Monday's Week in the Life

I know I am a little behind on posting about my project, but I have really been trying to focus on it while still running the house and making it to all the kids activities. Whew, that can be super exhausting.

Ok, so Monday I was super excited to get started and was totally on the ball. I recorded everything I did and the time that I did it. That was a lot of recording, but interesting to see just how much I could cram into one day :) One of my favorite quotes from Monday was when Hunter and I went into his room to turn on his TV he looked at me and said " My Hunter room is a mess!" LOL! Which translates into "Clean my Hunter room Mom." Before 10am I had finished paking lunches, gor Hunter breakfast and changed, said goodbye to Mad and Jack, fed and changed Finn, watched Desperate Housewives while he ate, did a load of laundry, cleaned the kitchen, gave Finn a bath, took Finn's 16 week photos, cleaned out my container cupboard and laid Finn back down for a morning nap. It was after looking at this that I really realized, that Moms, stay at home or working, are really able to accomplish many tasks in a short amount of time and rarely, if ever do we get recognition. Yet, somehow, we wake up the next day and do it all again.

I have a feeling this is going to be a very eye opening project and I really encourage all of my friends and family to do it. Even if you only do one day and even if you aren't a scrapbooker! I am so glad that I follow Ali Edwards blog and was finally motivated to do this for myself and family! How fun it is going to be to look back one day and see what we did :)

Week in the Life

Whew, I have been wanting to do this project from Ali Edward's Blog for so long, but wow it is a lot of work. Writing things down so I can journal tonight, taking photos of everything...I love my photos though :) I just think this is an awesome idea that the kids and John, can someday look back on and see that Mom really doesn't just sit around all day. Not that I really believe they think this, but I am sure they do wonder what it is that goes on here all day while they are working and at school. I cannot wait to share my project with everyone here as well. Fun! I think it is good for us Moms to take the time to see how hard we do work and to see just how much we can really jam into one day. As I have done this today I realized that I haven't even had the chance to really play with Hunter and Finn. So tomorrow I am going to make a conscientious effort to really spend some time with them and maybe get outside with them, something :) The cleaning can wait and I can be in the moment, before these moments are gone. Check back in to see where I am in the project and if I have been able to keep it going ;)

Little League!

I love Little League Season! I really enjoy watching Jack play baseball and John and I really try to be involved. This year John is coaching Jack on the Farm Reds team. YAY. This is especially cool, since my Mom now lives right outside of Cincinnati. What a strange coincidence that we would be given the Reds as our team :)

This year Jack is learning to pitch and is doing incredible (at least I think so :) ) I took 96 pictures tonight at practice. Not really sure how that happened..and they are so funny. I think I have the Michael Jordan of baseball on my hands. You will see in the pics that he sticks his tongue out when he throws LOL! It was too funny. The best part of practice though, is just seeing the boys out there having fun, working as a team and getting along. All too soon sports become overly competitive and all the fun is gone :( So for right now I am going to soak it all in and encourage Jack to do the same. We need to just preserve and enjoy these moments, the ones that are happening right now, so that we can look back on the 96 pictures and really remember what it felt like when Jack was 8 and learning to pitch for the first time and learning to bat on pitches that weren't purposely thrown right over the plate :) This is what childhood is really all about!

We interrupt this blog...

Little Mr. Finn has rolled over!! My beautiful, littlest man, all of 15 1/2 weeks old has rolled from his back to his tummy! I could hardly believe my eyes. My Mom and I were talking and I look over at Finn and he is on his belly. He wasn't even annoyed that he was on his tummy. I am so happy. Let the mayhem begin :) In my experience once a baby starts rolling, they are non stop movement. I guess I really need to get on the ball with childproofing now!

Just wanted to share the good news!

My Girls

My Ryleigh and Madasyn! Are there two sweeter people on Earth? I am so incredibly Blessed to have these two amazing, inspiring girls, whom I am able to call "My daughters." They are different as night and day and yet still so similar. Either one of them would give you the shirt off her back, her hand to hold or her shoulder to cry on.

Ryleigh is the old soul. At 12 years old, she has already drawn out a path for her life and is strong in her faith of Heavenly Father and the church that has brought her to Him. After high school, Ryleigh is planning on attending BYU, majoring in Pre Med to eventually become a Pediatrician. She has worked really hard to bring up her grades this year and is very focused on her goals. She is generous, patient, helpful, optimistic...just to name a few of her qualities. She has become just an amazing young woman and it seems to have happened overnight!

Madasyn is the dreamer! She is 10 years old and is taking it all in. Maddi lives her life very in the moment. Something I wish I could do! She really wants to be a Chef one day, but right now a lot of her interests lie in singing and acting. She had a very small part in the High School play Oliver (along with other Elementary age children) and LOVED it! She is friendly, out going, loving, just generally happy to be alive, happy to share her love for life with others! Madasyn is really coming into her own and it still blows me away to watch her grow and change everyday.

As sisters, they are 28 months apart and have always been close. They seem to have an instant bond. From the moment Ryleigh held Maddi for the first time, her eyes lit up, there was an instant connection! This is so foreign to me, being an only child. To be born with a Best Friend...I can't imagine! I am always encouraging them to nurture their relationship and to really take part in each other's lives. No one will ever know either one of them better than the other. They are two very lucky girls to have a wonderful sister for support and love.

Very First Blog

Well, I just had to jump on this band wagon. It seems that everyone I know or have been meeting lately has a Blog. And just in case my plate isn't full enough, I thought that I just had to have one too. They are pretty fun to read, in my opinion. I do somewhat feel a little strange reading about people's lives, but then again as a SAHM it can make the day a little more interesting. Hopefully someone will enjoy reading about my misadventures as a mom on the run with five children running in five directions. I will also try and post some of the fruits of my hobbies as well, but not on a separate Blog because I don't have the energy to run two of these, the house, and keep up on facebook. So I hope you all enjoy and take the time out of your day to see how we are Making Up Our History!