The Little things will be the Big Things

Let's see if this works. I'm laying in bed trying to post a blog from my phone.

What are Little Things you might ask?

Flossing my kids teeth

Bedtime foot rubs

Reading to kids

Hugging and kissing

Baking cookies

Filling each plate with food every night

Saying good morning

Making their beds

Prayers together

Forgiveness



I am more excited for this summer than any other summer of mommy

hood. Good night!

Breathe.  That is the title of the bible study I just started.  I am so excited for my kids to see their mama breathe and relax and hopefully sit down more.  3, 7 and 8 days away from being 10 our life is so richly blessed.  To wake up each morning to one or two or all three of them climbing in bed with me and knowing I get to spend all day with them is a dream come true.  (Unless its before 7:30am)  I love that I am keeping Rylee home this year with me.  I find myself having to stretch for moments at the gym or to sit at my piano for more than 10 minutes or to drink my coffee while its hot but I wouldn't trade it for anything.  Thank you Phil.
Well, Easter is on the horizon already.  We dodged Winter this year.  No snow, not much rain actually and we have loved being outside in shorts most of March.
We are MOVING!  How exciting and scary all at once.   I love throwing old stuff out.  I feel renewed. Lighter.  Ready for a new place.  Kids are sort of nervous about a new school but I know God will give them peace and great new friends.

Oh how we love spending time with our kids.  Phils knee recovery has been wonderful.  Well, what else is new since January?  Rylee is a champ without her binki.  So happy we got rid of it when we did. It was time.  Andrew had an awesome season playing basketball for Swoosh.  Wow, he is improving like a pro!  So proud of him in school too.  Miss Emma is enjoying a Lyrical Theatre Dance class and is so excited for her performance.  Seeing her on stage amazes me.  Her confidence and her smile make me believe she was made for the stage.
Our spring break consisted of lots of Sorry and movies.  Andrew fought a fever all week.  He is feeling much better now.

Rylee's Post

Happy New Year.  I will post some Sunriver and Christmas pictures soon but this post is not for that purpose.  This post is to tell you Rylee that we (as in ALL of us) are so proud of you as tonight marks night number one without your…….

That's right. Binki

This picture is around a year and a half old but it had your binki in it and its the first one I came across. 

I have to tell you a secret, you're not the only one that cried tonight.  I sang you to sleep since you cried your eyes out and exhausted yourself.  After I could tell you were asleep in my arms I cried too.  You are 3 years and 7 months old and I remember the night daddy gave you your binki.  You were less than a week and it was love at first suck.  That binki has made many trips and has been the source of turning our car around more than once.  That binki gave you comfort and love.  It was a loyal binki thats for sure.  My tears tonight came from knowing you are my final little blessing that I will have to rock to sleep because of missing your binki.  It's okay if you wake up tonight crying. I'll come hold you and rock you and probably cry with you again.  

I have video and pictures I need to put on this computer so I can add to this post.  They are priceless and I know you'll read and watch this when you're older and probably laugh.  

I should add that I went through this same grieving process with Andrew and Emma as I watched them want something so badly that I took away.  However, with you Rylee my tears aren't drying as quickly.  Maybe they will always show up when I think of this evening. I love you babe.