last may..

while looking back at last year i found these little pictures in a post i never posted.

wow, time does fly.

my baby's not such a baby anymore!

(now he's in the not-wanting-to-wear-a-diaper stage, but won't take the time to use the potty every time. i can't wait for summer. send him outside to play & then spray him off when he has an accident!)

tuesday.

today was one of those days. it started out well enough.

i woke to the sound of merrik taking his diaper off and him telling me he needed to go potty. my first thought was "yay, finally! thank you!"

(b/c he is the kid that will not be pushed)

so i thought to myself, today is the day.

well i was wrong. it most definitely was not the day.

ever think back over the day and wonder what did i actually accomplished?

hmm...

i got laundry sorted. a couple loads washed and dried, but not folded.

floors swept. (twice. maybe even 3.)

merrik got 2 baths. breck-1.

cleaned up a couple of "accidents"

walked in after lunch to find merr sitting in the middle of a spilled bowl of chili. he was playing in it. practically swimming/making a snow angel.

i played referee, breaking up many a fighting/wrestling/crying/hitting/kicking match.

repeated myself so many times i've lost track. pretty sure breck's favorite word is "what?"

found merr standing in the hallway holding a soaking, dripping washcloth. with little puddles leading from the bathroom.

read a few stories.

dusted.

vacuumed spiderwebs from my ceiling-corners-walls.

(i must not look up very often, b/c wow. how have i not seen those?!)

kissed so many bumps, bruises and cuts.

did i mention separating a few brawls?!

a few games of memory.

asked a few hundred times to not run/yell/stomp so LOUD.

or to please don't throw the ball in the house.

got a lot of updates on how the big games were going.

(breck plays several imaginary games a day. today was baseball. pretty much what ever sport season we are in. i get updates on the score, who's the better team. how well he's batting. how he almost got tagged out, but he was just faster. etc..)

put merr in bed. then back in again. and again. and a lot more times.

sigh. it was a full day, and i am exhausted.

parenting is hard stuff.

i admit, i feel like i just might be going crazy at times.

sometimes i'd like to have just a moment to myself.

to be able to use the bathroom in quiet & peace!

but i wouldn't trade these boys. they are amazing little guys..

we never have a dull moment.

for all the times they fight, there are many more when they get along and play amazingly.

but whew. was i ever ready for bedtime tonight!

p.s. right after i posted this i went into the bathroom and found a nice little stack of wet ones in the toilet. thanks merrik. awesome. but i guess at least he didn't flush?!

making cookies with grandma..

loves..13-15

..13..

i love it when cousins get along:)

(merr's tie? yea, no clue. he's definitely his own little person!)
..14..

who doesn't love ice cream?! i mean really.

..15..
best little buddies.

9-12 loves..

..9..

feet jammies. so comfy & warm.

..10..

nice hotels & fluffy beds.

..11..

being woken up by these 2 handsome little guys.

morning snuggles & playing in bed.

..12..
naps for my teething baby. he's getting in some molars.
poor little man!

monday..

love these boys.

haha.. love that they love what their father loves.

sunday..

fresh squeezed orange juice. mmmm.

friday & saturday

this last weekend was our annual girls trip to globe.

i love getting to spend time with the beautiful women in my family.

visiting, shopping, eating. it was wonderful.

this was the first year i've gone without a baby, a toddler or expecting one.

that in it's self was wonderful. i could sleep, get ready, shop, eat with out having to worry about tending to someone else.

whew, i needed a little break, and every mother deserves one every so often!

for some reason this trip i didn't take many pictures! i'm so sad about it. the only ones i have are of a few buildings or a few fun items we saw.

(they are fixing up the old shop buildings in downtown miami. it looks so good.)

thursday's love..

breck is a good, sweet kid. he is my little helper. lately he likes to help with merrik. likes him to be (as in dress) the same as him, likes him to play the same things. and little merr loves his big brother, so mostly he just follows happily along behind!

(breck got them both dressed in cougar sweatshirts and workout pants!)

no love..

one thing i DO NOT love is a dirty house.

ugh.. and mine is just that.