What songs really get you going? Make you bump and smile and need to break out and dance? I need some suggestions here folks. Would you mind sharing some of your faves?
Last week we got crazy and hitched a ride with a hot guy to Indiana... He was going to a graduate fair so we hopped in the car last minute. We were excited to spend some extra time with said hot guy, see some cool waterfalls and have a picnic. It was awesome, except for the unfortunate realization that the waterfalls were all dried up. On the way back to the car Luci said very matter of factly, "We had fun mommy. We had fun on our hike." Elijah hardly even made a peep in the backpack. He's so chill. Anyway, notice the long flowing locks...
Our little family vacation earlier this summer. It was simple, but it was a blast!We stayed in the Marriott where Luci slept in her own queen sized bed surrounded by pillows. We ate out. We went hiking. We went swimming. We were together. It was great.
Oh, lately I've just been feeling a little frazzled. Okay, a lot frazzled. My little kiddos have been sucking the life out of me...one of them literally right... Elijah wakes up 3 times a night, he's getting teeth, he actually wants to be held where he used to be so content, he wants to eat real people food, he gets mad at his toys when they won't come to him. Luci wants to be held because Elijah is getting held, "you're my mommy too, I need some attention." She always has to go potty as soon as I say I need to go, she wants all her food 'on the side' everything separated, she needs me to sit next to her to watch her shows. She's constantly thinking of things she needs..."but mommy, I need...I need...I need...I need something!" It makes me so frustrated! But then when I sit down to rock Eli and massage his swollen little gums I really just wish I could do it forever. When I finally lay down on the couch so Luci can listen to my heart, give me shots, take my blood pressure, and tell me to be brave becuase, "this is just going to hurt for a second mommy" I wish I would have done it sooner. Everything that comes out of her mouth is so cute when I take the time to listen. She loves to fix Jacob's broken heart. He tells her that his heart breaks when he has to leave in the mornings because he will miss her so much. So, Luci tells him to sit down and do a puzzle with her because that always fixes broken hearts "it will make you feel better daddy".
disclaimer: my kids are really, really good kids by the way, I'm just a crazy mom sometimes...lack of sleep can probably sum that up, well mostly...
Luci tells me all the time that we are moving to a new house. A new house in California. She wonders if Maddie is back at her house yet. She asks, "mommy, where's Texas?" We miss our friends...
I have a lot, a lot to catch up on. So, I'm simply going to take it slow so that every story and picture get their fair share of time to shine. First of all, eh-hem... drum roll please... I give you awesome pictures taken by the lovely Rebekah Anderson. I'm so excited about them. They were taken when Elijah was about 1 month old.
