planting hope.

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funny that I should read this while in the midst of all our gardening...planting my days with hope. I love it.



and this song...i love it too.

moments from our morning.

cuddle fest

busy bees

 

 brother band

 they really seem to be into cuddles these days

 more cuddles

play.thenthrowthingsonthefloor.routine

 

many moments in our day have tears or tantrums. a very assertive and independent one year old is emerging. more mobility for little brother means he's in big brother's stuff and space a lot of the time. but there are so many sweet moments between the two of them. those sweet moments far outweigh the fighting. everything just melts away in those brotherly moments and i feel insanely blessed by them and the love they have for each other.

 

so yes, not everything is as rosy as it seems over here :) but we certainly have some rosy moments! and i like to focus on those :)

 

rose moments from our day.

quiet play with play dough. hug fest. play date with good friends. muffins. lunch just the three of us. afternoon naps. a 'friday' workday today as i have the rest of the week off! happy heart. sunshine through clouds. bible study and then bachelor with hubs tonight :)

i have a video i took of the boys dancing and singing, lu diaper dashing it. so hopefully i'll get that up soon. as new challenges emerge between the boys and their personalities/ temperaments/developmental milestones and the 'getting along' thing...i feel as though i actually kind of love it. they are learning how to communicate and interact and who better than your sibling? i can remember many days with my sisters...fights, tears, bites, hitting, throwing, etc. and that was not just the early childhood years...it intensified as we were hormonal teenagers!! but we were and remain the very best of friends. i'm so grateful lucas and caleb have that in each other. best buddies. through tears and hitting, even some biting now and again...there's so much love and laughter and giggles and smiles that far outweigh the hard days. lucas adores his big brother and watching their bond fills me up with the greatest joy! even when they are driving me nuts one moment...a second later they are hugging and laughing and i'm smiling ;) cause it's all good! this roller coaster ride we're on. it's a trip!!!

and i'm gonna plant our days with hope ;)

Happy Tuesday!!