Easter - Together

It was something from a dream. Waking up to the giggles and cries of happy children discovering Easter morning.

A run, breakfast, husband cleaned up the kitchen, and we headed out to the garden for planting. Hammering up the fence, many hands helping, holding, banging, and laughing. Planting was such fun. The kids needed help over the fence (for the bunnies AND the kids) and we dug, and dropped, and covered, and fertilized, and watered. Then we stood back to see out work. It has been a wonderful day of helpfulness, and happiness, and just us. 6 of us, finding out place with each other.

We began a new traditions began this year. Making cards, and buying flowers, and putting them all together for a walk through the neighborhood to wish our favorite neighbors a "Happy Easter". Oh, the kids, they dug this!! 

Don't you wish you were my neighbor?
Easter dinner yesterday with the family. Aunts, and cousins, and Nana and Paka. We laughed and hugged, chatted together. The children died eggs, lined up on the counter together. Coloring, dropping, and maveling over the colors coming out.

Egg hunting in the backyard. The children ran, and laughed. The pointed them out to each other, helping the little ones, and holding hands as they searched the bushes, and swinging set.

It was an Easter I'm tucking away in my heart. As these wee ones grow, I know these holidays will change and be different, and special yes, but different. I want to hang on to these years they are young and savor them. Life each moment to the fullest. Hug and kiss them too much, but so they never forget my luv.

The week was busy, but we fit in some crafting, and a visit with Baka. 

This place we are in is good. This time in our lives I mean. Its all feels good and right.

Happy Easter! 

Catch'n Up - Photo a Day

I need to do some March Photo a day. Although I'm missing some, I'll throw in what I have and add the rest by Saturday night!

15. Car

16. Sunglasses

17. Green

18. A Corner of Your Home

19. Funny

20. Before/After - a before, but no after. But the after is coming. Its almost done!!

21. Delicious

22. Kitchen Sink

23. Moon

24. An Animal

25. Breakfast

26. Key

27. Your Name

28. Trash

29. Feet

You Know You're Feeling Better When....

...you feel like getting up and moving!

Its been a long long week. But today, the sun was shining, and Goran came home early. I was able to rest after a sleepless night of more illness. I could feel my energy slowly building. I wanted to make super, (a good one) and I was motivating the kids and hubby to chip in and getting moving. We worked together. One putting place mats on the table, another putting dishes on top of them, and another (my dear boy!) mixing up the whip cream for dessert. It was like one of those commercials on TV where they are singing, and stepping around each other gracefully, and all sat down once everything was done, all at the same time.

The energy is building!

A visit from Nana and Paka, with piano lessons, 

a quiet walk after diner,

a sweeter worn my cousin Calvin, and Bryan, and now my weeist one!

baths and PJ's, and everyone tucked in bed before 9:00pm.

I'm feeling good and looking forward to a new week. Catching up on my photo-a-day, my volunteer work, my weight loss journey via blog posts, laughing with my babies, stories on the couch, visiting a friend due to a missed visit last week, and maybe, if whether allows, a trip to the beach!

Oh the promises the week hold. Stay tuned to see our greatness!!

M.I.A.

Its been a week. A week of sunshine, and walks, and a swimming lesson, and a volunteer group meeting, hubby switching to afternoons, and more sunshine. Its also been a week of nausea, tummy troubles, and a sore back. The later all mine. I struggled with guilt as I needed my naps to recover, but my big kids needed time outside playing and running and enjoying the sunshine. I struggled with guilt at my back went into spasms, and I snapped at the kids. I hobbled to them, and tried to keep my cool to help them work out problems. I struggles with guilty trying to explain to them that mommy was not well, and in a lot of pain, could you please please stop fighting, (crying, screaming, hitting,ect) just for a moment.

Yes, its not all roses, and rainbows, and unicorns.

Sometimes its hard, and overwhelming, and lonely, and sometimes I struggle.

But even in all of that, there IS the good. The biggest one taking the lead in helping clean a bed room, and my 2nd practicing her piano everyday with out being asked. My biggest boy came home from the dentist with a toothpaste to share with his 2 big sisters. And the baby, she napped beside me quietly every day, waking up rested and happy after wards. There has been book reading, puddle playing, a night camping (before the illness plagued me!) a March break spent with a new friend visiting grandparents next door, a picnic, and a trip to the store for a treat.

No its not all been bad, and I have taken time to enjoy a few special moments, but it has been a hard week. I'm hoping my back heals quickly, and that my health comes for my upset tummy tomorrow.

A quick cap of our week, and then off to bed for me!

monkey see monkey do

coleman stove cook'n!

little girl next door, my kids luv her!

helping

treats on the front porch in the beautiful weather and sunshine. short sleeves and sandals in March!

I've been thinking of March Photo a Day every day!! I promise I will catch up, and it will be worth the wait! I will not let you down!

Now, to bed for me, and health tomorrow!!

Clouds

March Photo a Day

14. Clouds

It was a beautiful clear, day all day, until just now. I think it turned out well :)

Sign

March Photo a Day

13. A Sign

A sign of Spring. And a sign, that no matter how much technology you throw at kids, digging in the dirt is still more fun.