These Days January 2018

When we complement Luke on his intelligence or being a great big brother he responds with “I am” I love his matter of fact confidence.

I am grateful!

We talk about where Luke will attend school. I wonder if he is ready and I wonder if I am ready.

I love being in hermit mode, staying inside for days on end in cozy clothes. 

I love to get out a little for work, get dressed up and get creative. 

Elizabeth is talking so much. She especially loves to sing. She will sing along with the choir in church and most other music. I think singing is part of her calling. 

Our current sound track is Trolls.

Tyler and I stare in amazement at our children. 

Luke loves to cut paper with children’s scissors. 

Luke’s morning voice is so sweet. 

For awhile I thought Elizabeth yelled because she was angry but I thinks it’s just one of her volumes. 

Luke loves to hide on Tyler or I when we come home for work and then jump out and scare us. 

Tyler and I often fall asleep while putting the kids to bed at 8pm, Ty snuggling with Luke me snuggling with Lizzy. 

Elizabeth is so sweet and so fierce.

Elizabeth is daring.

Luke is a sweet brother.

We make crafts often and I am teaching the kids the stories of The Bible. 

We eat dessert after most dinners these days, cookies or chocolates, sometimes ice cream, we get messy, laugh and sometimes teach the kids new words or a few French words, I am loving this dinner tradition.

These days are so sweet my heart hurts. Luke knows now that I cry often but its always a happy cry.

These Days | July 2017

 

Summer has arrived and these days

We have daily battles to put on sunscreen.

We dip our toes in the water.

We stay up way too late.

Luke goes to bed with dirty feet.

We run through splash pads.

As Elizabeth hits milestones, Tyler and I reminisce about Luke at the same age.

We live in a bit of chaos as we renovate our main floor bathroom but we surprisingly don't feel stressed. It will be done by Christmas;)

We can never have enough beach towels, what is with beach towels, they always go missing.

There is sand on the floor.

I feel like I am always telling someone to shut the door.

I pray a lot while nursing Elizabeth.

Routine does not exist.

We go go go for a few days then crash for a few days.

We can hear the boats on the river from our house.

Lizzy is sleeping through the night and I have been waking up before everyone and its my favourite time of the day.

When Luke and I hang alone it's so so sweet.

I love to watch Elizabeth's face as we look out the window each morning.

I feel so blessed it scares me.

There are moments in these days when I try really hard to capture a picture and seal it in my heart so I can remember it forever.

I am grateful for these days.

These Days | May 2017

These days;

I often feel like I am rushing.

I don't always talk to Luke in the tone I wish I would.

I am so grateful for the time I have withy my kids.

I am so excited for summer, hurry up beach days.

I eat a lot.

I say yes to Luke eating candy at 10:00am (not often but it happens).

Our back deck is covered with sand from Luke's new sand box but I don't care about the mess because he plays happily and quietly.

I drink 3 coffees almost everyday.

Lizzy wiggles back and forth like she is dancing.

Luke's sentences get bigger and more grown up by the day.

Tyler works extra hard.

Lizzy has started to babble and it sounds like she is saying dada.

When both kids nap in bed at the same time, there are so many things I want to do I don't know where to start.

I feel tired and emotional about all the decisions I make and sometimes wonder if I am going crazy.

Tyler and I laugh at the end of the day about being parents and the stuff we encountered in our day.

I feel grateful that I have him to laugh with because parenting is nuts.

When I hug my kids, I hold them tight, close my eyes and try really hard to make a memory of how they feel at that specific moment.

Luke and Elizabeth do not get equal amounts of attention from me right now.

There are a lot of moose, tigers and deer in our basement.

I am grateful for these days!