Lately

Now that Matthew is a super strong walker, he is a huge fan of playing and running outside.

 $10 for 150 plastic balls for a ball pit. Can't pass it up. He loves it.

                                  Matthew LOVES riding in the running stroller while I roller blade.
Last night he was using all his little muscles (even his face muscles) to carry my roller-blades to me and try to put them on my feet.

And I love this picture of my guys. I love how much Mike loves Matthew.
MIKE: "having kids was the best decision we ever made"

Why use your hand to carry your monster truck when you have a mouth?


Also, Matthew let me leave him with a bunch of kids and one babysitter yesterday at moms group. He always has a breakdown when I leave and it breaks my heart and he ends up back with me. He was happy as a peach with them all yesterday though. He is growing up so fast.

January

People here in Michigan don't get too pumped for January. 

                          Holidays are over.


It is REALLY cold.

But around this house we have never been more excited for January to arrive.

        Well, for obvious reasons....................

             

There is just going to be an extra little person to snuggle up with us.

Peter Pan

Quite possibly the best thing ever said in a movie.
Makes me think of my friendship with my friend Stefanie!!!!!!

Run Free

So often I have a morning like today. Where the doors and windows are open, the sun is all over our house, and we are eating Pancakes with lots of berries. And then I daydream about a home on lots of land where I give my children milk and lemonade in mason jars, we make our own bread, have a garden, and raise our own chickens for eggs, having people over all the time we can share it all with, and my kids are outside all day in the mud, running free, building forts, and climbing trees. It makes me so happy just thinking about it. Maybe one day. Sounds too good to be true and maybe a little too pinterest. But it is still what I would love.

Just another start to a beautiful day!