Kim 365

I spent a chunk of time doing some work with a friend over the phone and on the computer this evening. Easy work, when I've got a delicious chocolate bar to snack on (dark with almond butter - yum!), and an Americano to sip.

By the way, Americano is my new go-to coffee. I'm finding lattes too...rich? Yeah, I think that's the problem.

I've got two sugar pumpkins waiting to be cooked. I don't know what I'll do with all of the puree, but I definitely see loads of pumpkin scones on the horizon. Maybe a pie, and I'm curious about the idea of pumpkin cookies. Anyone have a good recipe?

This little sweetie seems to be working on some teeth. There's nothing visible on his gums yet, but his hands are rarely out of his mouth, and his clothes are constantly wet from all the drool. All this hard works makes it a little difficult for him to fall asleep sometimes. Thankfully he went to sleep pretty easily this evening, after a restless afternoon.

Maybe it's just my foggy brain, but I don't think rain is typical around here at this time of year. Either way, I enjoy it. I wish this is what our winter consisted of, rather than snow, ice, and -30C. I know Jude, we should move to the west coast. We think so too, but our bank account says otherwise.

P.S. This is my 600th photo posted on this blog. I thought someone might find that interesting.

We went out for supper with new friends from church - I love how God brings people together in his family. We went to La Bamba (thanks, Bensons, for the recommendation) and it was so delicious! We will definitely go back. Here's everyone's Mexican beer bottles...and my kids' pop :) Such is the life of a breastfeeding mom. I'm not a huge beer fan though, so it really wasn't that much of a sacrifice.

We took the balloon out of our pinata a few days ago, I tied a ribbon through for hanging it, filled it up with goodies and prizes for the kids while they were sleeping, and patched the hole. Today we made papier mache pulp to give the pinata even more strength. It totally saturated the shell underneath, threatening to misshapen our precious project, so I decided I would follow the advice to dry it out in the oven on a low temperature. I periodically checked on it to see how it was drying, and after about an hour realized, Wow, I am an idiot! There are chocolates and plastic toys inside this thing. Not only are the kids in for a surprise when they finally crack it open - I'm curious to see what's going to fall out too!

Beautiful Bailey.
She insists on having her hair hang in her face. Today it covers a goose-egg she got as a result of falling out of our shopping cart at the grocery store. My heart sank to my stomach, and my stomach leaped into my throat when I saw her laying on the floor. I called Clay, who took her to the hospital to make sure she was going to be alright.
Praise God she's okay, thank you Jesus for grace. Healing, no concussion, a happy and energetic girl. It's all grace.

He's getting too big!!
I love my Deacon so very much. He is growing up so much, discovering his hands and having so much fun learning what he can do with them. I wish he'd stay little forever, but then I'd miss out on all the fun that growth brings. Every stage brings so much joy, and I'm doing my best to enjoy everything during the fleeting moment that it's here.

They headed to the park with their Daddy and Pappy to cheer on their big brother. They must be talking about how awesome Markus is doing as he learns to ride his bike without training wheels.

Bailey!
I tried getting her to wear this shirt last Sunday, and to say I was met with resistance is putting it mildly. This little girl knows what she wants and is not afraid to say so! Today she left wardrobe selection to me, which does not happen often, so I finally dressed her up in this shirt. She was adorable, of course.