Documenting the Moments

I want to hire a full time photographer and videographer to document my life. Seriously, I wish I could. There are so many moments throughout my days that I never want to forget. I don't want to forget what his laugh sounded at age almost 2, or the sound of her little voice telling me stories at age just turned 4. The teasing and giggling, the made up songs, the fights, screaming and crying. I don't want to forget any of it. 

I don't want to forget paper bag mask's that the kids loved but the dog hated , barking and growling every time he saw it.

I want to hear this little laugh forever.

I don't want to forget the clinking on the piano amidst toys strewn all over the play room.

I don't want to forget what his chubby hands looked like playing with his Little People.

I don't want to forget the excitement in her face when I said it was time to paint her nails,

...or how cute her little toes looked when we were all done

The way he looks at his sister, copies everything she does and says, admires her...I want it etched in my memory forever.

I don't want to forget how his face looked when I showed him his picture in the camera

Or how her little fingers so proudly displayed the finished product of our manicure

And speaking of copying, I don't want to forget how he wanted to show off his fingers too...after all, I had just clipped his nails.

There will be a lot I forget. I've probably forgotten a lot of what happened yesterday, but I'm documenting what I can in pictures and video's. Like every Mom I mourn that they can't stay little forever, but then again I embrace and love every stage they are in. That's life I guess. And I'm loving, enjoying and trying my best to document all our little moments--on camera and in my mind.

Have a great weekend, friends! Go make and preserve some memories today!

The Weekend with Strawberry & Crandle Soup

This was supposed to be posted earlier in the week, but is just now getting there. Seeing it's almost this weekend it's a little late, but I thought I would post it anyway.

This weekend was pretty uneventful--we spent Friday night with friends, and Nate had to work most of the morning and afternoon on Saturday. I had made a big crockpot of beans and greens for dinner, Brooklynne's favorite.

The kids made "soup"--strawberry and "crandle". Not sure where "crandle" came from, but It was delicious ;)

 Nate broke out some games to play...

 ...operation was a little complicated for the kids. There was a lot of buzzing going on.

My hubby bought me some of my favorite cookes--oh, what a happy Saturday it was! A few hours later my friend knocked on the door with another package--what are the odds? Needless to say I indulged this weekend on the pink frosted goodness. The indulging has carried into the week.

"Trouble" was a lot easier for the kids...

...and competitive between Mommy and Daddy. Brookie won, fair and square and I insisted we keep playing after that. And then I won. Just thought I would throw that in there.

Do you remember this game as a kid? It's awesome.

Saturday night ended with a walk which hasn't happened in a while because of us being gone and how I've been feeling these days. But it was a beautiful night and I couldn't resist.

What a life.

My Saturday night snack was strawberries that I cut up and put in the freezer so they would be icy cold. I topped them with a little whipped cream....heavenly!

Our Saturday night ended with prayer before bed, as every night does. Joe Joe's famous prayer, "Thank you Jesus.....thank you Jesus.....thank you Jesus....(smiles and look around..giggles...)... Daddy helps him finish the prayer while we all smile and hold back the laughs. Oh, the faith of a child. ;)