a blur

the last two days have been spent on the road with a friend, on the phone, and at a hospital.
i think most of you reading my blog have probably already heard about the serious accident one of my oldest, and dearest friends was in yesterday.
it was horrible.
and it is a nothing short of a miracle that she and her baby are both alive.

i am home tonight with a renewed perspective.
so glad to see my husband and our two children.
the other stuff (that i often get caught up in or worried about) just doesn't matter.

please pray for my friend, her family and that precious baby.
they still have a tough road ahead of them.

good night.

hold the binky please

She prefers her thumb.

For about 3 weeks now Julia has been spitting out her binky,
and working hard to get that thumb in her mouth.
It's a little noisy sometimes (especially during the night), but it's much better than searching for a clean binky.

every night is bath night

you'd think it was spring time around here with the warm weather we are having.
i'm kind of missing the cold winter days, but it is nice to be able to escape to the outdoors too.
the days can get a little long when we are inside all day.

however, this also makes a bath a necessity almost every night for one three year old.
it is truly wonderful to watch him as he creates his own stories and imagines.
our garden makes the best place for the "construction site".

LOVE the last one of him -
can't tell you how much i already feel like my baby boy is trying to fly away from the nest!
makes my eyes water...
oh, and those are peanut shells in the pictures. 
dad and ben like to take breaks while working.

two months

so many things

so many things i would love to write about.
but my days just don't allow a lot of "extra" time right now.
for now - i'll try to not get even farther behind,
and share some photos from julia's baptism.

we celebrated with a small group of family and friends over the weekend.
and this morning i had to take a few more pictures of julia in her "vintage" gown.
the blanket, shoes and bracelet were all gifts and new just for julia,
but the baptism gown was mine.

it was truly a beautiful day.

updates

as you can see i'm in the mood for some updates and changes.
but these days it's taking longer than expected - everything is.

just need more of this...

what we're doing

these days we are trying to find our new groove.
since julia came along in november it's been BUSY,
but we are slowly starting to find more of a routine -
even though it's subject to change everyday!

i do have a "new year" post i've been wanting to write,
but just haven't found the time yet - maybe this weekend.
until then - here are a few fun pictures from the last several days at home.