On this day, eight years ago, I became a mother. I was given a happy, energetic, friendly, helpful, funny, caring little boy to teach me and to help me grow to be a better person. My relationship with Evan has really blossomed over the past few months as we've been doing homeschool for the first time. It's been so fun to interact with him in this new way and to get to know him even better.
As my first born, he's stuck with the task of teaching me patience and being my guinea pig. The Lord couldn't have picked a better little boy to shoulder that responsibility. He is such a strong, confident, loving, forgiving little soul. I love that he tries to add humor to any situation. I love how sweet he is with his little sister, and how much he adores babies. I love how enthusiastic he is about things he's interested in. I love how smart he is and how quickly he learns.
I'm so proud to be his mom.
Happy 8th birthday to my little man!
(He said to me, "Mom, you've got to take a picture of this because it's my signature look!")
Ben was giving me a hard time about the fact that I haven't posted on the blog in three weeks, so I figured it was time for an update. We haven't really done anything super exciting (hence the lack of blog posts), but here's a peek at what we've been up to. (Excuse the fuzzy pictures... they're all from my phone.)
Evan started piano lessons and LOVES it. He is picking it up really quickly, too. His teacher has to give him three or four new songs to learn each week in order to keep him busy!
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I helped host a baby shower for a friend and was really proud of the decor...
The banner was my favorite part. :)
I also experimented with a bit of flower arranging for the shower and it didn't turn out too bad.
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Valentine's Day was fun this year. We usually don't do anything, but this year, Ben and I both happened to get each other a present. Not only that, but we both got each other rings! He lost his wedding ring years ago and the cheap replacement he had was irritating his finger, so I got him a new one. The ring he got me fits snugly against my wedding ring and adds just a bit more "bling". :) I also got the kids a few little surprises.
I was inspired by a friend to do Ellie's hair in a festive little heart.
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We've had quite a bit of sunny and warm(ish) weather lately, so we've enjoyed it by running around at the high school track or going to the park.
Yesterday, we went to a park near Lake Washington, so after we were done playing, we went over by the water.
Ellie was super excited about all the birds.
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We've kept ourselves busy on the rainy days, too. On Friday, we went to the bouncy house with some friends and the kids ran and jumped to their hearts' content.
Here's a cute little clip of Ellie (and Asher) jumping around on one of the inflatables. It took her almost the whole time we were there to warm up to the whole thing, but for the last 15 minutes or so, she LOVED it!
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Well, that's about it. We've got lots of stuff coming up, though... with Evan's birthday, baptism, and family coming to visit... so I'm sure there will be more posting soon enough!
Back in August, I was stalking Goodwill for a good cabinet to hold my homeschool books and supplies. It was getting closer and closer to the beginning of school and I wasn't finding anything good. Finally, about a week before school started, I found this one...
It wasn't exactly what I was looking for, but I figured that for $30 it would work... especially with a little love. So, I took it home and got to work with the priming and then painting.
I knew from the beginning that I wanted to line the back of the shelves with fabric, but after I got it all painted and put back together, I started using it and the fabric part got put off... and put off... and put off....
Well, last week, I finally ordered fabric and got it done! So now, six months later, here is my pretty homeschool cabinet, all finished.
A nice gray with a pop of color peeking through from the back. :)
I had a really hard time finding the perfect fabric, but I finally settled on this one here.
Ben and I have been married for 11 years and we are living in Olympia, WA where Ben is a nursing home administrator and I get to stay home with the kiddos.
We are having loads of fun with four little munchkins. Evan is 10 and he's super smart and has LOTS of energy. Asher is 8 and he is our snugly sweetheart. Ellie is three and is sweet and feisty at the same time. Aria turned one in December and she has us all wrapped around her little finger. :)
