3 Months!

Wow! This has been a big month for Miss Emery. She is at such a fun age and we all love that she interacts with us more than ever. Ems is SUPER smiley all of the time and likes to have earnest "conversations" with anyone who will listen and react to her. It's the best. She is reaching for toys all the time now and absolutely loves her Bumbo seat. Seriously, I have no idea how I functioned without that thing with the rest of my kids. I put her in it most nights while I cook dinner and she loves to watch me.

Emery is already very attached to me. She gets upset when I leave her line of sight and cries immediately. It's cute (for now) that she loves me so much. She is STILL sleeping in her carseat and loves to snuggle her face into the side. She refuses to sleep anywhere else. She's still doing about a 9 hour stretch at night which has been pretty dreamy. On the days that I can stay home for a decent stretch of time she will take good naps. It's the days when I'm constantly running that she struggles. We will have to be making some adjustments for the summer!

She is obviously still super juicy and chubby. It's stinking adorable. I'm guessing she weighs around 16 lbs. and is well into 6-12 month clothes. I can squeeze her in 3-6 months for now but those outfits won't last much longer. She is able to sit up for a few seconds on her own already. I'm sure it's because she has such a low center of gravity but she is doing really well already!

Every day I wonder how I thought my life was complete without this baby in it. She is such a joy in our family. I love how her arrival has made me slow down and reprioritize my life. She has given me a renewed love of mothering. We are so grateful she came to our family!

Welcome Summer!

Ok, not really. It feels anything but summery here today and the weather this week is supposed to get even more cold, rainy and windy (such a weird spring weather-wise). Anyway, I always feel like there is a weird decorating lull between Easter and the 4th of July and decided to do something about it this year! It's a bit early to have summer decor up but I know the next couple weeks are CRAZY with end of year activities and then the kids will be home so I decided to get it done while I can.

To me nothing says summer like bright and citrusy colors. I've been crafting like crazy this week. On my front door:



{The wreath is straight on my door, I promise. Somehow I didn't manage to get my camera straight though}


Summer banner:

Apothecary jars:

{I glittered the turquoise and orange balls and they didn't quite go according to plan but it is DONE enough for me. The small jar has gummy sour watermelon candy!}

We have a busy summer this year. On the schedule is piano lesson and swimteam for both C&M, Swim lessons for Addie, Dance camp for the girls, Star wars camp for Carter, 10 day trip to Denver, 1 week trip to Florida for the Frost family reunion and hopefully lots of relaxing, days by the pool and good times. I have some fun ideas up my sleeve for this summer so stay tuned!

Mother's Day 2011

I had a nice Mother's Day this year. Before church things were a bit hectic and it wasn't what Allen had hoped for. We woke up late and then ended up scrambling to get to church on time. Allen made me a nice breakfast that I ended up eating in the car on the way to church. Ah well, such is life with 4 kiddos.

I got a picture with the kids after church. This pic cracks me up because of Addie. Such a ham. It was the only pic with Emery looking at the camera.


Allen took care of everything all day and let me take a nap, read my book, relax and hang out with the kids while he fixed all of the food and took care of my every need. For dinner I requested the Jamie Oliver Asian Noodle Salad. It my FAVORITE and a ton of work and he did it all. We also grilled some yummy chicken sausages from Trader Joe's. Delish!

The kids showered me with adorable cards, homemade gifts and a potted plant. Allen bought me roses and a mother's necklace.

I've wanted one for years but wanted to wait until we were done having kids. Finding something I loved that could fit 4 names was a bit challenging but I adore what I ended up with. I've worn it every day since!

I am so grateful every day for my 4 blessings and that I get to be their mom! It's the best and hardest thing I've ever done and I am trying to love every minute of it. I know the stage we are in will not last long and I am appreciating it for what it is. I thank the Lord every day for my healthy, beautiful children!

Consistency

I found this quote the other day and am so inspired by it. The longer I live, the more I realize that success in life is not dependent on one grandiose act. Success comes by small, consistent, daily efforts. I've spent the last couple months trying to reinstill my simple daily habits that somehow got lost during 9 awful months of pregnancy. So this month my goal is simple CONSISTENCY.

For the next 30 days I will:

Drink 100 oz. of water every day

Move for 30 minutes a day

Take my vitamin

Floss

Do school work with Addison daily

Eat within my points

Have meaningful daily Scripture Study

Balance my checkbook weekly

I know it's not a lot and some of it I'm doing well at already, but it is enough to keep me challenged. I'm needing to up my game again with my weight loss so hopefully making it a public goal will keep me on track! Wish me luck!!