Kate found a moment of her exhausted mom accidentally napping. I am so glad she got this picture for me. This is what motherhood looks like for me. I often feel overwhelmed, and consumed by the day to day chores and shortcomings, but I hope they remember me holding them, and doing what I can to be there for them.
Our house progressed lots. And the first time I drove by the new siding I got so scared I was going to have an orange and yellow house!
Emily got cuter and cuter!
And I tired to make cleaning more fun, and invented mop dancing. Maybe not the more efficient clean, but the most fun.
Another perfectly sweet sleeping baby. And I picked the perfect paint colors for the house! I love love love my new house!
Sometimes a mom needs some candy to get through the day. Also this summer, pearler beads was a fun time! Lots of nap times let us create fun creations. And we listened to the first Harry Potter book.
Cousin Carter was born on July 12th! He was in a huge hurry to start chasing after his girl cousins, and came super early. But he started growing and was amazingly strong! We love our cousin!
Shark Week! I always love Shark Week, and I'm making it my mission to make my kids love it too. So we have started making fascinating facts posters. The girls get to decorate and write down all the cool things they learn about sharks while we watch. They love it.
Jon was busy all summer working on the house, and coming home looking like this most every time. He really worked amazingly hard for us. I love how his hard work literally surrounds us now in the new house. Such a great provider and father!
