{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

 

 

 Inspired by SouleMama. 

Picmonkey

 http://www.picmonkey.com/

Go and see all the fun things u can do with your photos, for free, without signing your life away!

his fingers, the only one of 5!

riding her bike, I know, right?

Blessings - Remembering

Sometimes it happens that we get overwhelmed and exhausted.

Well I actually think it happens in cycles for me.

The to do list is long, and keeps getting longer. And the harder we work on the list, the less connected we are to each other, to the children, and the more arguing, and crying, and begging for attention from every one around.

And then something - usually something small, insignificant really, but behind all the pressure, seems so huge - resets it.

We stop. We exhale. We reach out. The children climb into our laps. Arms around our necks. Breaths in our faces. Closed eyes.
                                                                                     

                                                                                                                   

Breath.

Reset.

We are reminded what matters. 

The people in our lives, the luv they feel, how we care about them, and how we feel about THAT.

*sigh*

That is all.

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

 Inspired by SouleMama. 

Beautiful Day

The weather is hot. The pool is full. Homemade iced tea, and flip flops.

Recipe for a beautiful day.

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

 Inspired by SouleMama. 

3 - Birthday Girl

My sweet girl turned 3 today.  My (suppose to be) 'last' baby. Oh her personality comes out in leaps and bounds, as she learns to express herself, the words never ending!

She luvs

• dresses
• Baka
• her Ya-ya (Angelina) Jayce (Grace) Bry and Sam
• when Aunt Kristyn and her cousins come
• walks
• Olver (Oliver)
• cheese
• chocolate.

Tonight as we snuggled on the couch to watch a movie, (all 6 of us on one couch) she draped my arm around her shoulders, and threaded her fingers through mine to hold my hand. I was touched, and felt so thankful for the time with her, and feeling her close to me. Drifted off to sleep, safely tucked against me, long before the movie was done.

My mom says 'she looks just like you did at 3". I've nicknamed her my mini-me. She is my sidekick, asking to go everywhere with me, and "hold my hand" as she says, with her hand outstretched to me.

 As I watch her, and she grows, and learns and imitates EVERYTHING we do around her, I am reminded what an honor it is to have this amazing privilege of raising her.

 Happy Birthday my sweet, smart, amazing girl!!