Family love

Sometimes I forget...

Sometimes I forget what a good mom and mama I am to my oldest. Sometimes I focus on how much better I should be so badly that I forget how good we have it. Today at park day, no big kids came, so she just hung out with us adults for the most part. Her and I cuddled -- it was so wonderful. The babies were so busy doing their thing that they didn't need to get between us, and her and I could just be us :) It was wonderful. Of course there is always room for growth, but I hope to not forget how good we are now and in the meantime :)

Glee

How much my son loves me ♥

This Fresh Start

So, I am really loving this new place we moved to :) I am a big fan of change and leaving baggage where it belongs and of feeling fresh and alive :) This new place holds so much potential, so many opportunities to dig down, plant some roots, feel at home, and enjoy living. Because the house is medium (not small, as I was previously saying), it is maintainable with minimal energy, which leaves energy for other things, like creating a beautiful yard with a garden and taking care of it, like just playing with my kids, like getting really into cooking for my family, like finding new adventures! Oh, life is good :) I feel like this move has invigorated and rejuvenated me! I feel like I can finally live the life I have been wanting to live! I look forward to getting serious enjoying life :)) I have a huge list of ideas of things to do and research and share on here :) Wow, life is just so full of opportunities, like a smorgasbord of delicious and nutritious experiences waiting to be dived into and savored :)) Life is good stuff :)

First Steps!

Jai took her first steps today! 3 whole steps!!!! Omgosh. Wow. Before long, she will be all over the place :) She walks really well with us holding both her hands and alright if we hold one, so no big surprise. Kas started walking at 10 months, Noble at 11, so Jai is right on schedule :)) It's so exciting!!!!

Getting settled

After a wild and prolonged ride of a move, we are slowly getting settled today, and I mean slowly. I think my stress and anger muscles are as exhausted as all my other muscles -- it is almost impossible to rise up to get upset, just deep in reflection and healing and gratitude and loving the peace and the way the unpacking and decorating is unfolding :) I feel so blessed right now, blessed to be in such a wonderful (and practically perfect-for-us) home and blessed to have such a wonderful group of local friends who really stepped up to rescue us, pamper us, support us, love us, and now enjoy with us :)) I feel softly, slowly, simply blessed :) Whilst in the throws of it all, i got very clear that at one point I just wanted everything to stop ling enough to collect my bearings -- well, it didn't, it just kept racing by (stuff to do, time until d-day, all of our emotions about the whole ordeal) -- well, now I have chiseled out that "stop" that I needed. Now, I am at leisure, and wow, that feels so good in contrast to the recent past. So, just wanted to update my online loved ones <3
Have a beautiful and wonderful weekend! We will be, too :)