A glimpse into the life of me

We have been hit with a virus and are now on kid # 3 being down for the count.

The victim this week is Leah so she stayed home yesterday from school because she just wasn't feeling herself.

She did normal things like lay around, watch tv, play on the ipad, etc.

She got worse last night, so I was sitting with her on the couch when I got a text.

My friend said, "Did you see Leah's post in Pinterest?"

Ummm, My Leah?

She said, "Yes!! Go look at your handmade gifts board."

And this is what I found......

Apparently she wasn't too sick to figure out how to take silly pictures of herself and upload them to Pinterest.

Did I mention she just turned 7?

Someone help me!!

Today I celebrate.....

My sweet Leah who is 7 years old!!!!

Sweet baby!

So laid back

Mischievous

Such a character

Beautiful blue eyed girl

Always getting into something

So funny

Always willing to cheese it up for mama

Immediately willing to share her most prized possession in the world, Brownie!

Such a sweet big sister

Loves animals

So curious 

Always ready to do a "show" with her sisters

Stepped right into big sister role again

Always putting others before herself

We love you Leah. You have such a beautiful heart for others. 

You are such a blessing to us!!

Random thoughts

We have been home 4 weeks now. 

The fog has lifted. A little bit. 

Here are some thoughts for now......

In those years when the girls were little and I thought that having children close together was pretty much like having twins, I was wrong. Having twins is whole different ball game. They really do have their own language. They really do have a competitive nature. They both have their own personality. 

My older girls all love to help. It's a wonderful thing. However, there can be such a thing as too much help.



This mama has only ever known girls. For 15 years. And every single thing Easton does amazes me. Going down the slide head first. Going into the restroom at Target and seeing the handicap bars on the side, jumping up on them and saying, "Mommy, it's time for swinging!" Throwing his ball to try to hit the ceiling fan with it. His little brain never stops trying to figure things out. It's awesome!



Having 6 children is louder than having 4.



Adoption is beautiful, amazing and hard.

Familiarity

It's amazing to me how children crave structure and familiarity. I have always loved it when my girls would do something because they had seen me do it or because we talked about it so much. The twins are already picking up on their familiar things around here. 

Before nap and bedtime every time now Easton says, "No talking!"

Today they were helping me clean out my closet and Evie saw the clothes that I wore home on the airplane and said, "We went on the airplane with mommy!" 

When I lay them down to change their diapers, I always hold their head and when it lays down I say, bump. So the other day, I was laying Easton down and before I could say it, he said, "Say bump!" 

Tim has been telling Easton that his truck is Easton's truck. So today Easton said, "Daddy go bye bye in my truck!" 

It's just amazing to me how fast they are picking up and how "normal" it feels for them to be here. 

We are blessed!

The double big sister

My sweet Vivian has been the baby for 5 years.

And she has played the role REALLY well.

We even call her "Sweet."

But she has now passed the torch. And I have to say, it's going pretty well.

We went for our first grocery store trip the other day and she announced, "Now that I am the double big sister, I don't sit in the cart anymore. I will walk and help you pick out the groceries."

Precious!!

Happy Birthday Madison!!

Today we celebrate Madison. 

8 years old!!!

She is driven. She is serious. She is helpful. She is honest. She is quiet in a crowd. She is thoughtful. 

She's my shy little girl who let a lunchroom full of her friends sing happy birthday to her, just to make her mama smile. 

We love you Madi!!!

My baby is 5!!!!

Today I celebrate Vivian. 

She is 5!!!!!

She is a mess. She is opinionated. She is loud. She is smart. She talks, A LOT. She is hysterical. She is my starbucks budy while her sisters are at school. She has totally made her place in our family. 

We love you Sweet!!!

My first born

Today I celebrate my oldest daughter. 

15 years old. 

How does that happen? 

One day you have a little baby and the next, you have a young lady. 

She is spunky. She is an artist. She is a great singer. She is outgoing. She is loving. She is beautiful. 

We love you Mackenzie!!

The princess by Leah

It is precious to me to see how adoption is affecting our whole family. 

Leah is 6 and wrote this at school.....