Kim 365

I'm 39 weeks pregnant today, and am going strong with drinking my Red Raspberry Leaf Tea in hopes of getting my body ready for labour. I don't know how much I believe it really does, but it doesn't hurt, and doesn't taste bad either.

When the sugary breakfast cereals beckon, I am so thankful that I can pull out this line, "Hey, do you guys want to get Multi Grain Cheerios, just like Grandpa?!" Which is met with a resounding, "Yeah!"

There are better options out there, but there are also far worse. And I am learning to pick my battles wisely.

I caught this guy on the backyard playground. This is a "no, you may not take my picture because I am too busy playing" look. I just take it to mean I need to take pictures of him more often so he (hopefully) doesn't get too self conscious about it as he gets older.

Corn holders - definitely useful this time of year. While I don't know what nutritional value corn holds, it sure tastes good on the cob, slathered in butter with a healthy dose of salt.

I'm not really a big fan of irises, but they do look quite beautiful when there are so many of them in bloom at once.

I am quickly discovering that books are a primary love language of a homeschooling mom.

Friends of ours gifted us a huge box of Sonlight curriculum today, and while it's geared toward grade 1, there are definitely things that the boys were really excited to dig into already. I love hearing my kids getting excited to watch science videos, learn to write their numbers, and read about animals!

Normally our Saturdays are lazy days that we spend as a family doing not much of anything. Today was different because Clay was away all day shooting video for a wedding, so the kids and I needed to entertain ourselves. It was sort of like a weekday in that sense, except that I accomplished as much today as I often do in a whole week of weekdays - the most fun thing on the list today was a tea party with the kids.

There's one more thing left to check off my To Do List, and then I am going to bed!

Today was the big day - Bailey is now two! Markus and Wyatt started the day demanding to know if she was real two or pretend two, since at her party a few days ago she was only pretending.

While I find it hard to believe, my beautiful little girl really is growing up and really is two :)

Today was one of those days. One of those where I felt completely unfit and unworthy to have these precious kids call me "Mommy". A day when I was reminded again that on my own, I am completely incapable, and I need the grace of Jesus moment by moment to empower me to be the mom they need. When I find my joy in him, I can find real joy in being Mommy to these precious three...soon to be four.

Bailey's birthday is coming up in two days, but because our lives are a little hectic right now, we had her birthday party today. I can't believe it has already been two years since this beautiful little princess entered our lives, and she continues to melt our hearts a little more with each passing day. I am so blessed to be her mommy.