Little Things I Want to Remember

Ruby has this incredibly sweet side that I just love. One of the first things she asks me when we wake up is, "Mom, how was your rest?" or when Tyler comes home from work she always asks, "Dad, how was your day at work today?" The other day she was playing with one of our neighbors & I overheard her say, "So how was your day today?" It's one of my favorite things about her right now.

 

Noah is determined to be a big boy & has been insisting on eating his snacks at the table instead of in his highchair just like Ruby. He'll walk over & points at the chair until I put him on it & then he looks so pleased with himself as he sits there.  

 

 

 Captain Ruby

 

Noah has been loving helping me in the kitchen. I love seeing how happy it makes him when I let him help & I hope at least one of my kids will learn to love cooking as much as I do. 

 

Just reading some books on the stairs. Lately she has been posing & then will say, "Mom, come take a picture of me." I'm just grateful I have someone that will finally hold still while I try to get a picture!

 

I love this little determined look Noah gets on his face when he has an agenda. Lately his favorite thing is rocks - carrying them, throwing them & then laughing, moving them out of the yard, etc. He's a boy through & through.

 

Buddies (most of the time)



Lessons Learned

 

 

 

 

In the few years that I've been a mother I've learned a ton - about myself, my children & what I want most for my family. I love the moments as a parent where you've been working consistently with trying to teach your children something & then after a lot of work & wondering if you're making any progress, suddenly it clicks & you see that they're learning & growing. The hard thing about being a mom is that it's the most important job you'll ever do, but it's so hard to gauge your progress. Much of the time it feels like you're wading through this grey area while you hope & pray that what you're doing is enough. And that's why these moments that I'm talking about mean the world to me, because it's validation that what I'm doing is enough. There's always so much room for improvement, but these times fill me to the brim with gratitude. I've learned that more often than not the best route is the more difficult one, & persistence mixed with love never fails. So while this job that I'm doing is the hardest one I'll ever do, it gives me so much more in return than I ever could have imagined.  



Scenes From Around Our House

I don't know what happened but suddenly Noah is obsessed with books. He's always liked them but now he loves them & I couldn't be happier about it. Throughout the day he'll bring me books & then muscle his way into my lap or I'll find him in his room pretending to read as he talks gibberish loudly.

 

Ruby has been living in her Anna dress lately & has the best imagination that keeps us all entertained. One of my favorite things with her lately is when she'll start telling me a story that she's made up & every time she pauses I say, "And then what happened?" & she keeps going on & on with the funniest stories & the most animated expressions.

 

I just never get tired of looking at that face & fortunately for me, Noah still puts up with my nonstop kisses on those cheeks of his. He'll let me do this forever, right?? Right?!

 

Here's a throwback to when Ruby was taking gymnastics & her favorite coach. I was really proud of her & all the progress she made.

 

Big boy on the swing, scary!!

 

"Cheese!"