Me & My Baby

Look Who Lost A Tooth!

Since Mark lost his tooth & received a visit from the tooth fairy, both Luke & Nathan have decided that they have "sore teeth" too. :)

Heartache... & Maybe Some Progress

Oh my... very rough day. Four little boy screaming fits, one screaming-in-my-face scene, one hiding under a desk at the library, seemingly nowhere to be found & scaring me to pieces, one all-out scrap between two brothers complete with hitting & kicking...but, honestly, I've dealt with that kind of "stuff" before (not that it's my idea of a fun day, but still...been there & done that.)

What was really achingly tough though was holding my son today while he sobbed & cried for his birth mom. That was very, very tough.

I told him that I was so, so sorry that he couldn't have her. I told him it was OK to miss her. We got through it...

As heart-breaking as it was, I think/I hope we might have made some progress. Together. Now he knows it's really alright with me for him to miss her, to grieve the past, to get MAD. It tore at my heart in a new way but I think I actually might (?) have done alright (Thank You God!) & I hope that we maybe are another step forward in our journey towards healing & wholeness.

Another Snow Day !?

Dad's boots & a funny face!

This is the view out our front door this morning. Beautiful but brrrrr!

Out the back door

This is a lot of snow for NC!

Oh my goodness - Nathan is so cute!

Another funny face in Dad's boots

Better Days

When I posted yesterday I was nearly "losing my marbles" from being stuck at home because of weather/road conditions. I don't do well staying home for too many days in a row. It turned out that we were able to get out & go to a home schoolers' gym class that my kids all love, and ... before the class began, all the kids were treated to a pizza party courtesy of our local Christian radio station! It was a lot of fun & GREAT timing! Maybe it seems like a little thing but I am thankful.

Oh, the picture is Luke with his latest art project. :)

Snow Day

This is the third snow day in a row! We were supposed to have classes from 9-11:30am, followed by a library visit & then a really fun gym class. I was looking forward to that. Ahhhhhhhhh! We NEED to get out! This is such an extreme winter for NC. Weird.

Apparently the YMCA is open so we are going!

Notes From Luke

One day Mark was feeling really sad & Luke made him this precious note.

This one was for me . It says "Hello Mommy. Head is long."
He was trying to say that I have long hair. :)
I just love all his sweet little notes!