Family Friends

When your best friends have somewhere they need to be you take in their kids for the night!!! Pizza party, movies, barbies, baby dolls and bubble baths!!!!  And in the words of them.... Sarrie you do know tonight is a school night lol.  Oh and I even squeezed in a practice spelling test that included mandatory dance moves or it was considered incorrect!  Love my family friends and their little ones!!

Siblings Are Forever

I hope you both always see how lucky you are to have a sibling,

and that you know it is the absolute best feeling in the world

and no one...

absolutely no one will ever understand you better than you understand each other.

Some days you will think you’d rather be an only child,

but I know that feeling won’t last long.

You will do so much for each other throughout your lives

and somethings you will feel goes unrecognized,

but never stop being their for one another.

And always remember...

Siblings Are Forever!

How?

I will never fully understand how I ever got so lucky!  Being their Mommy is a blessing I will never take for granted!

Even When I Feel Like I Am Failing

I am trying 

with all that is in me 

to learn

 and grow

 and be healthy

 and patient 

and kind

 and respond the right way

 and do the right thing.

I hope my kids see that.

Even on the days when they

 are fighting 

and are refusing to do what I want 

and it is too hard

 and I have given all that I have

 and I think it isn't supposed to look like this,

I am not a failure.

I don't need to try harder.

There is not a formula that will make everything perfect if I could just get it right.

And that is ok.

Because my children will have days like this too in life,

and they will need to know 

what is looks like to breathe in grace!

REPEAT!

Today was one of those days where I truly felt like a failure as a Mom.  I got aggravated and snappy and even lost reaction time in a moment I should of been able to prevent.  But as I lay here crying while my kids sleep in bed I have to keep repeating to myself that I am not a failure.  I pray my babies always know that no matter what I will always be there behind them to catch them in life, but that I am far from perfect myself.  Admitting that seems more important to teach them than to hide.  I will have days I feel like super Mom and then days like today where I don't feel worthy to even be their Mommy, but that is ok.  Because tomorrow is a new day for new memories and we will start fresh.  I fought to hard for my dream of being a Mom to become a reality.... so one hard day is nothing I can't take.  

It isn't easy to take but it is worth every tear that got me here...... 

and here is right where I want to be even on the days I feel like I have failed!!

FINALLY

It may not of been for long but we FINALLY got some outside time!  Come on time change we are ready for you, but please take the mosquitos away lol! 

Just Remember

And the greatest of these is love!

Valentine’s Day With My Loves

Today was definitely a day of love all day long!  Our sweet babies woke up to a few Valentine’s Day surprises that put smiles on their precious faces as soon as they saw them. To my surprise they also had treats for Mommy & Daddy too!  Maw Maw had them color us Valentine Cards that were prettier than any Hallmark card that could of been bought at the store.  Leighton was so proud to give them to me and Brent and even prouder to tell us she made them.  Crazy thing is that I am usually on top of holiday ideas, but since Mardi Gras fell so close to it this I completely lost track of time, but I guess it was my turn to be surprised.  As always Braxton had a Valentine surprise sitting out just like his brother and sister.  And this was the first year we didn’t even have to explain that the balloon  was for Bubba, Leighton new the second she saw it. 

After daycare we headed straight to the cemetery to celebrate Valentine’s Day with Braxton.  Before I could even finish getting the gifts we were bringing him out of the car Leighton & Jean Paul we’re already by his side talking and giggling.  My heart could of literally exploded with happiness.  Since we finally had decent weather I decided to let them play for awhile.  We literally ran and play for 45 minutes before the sun started to go down!  I couldn’t of asked for a better way to celebrate than being right there with my three babies.  As I began to load Jean Paul into the car Leighton started screaming “I have to go back Mommy I forgot to kiss Bubba!”  As I made my way around the car to watch her run back for a Valentine Kiss I saw this moment.....

On our way home I was smiling and thinking about how much I love our Valentine tradition.  Then to my surprise Leighton and I had roses waiting for both of us when we got home.  Hearing Leighton squeal as she entered the kitchen and saw them was beyond priceless.  She was so giddy she did not know why do with herself lol!  And Miss Priss even directed me where to put her vase and where to put mine because they did not look good on the kitchen island lol!!!!

After bathing Daddy got home from cutting grass and both kids were beyond wired.  Which I am guessing is from the candy I finally allowed them to have after they had stared at all morning and then probably dreamed  about all day long lol.  But as I came back into the living room to check on why it was so quiet I found them like this.... on Daddy’s lap reading a book.  A perfect way to end a perfect Valentine’s Day!  I love my family so much, I just hope they feel it today and everyday for the rest of their lives!!!!