Breaking New Ground

what we've been up to...

2012-05-30T15:43:00.000-07:00

Memorial Day weekend was quite the whirlwind of events for us. Friday night we drove up to Portland for our first long car ride with both Malakai + Desmond. It could not have gone any better. Kai drew on his aqua doodle pad nearly the whole way up. I was pleasantly surprised that we never had to pull out the ipod for last resort video games! Desmond napped a big chunk of the ride and then woke

7 months

2012-05-23T07:30:00.000-07:00

{I wrote the following update and then let it sit as I haven't had time to add the pictures...Des turned 7 months almost two weeks ago on the 10th...May is about to disappear just as quickly as April did! Needless to say he is already doing much more since I wrote this post, changing way too fast!} On Thursday Desmond turned 7 months...already. April sort of disappeared for us, which has me a

Thankful on a Thursday

2012-05-17T21:47:00.001-07:00

Thursdays are always so busy for me that I often forget to post these. Perhaps it's bad timing, or perhaps it's when I need to pause and reflect the most. This week I'm thankful for 1051. an upcoming opportunity to see an out of town friend for her 30th birthday. 1052. days when naps coincide and everything falls together smoothly. 1053. daydreaming of a possible 5 year wedding anniversary

Mother's Day 2012

2012-05-14T21:09:00.002-07:00

This Mother's Day I somehow got spoiled enough to be celebrated for the entire weekend. Friday night we went out to eat at Red Lobster with Ben's parents which was more to celebrate our finalized refinances, but we did Mother's Day gifts as well. We gave Grandma Debbie a card colored by Malakai + a gift card to a local garden supply so she could pick out some flowers, veggie starts, or hanging

Thankful for Mothers

2012-05-11T14:22:00.000-07:00

I know I'm late on my thankful post, but better late than never. I wanted to be sure to share my thankful list as it relates to mothers + mothering. I'm thankful for... 1041. the opportunity to mother my children every day. I get to learn and grow with them and I find that to be a huge blessing. 1042. my mom. She is thoughtful, caring, loving; everything a mother should be. She is my

comparing my boys...

2012-05-10T15:34:00.000-07:00

I never got around to posting the comparison photos I did of Des + Kai at 6 months and suddenly Desmond is 7 months...so here are both 6 and 7 month comparisons. Whenever I look at photos of Kai as a baby, it truly makes me wonder what people are talking about when they see Des and say "he looks just like his brother!"

Thankful on a Thursday

2012-05-05T20:49:00.004-07:00

A quick list... 1031. Our church D-Group. 1032. Kai's desire to play with his baby brother. 1033. No desserts in our house at the moment (I'm really bad at resisting) 1034. Running water, of which we were without for 24 hours. 1035. my upcoming hair appointment (I only go once or twice a year) 1036. when Kai snuggles. 1037. Desmond's new sounds (he said "ma!") 1038. late

the latest

2012-04-30T21:16:00.000-07:00

We just finished the process of refinancing our home. We'll save a nice amount of money every month, but it was a NIGHTMARE of a process. I'm so glad we won't be doing that again anytime soon! Thankfully my wonderful husband took care of every little detail and all I had to do was gather a few documents here and there. Thank God everything turned out well after missing the window once and having

posting

2012-04-24T16:49:00.000-07:00

I have at least a dozen different blog posts swirling around in my brain. When I'm making breakfast, taking a shower, or driving to work I mentally "write" them. By the time I have a few minutes to sit down I've either completely forgotten about them or my attention is needed elsewhere (or a million different elsewheres). Just thought I'd let you readers out there know, that in my absence from

Thankful

2012-04-19T16:03:00.002-07:00

1021. a garage that (usually) fits our car. It's cramped but it keeps us out of the rain. Although, right now, it's undergoing some spring cleaning...so the car is in the driveway. 1022. borrowing cars. We are borrowing my in-laws car again- because our 2nd car is having some issues. I won't pretend to understand them enough to explain...hopefully it'll be back in use soon! 1023. nap time.

welcome interruptions

2012-04-17T15:51:00.005-07:00

I've been working, snuggling my boys and NOT cleaning house (only partly because our vacuum just died). I did however do some catch up over at Project 365 (once again I was a whole week behind). Lately though, I've had my nose buried in Catching Fire. Thanks to my sister who lent me Hunger Games, I'm totally hooked. I'm almost done will book 2 and will no doubt be totally consumed by the 3rd

Desmond: 6 months.

