March Picture a Day: Part 1

I'm definitely a little late jumping on this bandwagon, but when I saw all these picture a day posts floating around, it looked like fun and a good way to document the ordinary in each day. So, I decided to jump in for March.
If you want to start too, it's not too late ;)

Day 1: Up -- focusing my mind on what is important


Day 2: fruit -- our afternoon snack of oranges, blackberries, and blueberries.


Day 3: Your Neighborhood -- we live at the end of a circle, and we love that it is quiet and not too busy for our kids to play in the driveway.


Day 4: Bedside -- lamp, clock, water, baby monitor...all the essentials :)


Day 5: A Smile


Day 6: 5pm -- maybe my favorite time of the day


Day 7: Something You Wore -- my wedding ring that was my grandma's


Day 8: Window -- Micah's view after we dropped daddy off for another trip to Ghana.


Day 9: Red -- Micah's little red chair


Day 10: Loud -- Kids singing "happy birthday"


Day 11: Someone You Talked To -- so many conversations :)


Day 12: Fork -- Micah's favorite princess fork


Day 13: A Sign -- that my baby girl is growing up and putting her own shoes on...the wrong feet ;)


Day 14: Clouds -- so nice to see blue skies and white clouds after days of gray


Day 15: Car -- Micah's version all loaded up with her baby and water


If you want to participate, take a peek and a pic!

Double Trouble

Somehow, I have allowed my husband to convince me that running might possibly be a good form of exercise for me.  Not super enjoyable quite yet but good.  

I do love the way I feel after I have run or done another form of exercise.  I just don't love the way I feel during it.  One step at a time :)

So, in order for Chris and I to be able to enjoy this running thing together, we had to trade in our single jogging stroller for the double wide.

Back in January, we took our first run and broke in this bad boy.

Micah liked it, and Beckett loved it.  Sweet boy goes to sleep in it every single time.

I may not love the running part, but I love being with my little family--no matter what we are doing.  And, staying healthy isn't such a bad thing either!

Scrumptious LIttle Blessings

I am beyond blessed to stay at home with my children.  

I cannot imagine doing anything else each day.  

Even on the hardest and most exhausting days, I would not want to be anywhere but home or with anyone but my kids.

I mean, look at these precious faces.

They are seriously scrumptious.

I could eat them up.

And, I do spend a good portion of my day doling out kisses all over those sweet cheeks.

They are my heart.

 

I am so thankful.

The Rest of February...

...in pictures.

And, really, there is a lot of February that is left out here.  

I just got way too behind, and my tendency is to get overwhelmed by all that I missed.  My perfectionism says that I cannot possibly leave something out.  

But, I am just saying no to both being overwhelmed and trying to be perfect.  So there.

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We had a really great Valentine's Day.  Micah and I made some strawberry cupcakes and some precious {Pinterest-inspired} little hand-print Valentines for our neighbors and family.  We enjoyed some pink eggs for breakfast and a heart-shaped sandwich for lunch. Chris made us a delicious steak dinner that night.  A fantastic day.  I love all three of my valentines to pieces, and they make every day pretty special for me.

My valentines cuties!

My parents live out on some land that is owned by some really sweet people who have lots of animals.  Micah absolutely LOVES going out there and seeing all the animals.  So, one day when the weather was beautiful, I decided to get out of the house and bring the kids out for a morning at the "farm."

Micah runs almost every where she goes, especially out at my parents house.

She adores all the dogs...

...and the cows :)

This was taken moments before she fell and got her first scraped knee.

A rite of passage for any child

The rest of these are from what we do on a daily basis at home.

Play...

play...

play!

One Afternoon in February

I'm going to play quick catch up on February in the next couple of days.  There are a few moments and pictures that I want recorded on here before I move on. I promise it will be quick!

One afternoon in February when it was a little chilly outside, we bundled up and just enjoyed doing something different.  Micah loves to be busy and go, go, go. But, when it is dreary and cold, we do a lot more staying in. So, I decided one day to match her adventurous spirit and spend the afternoon outside.

It was seriously so much fun and so good to rejuvenate us!  Not to mention I got some sweet pictures of both kids...icing on the cake :)

 She saw the camera and started posing!!! That is a minor miracle...this child is way too busy to ever stop for the camera.

 Chalk time!

 He loved soaking it all in...precious, sleepy boy.

 Doing a little climbing and exploring.

What a perfectly fun day.  I love doing simple things with my kids that make ordinary days a little extra special.