At the end of the day

At the end of the day I talk about the day we had with whichever child I am with one on one. Tonight it was Delaney. I told her, "you had an awesome day today's it's so many fun things, art camp, chick fli a, gymnastics, and dance camp. What was your most favorite thing you did all day today?" She has been looking forward to dance camp and art camp for months so I knew it'd be a tough decision. She look at me and said, "coming home", I asked why and she sweetly said, "to be with you mommy", then quickly moved on to something else. God speaks through my children. A couple weeks ago I had a few emotional days questioning my mothering skills and Lilli Jane giggled at me and hasn't done it since. Then hearing this tonight from her mouth after struggling the past 4-5 days just melted my heart and made all the struggles today worth it 100%! I love you Delaney, thank you for that!

 

The little things...

...are easy to forget. I want to remember the feelings of just peeking inside the carrier and seeing this sweet sleeping hand.

 

Playing in the rain

Playing in the rain with daddy in the back yard. The kids look forward to rain days when they get to wear their rain coats and/or use their own umbrellas. They are both better about thunder and lightening now too, unless its at bedtime. They say its from God so it's okay and it won't hurt us.

 

Playdate

We had a much needed play date with the Dixons today. The big kids all had fun running around playing. Joy and I had great conversation while feeding our babies. Annie is just 4 weeks old, and so tiny. I forgot how tiny a baby could be. Lilli Jane did great while there and I got to hold her sleeping in my arms, which I don't get to do much anymore. So sweet!

 

QCP birthdays

We celebrated Chris, Kevin, Tracy, and David's summer birthdays tonight with all the kids together at our house. The Cason's had to leave erly to take advantage of a baby-sitter for the night and a much needed, I'm sure, night out to celebrate David's birthday. I love our times together with our best friends. It may not always be calm, but it's always rejuvenating being with these precious families.