rainy days..

#2

we finally planted a garden this year!

one grow box (we're just starting out) and we'll add

another next year.

it looks a little barren right now b/c we had "visitors"

a few nights in a row.

they ate the tops of 1/2 our plants and trampled/stepped

on quite a few more.

but they are slowly coming back!

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p.s. selling jewelry & a few headbands tomorrow in Taylor

@ the old church house on center street!

(look for the tags one little poppy)

picture & quote of the day..

the common or mundane moments and interactions

that daily might seem inconsequential

are perhaps among the most critical and influential in character development

and nurturing family relations.

(quote found in the seeing the everyday magazine)

sat. the 29th..

we are selling our headbands & jewelry @ the farmer's market in show low tomorrow

(sat. 9-1)

stop by & say hello!!

(& buy a few things if you'd like:)

(it's on the street just north of the down town chapel

& the square with the statue of the men playing cards.)

have a safe and wonderful weekend!

a walk in the park..

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!