feeling…

a little ughhh yesterday, but when I peered into abby’s room and caught a glimpse of this…

my heart was happy!

we had a wonderfully happy halloween…

our kids LOVED halloween this year. abby was so excited about her costume and boston was thrilled with all the candy! we had a fun time going around together as a family to see friends, neighbors and family. halloween has really never been my favorite holidays (i don’t like the cold, rather not dress up and don’t like telling my kids it is okay to take candy from strangers), but this year seeing how exciting it was for my kids made is so much fun!

p.s. this post is especially for some of our cute neighbors that missed seeing abby + boston dressed up.

meet bat girl…

Abby just headed off to her Halloween party at preschool. She was so excited and could not contain herself…there was lots of giggling, wiggling, squealing and jumping while I dressed her in her costume. Halloween can’t come quick enough for this little girl…it’s all she talks about!

Have a happy and safe Halloween!

p.s. Can you guess what Bubba's going to be?

 

she’s FIVE…

we’ve had a very busy day partying with this little five year old…and she has totally worn us out!

what a joy abby is to our family.

she is spunky, sweet, kind,  thoughtful, smart, imaginative, cuddly and silly.

we couldn’t imagine our life without her.

we love her to pieces and are so thankful she is apart of our family.

happy birthday abby…we love & adore you.

a year ago at the pumpkin patch…

we are headed to the pumpkin patch tonight…

this time of year always makes me reflect back on how we became a family and the miracle we are all together. the signs of fall remind me of when we:

got some exciting phone calls

had many sleepless nights

drove many miles

shed lots of tears

felt more joy than we felt our hearts could take

received so much love and support from so many

went to our first ultrasound

spent lots of time on our knees

met loved ones we knew – but had never met

truly felt the Lord’s hand in our lives

held our babies and became a family.

both my kiddo’s birthdays are fast approaching (i’m going to have a FIVE year old and a TWO year old soon). for some reason I’m feeling kind of sad about this. feeling like my kids are really kids now…not babies. i’m trying to enjoy every moment with them, but apart of me aches for them to stay small.

i know my baby is almost 2…

And I really should do away with his binky…but I just can’t!

I hate when I see big kids walking around with binkies…big pet peev.

And Boston’s becoming a big kid!!

He only takes it at naptime and bedtime.

So…that helps me justify it all.

Supernanny, Jo Frost, would be so disappointed in me.

But he’s my baby!

Can he just keep it a little bit longer?

(last night he decided 2 binks were better than 1)

I know I’m going to get slack for this…

but, my kids and I really like dancing to Miley’s new song

PARTY IN THE USA

craving…

some homemade chicken noodle

soup with fresh, warm rolls and

a pair of these.

| my little preschooler |

abby started her second year of preschool yesterday. she was SUPER excited and so thrilled to see all of her friends!

while I was taking pictures of abby look who wanted to say cheese too.

so I got a few shots with my two favorite kiddos in the whole world…

they make me so happy

still recovering…

from Swiss Days.

it was crazy,

fun,

overwhelming,

hot,

entertaining,

wet,

draining,

exciting and is OVER.

Now, I can breathe.