amen

i think i may just have to make this into a vinyl sign and hang it on my front door.

EXCUSE THIS HOME

Some homes try to hide the fact

that children shelter there

Ours boasts of it quite openly

the signs are everywhere

For smears are on the windows

little smudges on the door

I should apologize, I guess,

for the toys strewn on the floor,

but I sat down with the children

we played and laughed and read.

And if the doorbell doesn't shine

their eyes will shine instead.

For when at times I'm forced to choose

the one job or the other,

I want to be a homemaker

but first I'll be a mother.

snow fun

3 monther

he's THREE months!

what?!? where is the time going? never mind, that my new baby isn't really new anymore. i love new babies, but i really, really, really love smiley, cooing, discovering babies. i am sooo lucky i got this kid. he is such a happy baby. he may be starving, sitting in a poop-filled diaper, have a cold or toothache, but you will more that likely get a smile or two between his cries. he's a great sleeper--beats his sister hands down. most nights i'm guaranteed sleep from 12-6am followed by a "down to business" feeding and another 3-4 hours. love it! {now, if we could only get Savanna to comply. that's a whole other story}
what's he up to now:
grins & giggles
belly laughs
tickley necks
kisses
grabbing toys
talking to "friends" {lights, fans, etc.}
loving mirrors, big sister, and daddy
following mommy with his eyes
crying for attention
bath time splashing

say cheese

being back does have it's perks--my sister-in-law is a photographer! lucky for me, she took some pictures of the kiddos just before Christmas. i'm sure there are many more photo shoots in our future :) one of these days Savanna may actually smile and pose for the camera like she's NOT being tortured. some of these are just classic! {and YES, i have "the glare" picture framed and hanging on our wall}

it's bad

it's really, really, bad!

S.E.R.I.O.U.S.L.Y.

i really should have planned better. having a baby at the beginning of the "busy" season was not the smartest thing i have ever done. okay, so it's really not the birth that set off the late-for-everything, short-on-time, and over-booked schedule. it was ME! i need to learn to say "no" more often. i need to lower my expectations. i really, really need that craft room in the basement. *wink, wink*

they say that a picture speaks a thousand words. these are no exception.

Savanna loves having the "upstairs" to play in and watch "my tv" {meaning her shows. when i'm watching something its "mommy's tv"}. organizing it has been a whole other challenge. i HAD to snap this shot not only because this is typically the state of the 'unseen' portion of our house, but it's wasn't even an hour before that i'd just picked up and put everything away. that my friends is why i rarely, if ever, pick-up or put away any of her things. i just kick them to the general area with my feet most of the time.

in our house, the apple didn't fall very far from the tree--

my excuse: i only get a few minutes here/there to work on a project. i get distracted by mundane, everyday chore, kid(s). i have "momnesia." there really isn't an excuse, or need for one. my life is crazier with two and it has taken me by surprise. my goal is to be better at managing my time. until then, this. is. my. life.