the Grocery Dilemma...

I love my son. I do. He lights my world up.

But I swear...there are times I wish they made baby straight jackets for grocery shopping trips.

I have tried about everything in the book... giving him a snack, bringing a toy from home to play with, singing songs, pretending to "zoom" through the store... it all works great! For about 2 minutes! He wants whatever Mommy is trying to pick up. He refuses to sit in the cart, he insists on standing, jumping, crawling around on it.

So I shop one-handed.

And don't get me started on trying to check out! Ugh! The cashier looks at me like I am running a three ring circus! And I can't count how many times I have had to re-swipe my card, because my little angel has to push all the buttons!

But then, we get in the car... all the groceries are loaded in the back, the boy is strapped into his carseat. (to Mommy's satisfaction as secret replacement of the straight jacket)

And I get this precious face when I get in the car and turn around that says "Yay Mama!"

HOW can you be mad at that!? His little toothy grin makes me melt almost immediately and I forget (almost) about the nonsense that just took place!

As a disclaimer: I realize that I really have nothing to complain about with just ONE little boy to control and understand that I better get a grip before my "helpers" multiply... But hey, this is my blog and I can vent if I want to.



P.S. ....On a lighter note:

That particular shopping trip was a success!! I have found a new love!!



I really and truly do not know how I have gotten this far in my pregnancy without it.
Yuuumm.

Tea Party

this is just to make sure I can post video...

Christmas day, Luke and cousin Korinne had a sweet little tea party with Korinne's new tea set and table. It was the sweetest thing.

....Mostly going to be saved as blackmail for when my boy is 18. :)

here goes nothin...

I have found myself forgetting some really precious moments that have passed in the last year or two. Maybe it's pregnancy brain, but I simply can not stand the thought of not having a snapshot to look back at those moments later.

So, in an effort to make those moments last (because I truly believe that they make life 'in the now' better) and also just having a way to keep my own sanity with writing down thoughts... and also to keep out of town family happy with constant new pictures...this blog exists!

Our life is in constant change and movement. Maybe one day it will slow down, (and I think it will make for an interesting read either way) but I am loving EVERY moment of the ride.
I want this year to be one of taking NOTICE of the little things and falling more in love with them. This life is not always about looking toward what is "supposed" to be in the future... it's about loving the moments you are IN. And we have had some good ones! Hopefully this will spark more picture taking and video recording. Because I don't trust my own brain to remember them, much less replay them at a later time.

I truly love the two males that I spend every day life with (and this little girl that is kicking me as we speak to remind me to mention her as well!) They are what keep me going. This blog is also a love note to them. That I enjoy life with them. That I want to remember every moment, even the "not-so-photogenic" moments with them. And wherever we are, whatever city we live in, or weather that happens there, whatever circumstances we have to get through, or messes there are to clean up... I love all of it. It's all worth it. God has blessed me with this amazing life with amazing people and I need to start living it.

So I think it's going to be easier to get into writing again than I thought! The words and thoughts that I have been keeping wrapped up tight in my brain are starting to flow out... so before I say something embarrassing...

To Be Continued as our Everyday Adventures happen....