1.28.2014

Lately

OWEN

his imagination is bigger than his 42 pound body.
he is sweet and helpful with Lewis
has a deep desire to make right choices
draws books every day and when asked if he wants to be an author he says "no, I already am"
he prefers non-school days. As soon as he gets home from school he takes his pants off and gets cozy.
he is usually very shy in church and school, but in some settings surprises me with really mature responses and eye contact with people he doesn't know well.
he plays from sun up to sun down and almost never ever needs my help for entertainment.
he is learning to read and impressing me with all the words he can sound out.
sometimes he cracks us up with a really quick whit. Grandma Kat had a cute Santa doll sitting in a decorative bowl. Owen walked passed and said "hey it's the north bowl"
He loves animals and asks me a few times a day very specific animal facts. After I tell him I don't know he says "look it up" we're learning a lot together.
Today he told me that he hopes to be "a safari guy, to go study elephants"

























LEWIS

nothing is as booming as his voice
he spends much of the day wearing only a diaper so he can "look like Tarzan"
he loves Kit and often walks up to her saying in an unusually soft and sweet voice "hi kitty girl"
he is energized in crowds
asks to take a bath at least twice a day and sometimes asks to go swimming at Grandma Kat's
is in love with a book about a crocodile who swallows a watermelon seed, and he can recite almost the whole book as I read it to him.
he has the most contagious gut laugh
when treavor gets home from work he asks "you can thtay home and wethow with uth???" he's high as a kite when the answer is yes.
his heart is big and full and he radiates light























KIT

she looks, smells, tastes and feels like sweet cream.
she is cozy and soft
she is sweet and feminine
she coos and squeals
she holds toys and blankies
she's slept 7-8 hours the last 4 nights
Treavor sings to her right when he gets home and she kicks her feet and smiles huge.



1.22.2014

1.20.2014

Halloween 2013

Taking my catch up way back to Halloween.

We kept it simple with an airplane pilot (who was actually wearing a race car costume and got really frustrated that people kept calling him a race car driver), a football player and a one week old.






It was short, sweet, low-key and happy. Just like it should be every year. I love the way a new baby makes me only do the things that matter most.

1.12.2014

Dear diary,

Dear diary,
You are so hard to keep up with, with three kids!
Life is as happy as I could possibly dream, but way too tiring to document sometimes. 
I'm going to do my best in the near future. In the meantime here are some pictures of sweet Kitty girl on her special day. She was given such a sweet blessing by her very sweet Daddy.





12.20.2013

My cup runneth over

It has kind of been boggling my mind lately how overwhelmed and how blessed I feel at the same time. Its as though the harder life gets, the better life gets (at least when it comes to business with little kids)

While dealing with an adjustment that has been so very huge for me, I've been so humbled at how our world has been turned upside down and at the same time is so full of joy. My cup runneth over. 

the  messes runneth over
the tantrums runneth over
the diapers runneth over
the diaper pail runneth over 
the spit up runneth over 
the lack of sleep runneth over
the dishes runneth over
Treavor's homework runneth over
the protesting to get ready for preschool runneth over
the crumbs runneth over
the late nights runneth over
the toys runneth over
the request for attention from little people runneth over
the need for a shower runneth over 

and yet...
My blessings runneth over.



12.01.2013

Little Lewie boy

I just came across these pictures of Lewis that reminded me how happy he makes life. 
I cant believe our family is big enough to have a middle child. How fortunate I am that it's Lewis Hendrik.
The day to day stuff with this on-the -go toddler isn't always a breeze, but when it comes to the stuff that really matters, he makes motherhood so easy. He is full of passion, joy, spirit, and love. He is unique in the fact that he doesn't require a lot emotionally. Today I was thinking about how, along with our new life with three kids I have felt some guilt because I haven't been as available for the boys as I used to be.  
When I was tucking Lewis in for a nap, I came to the overwhelming realization that he is so very content. Lately we've been dealing with both boys pushing limits, and being a little contrary and argumentative. I've been so worried that I'm doing something wrong, or not being as involved as I wish I could be, but  when I was tucking him in and looking at his bright eyes and gentle smile, I knew that deep down he knows he is loved. He feels safe, and secure and valued. He was blessed with this confidence and I saw it in him as a young baby. What a blessing that is to have in a child...especially a middle one.