Gratitude from a Child's Perspective-Day 10

Mariah is thankful for:  
-everyone

Jayden is thankful for:

-windows

Myles is thankful for:

-Mariah and Jayden

A few oldies just for fun!  Sometimes I miss those "simple"days of barely mobile and verbal babes!

At the end of the day

I have to say, this stage has been my least favorite so far.  Having two three year olds and a new five year old has been emotionally exhausting!  Power struggles, battle of the wills, you get the picture! The sibling rivalry has just begun, and it's not cute! We try to keep them friendly with each other, but that only lasts a bit!  The picture at the piano is adorable!  One of my favorites! What you don't see is 3 seconds after taking this picture they all start hitting each other:)  The picture at the bottom with them all playing nicely together is so sweet, too, until 10 seconds later when they start yelling at each other and one boy tells his sister to bite her little brother and hit him on the head, which thankfully she didn't do!  Whew!  I say all this to say that we have some really yucky moments every day.  Ones that make me want to hide in my closet (or pantry;)) or stay in bed and not get up!  But, truly, at the end of the day, I feel blessed!  At the end of the day, I try to remember these sweet moments that make them young, vulnerable and precious!  The pictures are the memories I hope to cling to, because life is messy, but these babies of mine are perfectly imperfect little blessings!  

They definitely have an imperfect momma, who could use a whole lotta grace!

Love 'em

We had a wonderful Christmas, New Year, 29th Birthday and Valentine's Day! It's been a busy past few months, but I'm enjoying these three little guys! Their personalities are so fun and unique!

Ri will be 31/2 this week. I have no clue how that happened. I still think of her as my little teeny baby, but now she's a tall and skinny little girl, with spunk! I love how she loves people and is so friendly! She is our cuddliest little one and loves to snuggle! She is on a huge princess kick, which makes for fun mother-daughter times!

Jay is starting to make sentences, runs everywhere and is just becoming a little boy. He's losing some of his baby-ness. He is one of the most compassionate little babes. He always pats and kisses on his brother and sister when they are crying, asks if they are okay, and rubs their hair. Melts me every time! He's an ornery little boy with zest!

Mylesie is becoming a little boy, too. This week he became a full-time walker. He's 19 months, but definitely wanted to walk on his own time frame. He loves to give kisses and dance while walking in circles. Poor little baby gets his tonsils and adenoids out next week. Hopefully it will help with his breathing and eating issues. He is definitely our "baby of the family". He loves to be carried around, but is starting to find his independent streak.

Love these three and so thankful, even on the chaotic or monotonous days that I get to be their mother. HUGE blessing!!

these are the moments

Buddies

There was a time, oh, about 16 months ago or so that I thought I only wanted daughters and that I would have three. I really couldn't envision being a mother of boys. But, let me tell ya, these two boys absolutely melt me! Their personalities, curly hair, huge grins, pats on my shoulder, kisses, cuddles and belly laughs are just amazing! I love my boys and LOVE watching them together. They are just now in the last week or two starting to interact and play together. It is so fun to watch them truly become brothers. They follow each other around and giggle at each other. It brings me so much joy to watch this! They are six months apart and I can't wait to see how close they are as brothers. I hope they will be best buds!