Life lately...

Todd took his Dad fly fishing for his bday

I love that the kids daycare sends us pictures of them during the day (side note...B did his own hair this day and I didn't have the heart to redo it b/c he was so proud)

Kayla attended a friend's bday party

And got to ride a pony (not sure how I feel about them dying the poor things hair)

Our old neighbor came into town and the girls played all night together

I got to celebrate my bday early with my besties

The face is due to the fact that we had to sit in my friend's kid's carseats (our bums fit, but I was hitting the ceiling!)

I'm so lucky to have these girls as friends

I finally got a few pictures of the boys trip back in April from Todd's phone

I think they had a relaxing time ;-)

B with Todd's cousin

They got Bodie to eat Oysters!!

We've had some really rainy days...so we've been playing Uno, checkers and more

We also did smores inside one night

Lots of bike riding...in PJs :-)

We've had so much fun watching B at his baseball games

Todd and Bodie went on a hike

We went to frozen yogurt w/ some neighbors and it was a downpour outside...so what does Bodie do??? He runs under the waterfall coming off the roof and gets drenched

Then the rain stopped and we saw a rainbow (we get SO many rainbows around our new house)

Bus stop talks

This poor girl got strep and had to miss her end of year 1st grade performance :-(

We love our Beam Beam

Kayla and I had snack shack duty at Bodie's baseball game

We started our summer bucket list...and we are SOOO exicted!

Life lately and Mother's Day

Words could never express how blessed I feel to be a Mom. I knew my whole life that I wanted children, but never could have imagined how amazing it would be to watch a little life unfold before my eyes. A life that Todd and I created together. It's also the hardest thing I have ever done...the times when I am beyond exhaustion or worried sick about the kids or worried I'm making the wrong decision on something. Then they give me a big hug or accomplish something new and those hard times fade away (and this can be on a daily basis). I will never be able to express to the kids how much I love them or how much they mean to me...they will only know when they have children of their own and discover a love they never knew could be. They will also know that I am truly trying every moment of every day to guide them the right way, make the right decisions and help them to be whatever it is they are meant to be. I have always been a spiritual person, but the moment McKayla was born, my faith took a new turn. With Bodie, it was confirmed and renewed...and I have never looked back. I am so grateful to be Todd's wife...which in turn gave me two amazing children and a life that I will always thank God for at the end of each day (and so many moments in between).

I saw this quote and really felt the truth in it for how I feel about being a Mother...
What you really want, desperately, wildly, in spite of everything--is for them to remember the good...to remember enough of the times you whispered, "I love you"...to know how many times you broke your heart and how hard you really tried. All you want? Is for them to feel a deep sense of safety, that they are safe to trust people, safe to dream large, safe to believe, safe to try, safe to love large and go fly--and you need to know that you haven't wrecked that. That they feel the certain, tender embrace of your love--in spite of all the storming times you acted unlovely. So...SomeOne? Could someone just wrap up...a bit of Grace? What every mother wants, her most unspoken need--is a truckload of Grace."

My loves

We had to do silly too...

So incredibly grateful for my Momma...and the kids love their Gigi beyond words

Todd had to leave super early for work on Mother's day so the kids did everything themselves...(minus the flowers and coffee GC TJ left for me)

They made me breakfast and it literally brought tears to my eyes...they thought of everything and even had music playing

We took Uncle Scotty to a Bee's game

We decided to sit outside of the suite for a couple innings and the kids loved it

Bodie played catcher for his first time at one of his games

So stinkin cute!!

Our neighbor took B and one of his best buds to the library for a costume party (he ended up being the Beast from Beauty and the Beast)

Life Lately...

The boys stayed in California a few days longer than Kayla and I so we had a girls week at home while they were away. We had a lot of fun and lots of snuggles while watching movies, but we were definitely excited to get our boys back after not seeing them for awhile. M and B have never been away from each other that long and they gave each other the biggest hugs when the boys got home.

I volunteered in Kayla's classroom on one of the days

Poor Sadie was missing her Daddy and just sitting by the door a lot of the time (she's a Daddy's girl!)

I watched her dance class

And then we went for manicures

We did Cafe Rio for dinner one night

And danced in our pjs before cuddling in bed for a show (she of course slept in my bed every night)

She asked if we could do breakfast at Starbucks before school one day (she knew I would say yes to that one!)

Finally the boys were back. This is one of my favorite moments in church each week...Bodie's Sunday school class comes in at the end of Mass to be blessed by the priest and donate a can of food. I LOVE watching him walk up there (Kayla always sneaks in line too and they hold hands the whole way). Watching my kids be blessed every week together is such a blessing!

Kayla took her dress and umbrella from China town for show and tell at school

The rain finally stopped and the kids and there friends were outside all day every day

My sweet patient boy waiting for Kayla to get out of gymnastics every week


Up next...pictures from the boy's trip...I just have to get them off Todd's phone :-)