Andrew and I have been talking about the importance of what we put on our walls. We want to put things up that will influence our children and ourselves in positive ways, things that will be imprinted in our minds from seeing them so often. One concept that I really want us to remember is…
Family
Outside
I haven’t been pulling out our nice camera very much this year (at least compared to previous years). It all stopped with morning sickness and I’ve slowly been getting back into photography, but feeling discouraged at how out of practice I am. I recently read this post about how photography helps this mother savor motherhood. It…
Pillow Project
When we bought our couch and love seat over four years ago, the nice family from American Fork made sure we didn’t leave their garage without the four brown pillows too. About two years ago it occurred to me I could sew pillow covers for them and I added it to my list. On Friday…
Thinking About…
Meet the Mormons. Somehow I didn’t see this movie until last week when we discovered it on Netflix. I love the inspirational stories, especially the last two. The song Glorious has been on repeat here too – what a beautiful message. Starting a commonplace book. I love the idea of filling blank pages with things…
Uncontrolled Laughing
Last night after trudging up the stairs I glanced towards Emily’s door and saw her fingers, sticking out, curled up at the bottom. We had heard her moving around about an hour and a half after we put her to bed, but there were no noises besides the creaking floor for a couple of minutes….
Routine Chart
This morning when I rolled out of bed I was soooo tired. I figured after my walk I would feel more energized, but that was just not the case. If I had my way, I would have put on my flannel pajama pants, wrapped up in my favorite patchwork quilt, and watched a chick flick…
31 Weeks 4 Days
This little boy of ours is awaited with much anticipation. Emily is excited to hold him in her hands. She tells me every time we get in the car that when the baby is born, he will sit in the back seat with her. She loves putting her hands on my tummy to feel him…
Rules of PDA According to our Toddler
Kissing is very encouraged before heading off for the day and going to bed at night. If we gave her a kiss but didn’t kiss each other, she starts chanting, “kiss, kiss, kiss”! Hugging each other, except right before bed, is highly discouraged. Emily pulls on Andrew’s legs and says “daddy off mommy” or “mommy…
Moments
Emily has once again returned to running her car around the circle downstairs. When she caught me taking pictures she ran over and asked to see them, and then took off running so I could take more and then show them to her. The little scrap of paper on the floor has a picture of…
Getting Ready
Before our baby arrives in November I want to have our home organized, our freezer stocked with meals and snacks, daily routines in place, anything that requires thought to be written down (like my mom’s birthday that I’ve forgotten for two years), and projects that are important to have done in the next eight months complete….