Happy Weekend.

Things I love right now.

I want to write about my favorite things right now as I will probably someday forget.
Right now I love...
~how Jett says "nilk" for milk and "geyrl" for girl.
~that Seri is obsessed with getting her toe nails painted.
~Seri still says "mazagine" instead of magazine.
~my little man sleeps only in his pullup and strips from his jammies just prior to falling asleep.
~Jett's ability to go outside and play by himself FINALLY.
~Seri's kick a** ability on the monkey bars.
~that Jett is OBSESSED with the hose and water.
~that Seri loves to come to school with me in the morning instead of riding the bus.
~Jett loves to help me cook and makes killer pancakes.
~Seri talks to the dogs when she is feeding them every night and worries as much as I do that Gus is having a hard time going up the stairs.
~that my kiddos tell me they love me out of the blue all the time.
~that Seri is reading and writing like a champ.  
~Seri tells Jett how cute he on a daily basis.  
~Jett brings me flowers from the yard and tells me they are for when we get married.


These are just a few of the things I love right now in our little life.  

Seriously?

Scene:  Today at Starbucks in the grocery store digging through my purse to find my wallet, debit card, put the pin in and answer the million questions it asks you while my children are actually behaving.  Ok...I bribed them with the ipods.  It works and I swear it's only for 5 minutes during check-out.  


Stranger:  Are they yours or did you adopt them? (Remember, they are standing RIGHT there.)


Me:  (Hmm.  Annoyed, but realize she means well just doesn't know how to say it...obviously.)  I look up at her, making sure I heard her right and said, "They are MY children AND yes they are adopted."


Stranger:  I have always wanted to do that but I think you got the cutest ones already.


Me:  I soooo wanted to say, "Yeah, I took all the cute ones at the adoption store.  Sorry.  No more cute ones left."  SERIOUSLY.  I didn't, of course.  I said, "I am so lucky to be their Mama.  There are many children who need families."   Now GIVE ME MY COFFEE!  (I didn't say that but I was thinking it.)


Sometimes I am caught off guard with people's naive comments.  The one that sticks out the most is the lady that once asked me, "Where did you get them?"  (Again, wanted to say, "Oh, just down on aisle 12.  They are on sale." just to see her reaction.)  I didn't...of course.  


I always try my best to be kind and try to understand they obviously don't know what they are saying, but sometimes it is sooo hard to stay nice.  


I completely forget we stick out like a sore thumb when we are out and about and I know most people mean no harm, but some people are amazing.  Seriously.  


Think before you speak people.

Our Saturday...in pictures.

Our relaxing Saturday turned out to be exhausting.  Does that make sense?  

Here was our day.

• Slept in until 7:30.  YES!
• cartoons
• snuggles
• coffee
• hardware store
• fabric store
• dollar store
• late breakfast
• crafts
• Install knobs and a few pulls on the kitchen cabinets
• mow the lawn
• yard work
• lunch
• created Grandy's Mother's Day Gifts
• went on a walk
• played outside
• baths
• dinner
• stories
• bed

Phew!  Our wonderful little Saturday has wore us out.  Love it.

Here is our day in pics.

  

 

 Hand decorated dish towels and a handmade tote for Grandy.

 This is my beloved hot glue gun.

 Jett wanted pancakes for dinner and got everything ready 

for me to make them.  

 Love, love, love those little feet.

Another wonderful day.

One lucky Mama

I was given my little handmade Mother's Day gifts a little early from my love bugs.  

Jett made me this adorable flower pot and handprint card.  He told me all about why he placed the flowers and bugs where he did. 

"See Mama, I am holding a butterfly."

Perfect for the kitchen window.  

Love.

We had a Mother's Day Dessert at school today and Seri did such a good job sharing her Mama with the rest of the class as I had to be "teacher" more than I could be "mom".  One of our projects today was to make hearts to hide around the house where your mom would find them to remind her how much you loved her.  Seri hid her hearts right away when we got home this afternoon in the cutest places.  I had to take pictures to remember.  

She is the sweetest.

The toilet.  

She was giggling around the corner when I found that one.  

Silly girl.

The bathroom stool.

The time-out chair.

My pillow.

Here is my portrait by Seri 

and a little information about me.  Too cute.  

 My Mom's name is Timi.  She is 32 years old and has beautiful green eyes and brown hair.  Her favorite food is cheese zombies.  I love my Mom because she gave me my piano.  

Seri's sillouette.  I ADORE it.  I can't wait to frame it!

Seri made me this adorable bag.  

Perfect for library books, quick grocery store run or....

 My love letter.

I am such a lucky Mama to be blessed 

with two amazing children.  

Fresh

Fresh flowers in the house are 

one of my favorite things,

especially when they are free.  

Thank you Mrs. Lilac Bush.

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I have two little gardeners in training.

This is what happens...

when a yogurt explodes in a lunch box.  

Yep, Seri saved her yogurt from lunch and was going to eat it for a snack after school, but forgot, of course.  It then got stepped on, probably, and it exploded.  The lunch box is now in the wash and all the love notes I have written my sweet girl, that she has kept in the pocket of her lunch box, are now covered in yogurt.  Boo.  I am hoping they will dry ok.  

I had big plans on making them into a little book.  

Lesson:  no more saving yogurt in the lunch box.