on being busy & living easy.

life as a mom is busy or at least thats how it feels.   EVERY time i leave the house with my three little kiddos people stop and say something, "oh wow, you've go your hands full."   "you sure are a busy mom."   i typically respond with a smile and say, "yep, we sure do/are."   which this has me thinking, am i really busy or does it just feel that way?   from sun up to sun down, and often times inbetween then, i'm going, going, going.   same days i'm one whine (from a kid) away from loosing my mind & it seems our house is in chaos.   i read a quote some time ago (don't know who said it or where i even read it) and it comes to mind, "what if we just acted like everything was easy?"   would i smile more? complain less?  if things were indeed easier would i take certain moments as less of a burden or embrace them as blessings?   i'm not saying i'm not grateful b/c I AM but sometimes being "busy" can make you weary and pull down every defense you have.   and being busy/TIRED just shows ME, i can't do it all, no not at all.   which is clearly evident in the lack of blogging lately!   i don't want the kids to see me in front of a computer screen, i want their time to be with me.   and if we have chores to do, they help.  (i am raising future husbands, right?)   if we have errands to run, then we run them, and try to make an adventure out of it...going to walmart with two boys pushing their own toy shopping carts & a crying baby is easy.   (or at least, i want to act/THINK like it is...)   i don't know how to do it all...i can say i'm trying to do what i can do the best i can: to slow down, make life feel less busy, easy, and SMILE.   

sidewalk chalk.

he wanted a baseball cap.  (yeah, not sure how to draw that...)

and a crown.

crrrazy eyes.

sweetie girl.

homemade ice cream.  

i love peeping in on them washing their hands:)

little sister wasn't so sure about this idea.

bath time.

bubbles.

gage looks 14.

"mom, stop..."

baby doll sleeping.

three kiddos swimming.

lane & his favorite big buddy aiden.   lane thinks he is just the coolest kid, and he is:), the other evening we were talking about Jesus and heaven, one of lane's questions "will aiden be there?"

at a birthday party.

family picture with the timer!

the girl loves yogurt melts.

one day lane said he had no toys and sat like this for a good ten minutes.   i didn't feel too sorry for him.  

penny, renee, & my parents came for a visit!!!!   best phone call ever that they were on their way out, my heart was so happy!

he wanted his picture taken.   don't you love his fake smile??

penny liked the chocolate cookies:)

at the douglas county parade here in castle rock.  penny wasn't so sure of the loud sirens.

we headed up to the mountains.   eisenhower tunnel.

renee is the sweetest mama to her penny!

logan started pulling herself up and standing.  

logan got a hold of penny's baby doll and thoroughly soaked it.  

at cooper seeing doyle dykes play.

oh boy, our kids are fashing statements.   they wore these dorky kids meal sunglasses all weekend.

see?

jumping high!

TRYING to get a family picture.

monday morning pick up...donuts!

 and then he gets upset his hands are dirty.

 the night before lane started preschool...he was SO excited.  he got his backpack & jacket ready all on his own.

 first day!

 first day of school presents for his teachers, apples & caramel dip.  

 at school he drew a self portrait.

 looks just like him.

 me spying...    i stayed with him the whole time (besides a few minutes) on his first day.   come tuesday will be the first drop off & leave day.   I'M going to be a mess of tears!!!

 pulling herself up.

she thinks she is something else:)

 love her little profile.

wrestling with daddy.

 painting birdhouses.   sister wanted nothing to do with the pile of baby toys in the shade, she has to be right in the middle of the action.