so it's not all me, all of the time, thankfully! as far as baseball goes, The Tigers are doing well. they have made much improvement since the season started. they are also really enjoying it, and that really is all that matters, especially at this age.
two weeks ago Jason came down with ear infections, again. we have an appointment next month for a consultation with a specialist to talk about tubes for his ears. it seems that his Eustachian tubes just aren't draining properly. this is ear infection round three in less than two months. this last one was painful, which they are not always. i am open to hearing from the specialist about tubes as i feel like that might be really helpful at this point.
that weekend my mom took all four kiddos for the night, so we went out on a date. this was the first time that Little A spent the night anywhere away from us. i will admit that i was nervous for her, so funny because i really am not that type of mom most of the time. she did great and only cried for a few minutes when it was her bedtime...awesome! the Mr. and i went out for barbecue and wouldn't you know we were so wild and crazy that night that we were in bed before 10pm...woo-hoo!
last week i was flying solo as my husband had to go to Washington DC for work. he was only gone for four days, but those were long days. we were all so happy to have him back home! he kept taking pictures of himself at monuments and restaurants during the week and sending them our way. it was really fun to follow what he was doing and to actually see the places as well. here is a picture of him in front of the Washington Monument.
it was nice to get back to our normal crazy family life when he returned, so thankful for that!
Sunday was a beautiful, warm day here. we were chatting with some friends after church on Sunday when my husband took this adorable picture of our girls. i just have to add it to this post.
so, that brings us to today. Jason has had the stomach flu since Monday night and it doesn't seem like he is getting any better. well, maybe a tiny bit, but really not that much...poor guy. he doesn't even want to stand or walk around the house because his stomach feels so bad. on a happier note, i am making a new recipe for dinner tonight. yay, i love trying new recipes! this looked so good when i got everything into the crock pot that i had to snap a picture. so here you go. i will add a link to the recipe as well.
Chicken Enchilada
(my attempt at a Pioneer Woman-ish type of food photo)
okay, that's it. happy real life wednesday to ya!
3.06.2013
real life wednesday
a pretty routine day in the household, but here are some highlights...
"stop shooting your sister with the comb" came out of my mouth this morning while trying to keep the herd on track to get out the door on time...we ended up being a little later than i like, but we made it to school in time.
the 13 month old finds dried food on the kitchen floor like none other, really she does. i have a feeling she is going to love crunchy food and beef jerky. i had just cleaned the floor, but still managed to swipe out her mouth too many times to count.
tried having a short conversation with a friend at the boys school today, when the recently potty-trained child tells me she needs to go potty. i tell her to hold it and we'll get going in a minute. then she tells me she already went. oh well. i guess i could have stayed and talked longer, but we left anyways.
found it pretty cute when i went to open the door to the girls room to lay the 13 month old back down for naptime because she was definitely standing up and trying to get her older sister to play with her, when she saw me and dove down into her crib with a smile on her face. she obviously knew it was naptime and not playtime.
i'm sure there are more, but none are coming to mind. i do love these four things that just remind me of the stage i am in right now, and give me four more reasons to love it all the more.
"stop shooting your sister with the comb" came out of my mouth this morning while trying to keep the herd on track to get out the door on time...we ended up being a little later than i like, but we made it to school in time.
the 13 month old finds dried food on the kitchen floor like none other, really she does. i have a feeling she is going to love crunchy food and beef jerky. i had just cleaned the floor, but still managed to swipe out her mouth too many times to count.
tried having a short conversation with a friend at the boys school today, when the recently potty-trained child tells me she needs to go potty. i tell her to hold it and we'll get going in a minute. then she tells me she already went. oh well. i guess i could have stayed and talked longer, but we left anyways.
found it pretty cute when i went to open the door to the girls room to lay the 13 month old back down for naptime because she was definitely standing up and trying to get her older sister to play with her, when she saw me and dove down into her crib with a smile on her face. she obviously knew it was naptime and not playtime.
i'm sure there are more, but none are coming to mind. i do love these four things that just remind me of the stage i am in right now, and give me four more reasons to love it all the more.
i'm not good with titles, so i will just write
do you ever feel like you put yourself out there, only to be rejected or ignored?
i've been dealing with these types of feeling for quite some time now in different areas of my life, and let me tell you, it doesn't always feel good. i mean, who likes to be rejected or feel like they are being ignored. in times like these i must remind myself that Jesus walked on this earth and went through the same thing, only his rejection and hurt was much more than i will ever know. i'm praying that the Lord will use these hurts to help someone else somewhere down the road.
on another note, a dear lady and friend of mine gave me a very nice complement this past sunday at church. i look up to and admire this woman, so to hear something like that from her was so nice and refreshing. it was just what i needed to hear. my husband complements me often and always has something nice to say to me, but to hear something nice from someone else just feels good. her compliment was nice to hear because it also gave me a bit of reassurance about something, about an area where i don't feel that confident in myself. to this dear friend, thank you.
i have been reminded these past weeks to pray for those around me. it seems that there is a lot going on with family and friends, which is helping me to focus on others and to lift them up prayer. whether it is illness, a time of trial, or just a time of unknown for my friends and family, i am grateful to be able to come alongside them in these journeys.
i've been dealing with these types of feeling for quite some time now in different areas of my life, and let me tell you, it doesn't always feel good. i mean, who likes to be rejected or feel like they are being ignored. in times like these i must remind myself that Jesus walked on this earth and went through the same thing, only his rejection and hurt was much more than i will ever know. i'm praying that the Lord will use these hurts to help someone else somewhere down the road.
on another note, a dear lady and friend of mine gave me a very nice complement this past sunday at church. i look up to and admire this woman, so to hear something like that from her was so nice and refreshing. it was just what i needed to hear. my husband complements me often and always has something nice to say to me, but to hear something nice from someone else just feels good. her compliment was nice to hear because it also gave me a bit of reassurance about something, about an area where i don't feel that confident in myself. to this dear friend, thank you.
i have been reminded these past weeks to pray for those around me. it seems that there is a lot going on with family and friends, which is helping me to focus on others and to lift them up prayer. whether it is illness, a time of trial, or just a time of unknown for my friends and family, i am grateful to be able to come alongside them in these journeys.
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