no walking, just climbing

"Oliver, Oliver, never before has a boy climbed any more"










i think the pictures speak for themselves about what we do all day long!

Cousins??

I think so.  Treyton's middle name is Scott, so I guess he got the handsome gene as well.  

we heart books

we all love to read. well, i guess we will see how ollie feels, but today calvin decided ollie loves books too. we go to the library about every week and fill our library bag with tons of books. we read books all the time and love to find new favorites. so i thought i would try to share when i find one we love.

my issues

this post is about my issues bc when calvin needs to blow his nose he asks for an "issue" and it cracks my up every time.

today was one of those days when i need to remind myself of all i did actually get done. i feel like i can barely keep on top of life some days. i felt so discouraged today at my messy house and piles of paperwork,( i am running ot of cute baskets to put it all in) i was washing dishes thinking to myself of all the mess still left to clean up. when i tried a different thought process. lets think of all i did get DONE. today i got my one-, and two-year old to church on time alone (scott has mtgs every week) i taught a lesson at church to some really great teenage girls, i took dinner to a sick neighbor, my children ate a million veggies at dinner, i made homemade rolls, walked the dog, and visisted w/ some new friends. why isn't that enough, why do i always just focus on the "undone?" why does a messy house make me so unhappy. it is my constant innner turmoil, bc i know it really isn't the most important part of what i am doing right now, but i seem to use it as my measure of success.

i want a sign for my house that says, "my house is messy. i' m playing with my kids. if you have a problem come back in twenty years."