Beach Beauties

 These kids are the firecrackers to my 4th of July.

I can't believe how fast their little lives are progressing.
The things they say.
Their beautiful hearts.
::sigh::

 

I love them.
This has been the summer that they became best friends.

 

They love each other so much.

Consider the other when she is absent.

Console each other.

Work things out.

I  love to watch them together.

I love being their mom.

Mother's Day Love

The reasons why Mother's Day is awesome.

It wouldn't mean much without these people.

 

My Heart Swells

There is just something about seeing my kids with my parents. Something that just makes sense, feels right, gives me warm feelings in my heart space.

Do you get that way?

Watching my parents with these little beings, who they have SO MUCH love for, and the kids? well let's just say instead of saying "cheese!" for pictures, these two say "GA-MAMA!"


Spending a week at the lakehouse with them was a huge bonding time for all of them, and it really touched me to see them start to make the kind of memories that they will keep in their heart forever. Memories of family, and fun, and figuring out the places that ultimately they come from, even if they aren't there everyday, or haven't really even been there before.


Tonight is our first attempt at an all-nighter at GA-MAMAs house. I am a little nervous, mostly for my mom, but also for Eden, who is a little young to understand what we are talking about here.

Madee is ready (so ready) to have a night out of my house - she is SO EXCITED to spend the night away.

So cross your fingers people, because this is definitely a trend I could make myself get used to...

A Mother's Heart

I won't be getting all sentimental here, but, dude, I am one lucky mother. I tried to get the kids to start calling me "mother", and the sweetest thing all day long was Madee periodically remembering and then saying, "Happy MUDDERS day" throughout the day.


They just grow up so fast.
Madee is pumping her legs on the big swing now, and it blows my mind as she learns to do things without needing my help.


Watching them grow up on the daily, everything happens SO fast and wears me out, so that I sometimes don't realize how much is happening.

Then I look back at last Mother's Day and the one before that and I have to catch myself to keep from crying at how fast everything changes.


Because it really just changes SO FAST. 2 years ago, Eden wasn't even born yet.
Last year they were both still my babies, and now? they are little girls.

::sigh::


Oh these two. They are my heart. Ferocious and unyielding and all that is unicorns and rainbows. I have put everything I am into these 2 little people for that last 4 years of my life, and people?

Sometimes it still feels like that isn't enough.
They deserve EVERYTHING. Every chance, every hope, every dream, every love, every little last bit of every little thing in this world.

And I am so lucky to be able to give them everything I can.
Especially my love.

And oh, do they have every little bit of that.

Popsicles

And giggles and smiles.


They are all wrapped up in Tangled. here, sitting on a teeny Dora sofa.
Stomping on my heart with their sheer sweetness.

YUM.

My Heart

My heart has legs.
And a smile that can light up a black hole.


And a giggle that will trickle its way into your soul.


My heart gets caught up in moments, in wonderment.


My heart has legs.
Thank God they still always come running towards me.

Me Too

Anything that Madee says, Eden says, "Mee too!"
She doesn't want to be left out.
EVER.

I can't believe that THIS is my baby.
Babies are supposed to be little, and fragile, and helpless, but THIS?
This is already a little lady.


She has her own ideas and opinions and relationships and she is an amazing, brilliant, funny kid.
She is an illegal firecracker.


And her sweetness? Will melt your FACE off.


Just seeing her tears me apart and makes me whole all at the same time.

The Sweetest Thing

is this kid sleeping.

When I brought this ottoman into her room the other day, she was all, "THANK you , Mommy. THANK YOU!"

And she promptly crawled up on it and fell asleep.

::sigh::

Guess I have to...

...find a new hiding spot for my nail polish.


I was actually pretty proud of her - not BAD for a 3 year old!

Girls

What a difference 3 seconds make.
From supercute....

...to total goofball.


Shoe-tie bokeh.


Gorgeous set of choppers.

Ideas in motion.

Adorable details.