Friday, March 22, 2013

some signs of spring

around our yard...
 












 
and a few other randoms
 
our saturday morning pancake breakfast tradition ;)


 
*all photo credit goes to my sweet hubby here :) his hard work planting and tending to the flowers and his photography skills taking the pics of the flowers.
 
I love that our yard is in springtime bloom!!!
 
Welcome Spring! 
 

Sunday, March 17, 2013

our happy place

my heart is full. these are the moments i so Cherish. I hold them always in my heart. everything about this day was perfect. from start (waking up early to run. 8 miles. get'n there) to middle (slo.lunch.family.ducks.beach.sunsets.play.sand.smiles.love.laughter) till the end. (two sleeping babies in the backseat). there were no tears when we got home(like most trip transitions for c). It was a long and happy day. just exactly what we all needed. I'm glad I changed my mind. I'm glad we can do spontaneous slo trips. I'm thankful for family, for beach days, for creating memories that will last forever.
 
below is a little video I made from our day.
slo video. click here. http://youtu.be/AMvlW-Is4v4 (i can't get the actual video to show...so there is the link to the video...and it's long!!)
 
here are some of my favorite pics from our day....

























 














 
 

still smiling ;)

Friday, March 15, 2013

Happy Friday!

 Hello Friday!
a hamming in moment on mom  love those little hands though.
 backyard magazine party
 it started out nice. I started reading my magazine...they started reading theirs...(all on their own, without me asking them to...kinda sweet)
see how nice c is reading in his lil orange camping chair? and how cute lu is reading his mag. in the pic above. he's even pointing out some stuff in the pic...
and then they got tired of reading without me and that was the end of that. i'll open my magazine up later-when i'm all by myself.
 
 park play
 
from our week:
an unload-
this week marked our beth moore start up in bible study (stepping up, psalms of ascent) i was giddy about it tuesday night!
d had his first knights meeting in hollister (he was really excited to be starting up again)
we signed all our loan docs last night, for our house re-fi (re-financing) we both were excited about that as we'll be saving a good chunk of change each month on our mortgage.
c is officially registered for preschool at meadowlark starting this fall (august 26th) and starting at once a week on tuesdays (the plan is to hopefully get him to twice a week)
not to bore you to tears but c will be seeing an ear nose and throat specialist the first week of april (to rule out sleep apnea) we saw a dr. last week about it but I wasn't happy with him and so we'll be seeing one that comes highly rec. by my friend whose daughter gets OT with miss a. the thought of surgery looming in our future is scary-but we're still trying to figure out if his breathing/snoring is actually apnea. (as he has all the symptoms except we haven't heard him not breathe in his sleep yet) if that makes any sense at all. either way if he does need surgery to take out tonsils/and or/adenoids...we know that it will be better in the long run for his sleep and allergy/asthma/breathing issues. but oh my heart! i won't be just having any doctor do it or without it being absolutely necessary! i was a wreck after our apt with the dr. on tuesday to be honest. just the thought of surgery-well-let's just say not something a mama wants to think about! so-i'm not. at least until we figure out what's happening with his breathing at night.
lastly, little mr. lucas is just talking a storm up of words these days. he says a 'word' for everything he sees, but whether you can understand it or not-that's another story...
he loves making animal sounds. i swear he said 'cat' this am when he dragged me over to his window to look out in the backyard. he says dog. he loves finding his belly and laughing about it. he loves cuddling and playing with c. he follows caleb everywhere!
i just love my two lil guys and i'm hoping next week is a little more relaxing now that we got some big stuff done and out of the way this week.
 
I love having carefree days and mornings with the boys. they don't happen as often as they used to and i miss that :/ but i'll take what i can get.
 
Happy Weekend :)
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

a couple songs i'm loving right now... and my tuesday ramblings :) ***see below.

Happy Tuesday!!

The Script - Hall of Fame ft. Will.I.Am (Lyrics in Description)

http://youtu.be/rtwizW1JiFc (click on the link to listen)

I can't tell you what it is about this song. It just makes me think of the boys. Of C especially. Of all they can do. All the potential that the world holds for them. They are still so small, there is so much hope in their future. Their days hold curiosity and learning. You can. The world may knock them down a few times, but they'll always have us loving and supporting them. I love this song :) I imagine my little boys growing up and becoming men. I treasure each day with them now and will always believe in them. I love my sweet boys. I know it's kinda a rap song. lol. but ah, just something about it!!