I cannot belive how long it has been since I've posted any pictures. It just seems so much easier to post them to facebook and call it good. An update is long overdue.
Today was too warm to spend indoors. Its the end of February and it was 57 degrees was calling us to play outside. Only it had rained all morning, but life is to be enjoyed. So both the girls got into clothes that are now camping clothes, got their boots on, brought up the bike and scooter then headed outside to enjoy the warm weather. This is probably one of my favorite photos of Ava. Both their boots were SO FULL of water and mud that they kept falling off. So rather than call it good and head inside, they had even more fun sloshing through the saturated yard and playing in the puddles.
Agh, my babies are growing up way too fast. I guess that's why life is to be enjoyed...all the mud stained clothes, cute muddy feet and faces, and lots of shrills of laughter from jumping in puddles!
I love her cheesy grin. Oh why is it that the younger they are the cuter the things they do. I love this age (mostly) when they are curious about everything. How she gets so excited over little things, her tiny voice trying to pronounce new words. I guess you hope to learn to remember those moments. Becuase its these moments when their water-mud logged pants are almost to their ankles, that I got a glimpse of how grateful I should be. That I was able to share with them this moment. Which makes me even more grateful to be a stay at home mom. I laughed at every "oops, ugh", splash, then "MOMMY!" looking at their dirty hands after taking a tumble in the saturated grass. I figured B. would be the one to be more this way but A., she surprised me. She can be dirty, but not her hands.
By the time we were finished playing both the girls' pants were caked with mud, feet well you can see in the picture, shirts semi wet, hair...well the bathtub had to be re-drained and filled at least twice. Today will be one of those days I look back on and just smile. It was so much fun. To see them play in the water and mud. Fall in the mud and grab handfulls. walk barefoot through the yard and just play. Discovering things in the yard. I wish I could have more of those "its not a big deal" moments. Don't stress over the small things, let kids make messes. someone once told me that children are creating...not making messes. This I need to remember more often.
Thought I would throw a picture of K. in here. She will be six months on the 6th. Time just seems to fly by anymore. She is such a good baby. Recently she got an ear infection, but since she's been on medication she has been so much better. I never had to deal with ear infections with my first two. So it was all new to me. But she is doing great now, back to her smiley happy self. She's sleeping through the nigt (well hasn't been since she was sick), loves playing with her two older sisters...watches them contantly laughing at the silliest things they do. I am thinking she will be one of my more stubborn babies becuase she is content being held, or laying on her back. She hates her stomach, in fact she rolls to her back, but as soon as you put her back on her tummy she begins to throw a fit. She also does not like her activity center. As soon as I put her in it she just looks at me with a "well what do I do now" kind of look. But she is so loved. Her sisters cannot get enough of kissing hugging, or holding her.
My oldest. She will be turning 4 in April. I remember her first day at preschool...I shed a tear or two. She was so excited "bye mom" and went to playing. My little princess. she is definately all girl. Does not like to get messy. In fact I was surprised that she was playing in the water as much as she was. Loves everything princess and dresses/skirts. "I'm a princess mommy" she says whenever she has some type of dress on, whether dress up or not. Loves make-up. Grandma Bigelow sent her some make-up for Christmas, and she was in heaven! Of course loves her fingernails painted, pink everything, barbies, mermaids. She is my little helper. I see the kindess and nurturing side of her when one of her sisters is hurt. Helping A., ride her bike, or scooter in the driveway, giving her a bite of her lunch when A. has her own. Or when we go somewhere to play and there is a child that is younger than her, she tends to follow them around and help them with whatever. I am amazed at my daughter.
I am so thankful that I get to be my children's mother. Becuase it is these precious times that come along I see a little piece of heaven. I see how Heavenly Father must see all of his children. With so much love. My heart was filled with joy, thanksgiving, and love that I was able to enjoy these precious moments. I need to remind myself that life is meant to be messy. So have fun with it
