Our Adventure called Life

I'm getting a jump start on the Valentine holiday and letting the sap pour out in this post.  I'd blame it on hormones, but I don't think that's it...instead, just a mixture of immersion in life and its fleetingness. My grandparents, Florence & Vic Last night I dreamt of my Grandma Florence.  She passed away this past November.  In my dream we were talking and laughing and it was as real as a dream could be.  When I woke up I thought "we'll visit her today!"  Within that same minute I remembered she had passed and my heart became heavy.  I snuggled in closer to my husband who quickly replaced my sadness with his warmth. In the typical morning fashion, fruit was washed and peeled, Scott headed out the door to work, and I caught a glimpse of the morning news over the sleep tousled hair of my wee ones.  The sun was throwing beams through the blinds and the blue skies promised a beautiful (albeit cold) day. After the Cheerios and fruit had b...

Hello there little guy So there's this 32 lb. boy that wakes me up each morning.  Typically he goes to his daddy's side of the bed, but if he doesn't feel good or he's had an accident, he'll come to my side.  He typically says something like "The sun is up!" or "Is it time to get up?"  He likes everyone to be out of bed and the blinds to be opened.  This happens between 6:30-7 each morning. He appears with groggy blue eyes that despite showing sleepiness still hold a hint of mischievous.  His hair is a disheveled mess of light brown with a sprinkle of golden hairs that look like spun silk.  His dinosaur jammies are getting shorter on his long legs each day, showing just how quickly this little guy is growing. Snuggles This sweet little boy has eyes that are bigger then his stomach.  He likes to fill his bowl with cereal or oatmeal, but has a hard time eating everything he "thinks" he needs.  He has his picky days where no...

Her first day of life  I love reading fellow mom blogs!  They help me reflect on pregnancy, having an infant, and the various milestones my children have reached.  They also remind me to slow down and enjoy these fleeting moments. The other day I noticed the phrase "Babies don't keep..." on one of my favorite pages.  A million emotions were triggered with those 3 words.  It's so true. Lovely Lila is right at 1 1/2.  She's a petite little thing weighing in at barely 19 lbs.  Everywhere we go people ask how old she is (as she walks around strutting her stuff) and always say "She's tiny!" after I tell them her age.  She can still wear 6-12 month clothing and size 2 shoes are a bit big.  Despite her tiny stature, she eats more then her brother on a daily basis! As soon as she wakes in the mornings she wants to "eat."  This might even be her favorite word.  She tells me if she wants cereal, oatmeal (pronounced moat-meal) ...

So the saying "it is darkest before the dawn" rang true this past weekend.  As I mentioned in my last post, the winter crud had us all in his nasty grasp.  This past weekend was just plain awful.  Both kids were gagging on phlegm, Scott was getting sicker by the minute, and the amount of oxygen I was able to get through my nose was about 5%.  I was ready to throw in the towel!  The kids were fussy and not sleeping well.  I needed a break (unfortunately, no sick days for a momma so my break was 25 minutes alone in a hot shower). Sleeping on Momma Monday morning there were signs of improvement.  Less phlegm, sweeter babies, more oxygen, and a better nights sleep.  I didn't want to get my hopes up, but I did let my brain think for a moment "maybe....just maybe we are on the mend?"  Tuesday morning as the sun warmed the earth, the kids were breathing fairly easy, and I was able to smell my bagel burning in the toaster.  We needed to g...

Sick Momma with her babies A couple months ago I told Scott that we had been lucky in regards to our health.  The two of us had only been really sick 1 time in the past 7 years.  We both came down with the flu in 2010 and it was horrid.  Since having our kids, both children have battled an ear infection and the occasional runny nose.  We have avoided the flu, strep throat, rsv, puking, you name it....they were free and clear.  I should have knocked on wood when I was feeling so lucky those few months ago.   December 4th we had dinner with friends.  It was a fantastic evening and we all came home with full bellies and hearts.  As I went to bed that night I felt that tight scratchy feeling in my throat that means 1 thing...a sore throat was in my very near future.   Poor sick baby Spring forward to today.....in the past 46 days we have battled sore throats for the 4 of us,  runny noses for 3 of us, pink eye for 3 of us (1 o...

The door on 2014 is almost closed.  The Christmas decorations have been put away, the leftovers have been consumed, and the children are asking what the next holiday is.  I love New Years Eve as it is a time to look back on the past year.  To relive the happy moments and thank our lucky stars to have survived those that were less-happy. Our last photo of 2013 2014 was a fantastic year for our little family of 4.  We traveled, we spent time with family, we learned and loved.  The hard part was saying good-bye to one of my favorite people...my grandmother Florence Elizabeth.  Without further delay...here is recap of our 2014!! January - We started off the year spending much of our time indoors, away from the frigid January air!  Our 5 month old got her first taste of something besides breast milk.  She wasn't crazy about it, but that changed quickly.  Paisley was still figuring out if he liked the new inhabitant of our home. ...

In my 30+ yrs in this life, I have never submerged myself quite into Christmas as I have this year.  Our Christmas fir has been filling the house with its sweet scent since the weekend after Thanksgiving.  Christmas cards were addressed and sent by December 3rd.  We've taken the kids to 3 different Christmas events and I'm sure (with 12 days until Christmas) we'll do at least one more.  Our collection of children's Christmas books are stationed in the living room ready to be looked at and read each and every day.  I have submerged myself into a sea of Christmas and I've taken my family with me. Our first visit with Santa is what we'll call the trial run.  There was no way the kids were sitting on Santa's lap without Scott and I.  So we all piled in the big guys chair and had a family picture taken. A few weeks later when we ran into him on the streets of New Harmony, the kids were much more comfortable sitting on his lap.  Paisle...