Today's To-Do List

Happy Sunday!  I have a specific set of goals in mind for this lovely day that I am going to share with you!

1. Hang up rest of clean laundry.
2. Finish washing mountain of dishes.
3. Call my mom. (I do that every day!)
4. Start on making little one's birthday gifts.
5. Clean all closets out.
6. Take donations bags out to van after I have completely cleaned out EVERYTHING we don't need, have outgrown, makes us unhappy, etc.
7. Color with kids. (I do that every day too!)
8. Make beds.
9. Wash windows.
10. Make a nice dinner and possibly dessert (it is Sunday after all)
11. Go for a walk if the weather holds.
12. Cut pieces for the girls' quilts.
13. Get dryer out of here if I can find someone to help us lift it.
14. Re-do end table.
15. Paint old dresser.
16. Vacuum and mop all floors.
17. Be thankful.

To be honest though, take the highlighted ones, and add a dash of hugs, kisses, and relaxation, and that'll end up being what my Sunday looks like......and that's just fine with me!

Have a great day!

-Kelly

Lucky

Another wonderful day. Homeschool and chores in the morning. A nice lunch with the kids.  Then out to enjoy the sunshine!  It gets so hot out on our little patio, it feels like summer.  The girls play in their sandbox, ride on their scooters and shout out "Watch this mommy!" and "Did you see that mommy?!"  I stand there, coffee in hand, and watch them in awe.  Can this really be my life?  How did I get to be so incredibly lucky?! We played crazy 8's, and colored the rest of the afternoon before their father took them to karate.  Me, and my amazing girls.

-Kelly

A beautiful evening

 

 

We went looking for a new playground to play on and Jeromy found this one.  It was beautiful. We stayed until the sun was about to set....

 

-Kelly

Our day.

I started out the day falling down our stairs. :(  However, the rest of our day went well. Busy as usual. I worked on the quilt all morning while the girls worked on their lessons. I watched my cousin's kids again and that's always fun.  The girls always have a great time together!  I made little hair things for all of them. They danced to Kidz Bop and spun around the living room laughing.  We all watched "Return to Neverland" cause the littlest wanted to know what happens next (we had watched Peter Pan yesterday) My cousin brought us a pizza for dinner! Thank you Becky!! So we had a nice dinner tonight.  Showers, stories, snuggles, foot rubs. When I was tucking my little ones in tonight, they asked me if I believe that Peter Pan could exist.  I told them yes. Then they asked me if I thought Tinkerbell could exist, and I said, "Sure, why not?" They told me that they both believed in both of them, but that when they asked Daddy, he said he wasn't sure. So I said "Well, Daddy's an adult, so maybe he doesn't, but can I tell you a secret?" "Yes! Tell us! Tell us!" they yelled.  I whispered "I never grew up!" "You're just kidding Mom!" my youngest yelled but they both were laughing. The littlest set up a spot for Tinkerbell on her nightstand in case she comes tonight. I am so thankful for my little family, and these little moments. Little moments that are the biggest and most precious times of my life.

-Kelly

 

Camping!

We went camping this past weekend with some awesome people.

 All packed up and ready to go!

Playing with walkies.

Setting up the tent.

 Riding their bikes.

Rainbow fire.

Our family.

Jeromy made mancala so the girls could play.

One of our favorite games!

The lake was so beautiful!

Three little cuties.

Great friends!

There was a rec center there near the campstore and the girls made some crafts...

..and played ping pong with daddy.

They had a lot of fun.

Ice cream at Brown's.

The three little ones.

ALL the girls!

Getting so tall.

The girls pretending to be Jake and the Neverland Pirates.

Julie and Allan's girls are so adorable!

Our girls were so tired the last night...

..they both fell asleep at the fire.

Sleepy heads.  Don't they look so alike in ths one?!

Holding hands rolling down the hill.

Walking back to the campsite right before we left.

We all had such a great time!

-Kelly