2012-04-16T11:51:00.000-07:00

Yep, it's been another month and suddenly Desmond is 1/2 a year old (as of April 10th) and yes...I'm thinking about his 1st birthday celebration already. It'll be here so fast I have to at least have it on my mind and on my pin boards now! At 6 months Desmond is super active. He is sleeping much less during the day which is a lot of fun for both myself and Malakai. He absolutely loves his big

Thankful on a Thursday: Time.

2012-04-12T23:02:00.002-07:00

Thursdays sneak up on me most of the time. It's funny because I'm guessing for most people that it's Monday that is sneaky. I always work Thursday mornings and we always seem to have plans on Thursday nights so they're rather busy. Like right now it's almost 11pm and I had to think about what day it was...already Thursday again!!! We've got a LOT going on, and I keep waiting for it to slow down

Easter(s) 2012

2012-04-11T22:27:00.000-07:00

As with every big holiday we had more than one celebration to be at for Easter, and it was Desmond's first. As overwhelming as it all is, we are blessed to be so near family that we want to spend time with during the holidays. In addition, we always save time for just the 4 of us to keep our own little traditions going. Unfortunately on Good Friday, Ben was home sick. He'd been coughing every

It's coming...

2012-04-09T15:34:00.001-07:00

The gratuitous after-holiday blog post full of photos of us doing the traditional things will be coming soon. Sadly, all weekend long we've also had illness to deal with so we're recovering from the holiday events as well as a case of the sickies. Be back soon... P.S. I did bring my 365 page up to date. I was only about 9 days behind...yikes!

Thankful on a Thursday- gratefulness.

2012-04-05T15:51:00.000-07:00

So I haven't posted a Thankful list in almost 2 months. Apparently when I hit 1000 I subconsciously thought it was time for a break. I didn't realize just how long it had been (felt like maybe a week or two) until I looked back to find the last post. Yikes! I was reminded this past Sunday during a really great sermon how important gratitude is. I need to remember all the blessings on a daily

DIY: Reupholstered (and kid-proof!) Dining Room Chairs

2012-04-03T15:58:00.001-07:00

Look everyone, I'm posting something on my blog besides an apology for not posting something on my blog in forever! Not only that, but it's a tutorial, which means I've made myself do something besides work recently! This past weekend Ben + Kai played out back while I whisked Desmond away for a quick trip to the store. I wanted to get some groceries as well as some fabric as quickly as possible.

still blogging

2012-04-01T19:00:00.000-07:00

It has been hard to find time to blog since Desmond was born. The last 5 6 months have gone by faster than any time in my life prior. I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again when we add to our number (yes, we'll probably have one more kiddo some day). I have so much I want to document about my family, especially our children while they're young. I want to remember every little detail.

aaaand I'm back!

2012-03-28T22:09:00.001-07:00

Yikes. My blog was down for over a week and I am so sorry for no explanation before it happened. We kept putting off renewing my domain name and then I transferred it the day it was expiring. Bummer is that transfers take 5-7 business days. Whoopsie! Anyway, I've transferred to purchasing my domain name from Twenty70 Hosting and I'm SO glad I did. Their customer service has already been amazing

snowy day

2012-03-21T21:31:00.000-07:00

I'm doing some writing while my url is down, I figured it'll all pop up when my site is functioning normally again. Besides, I blog so little now I'm not sure how many people are still out there reading! Guess that's what happens when you have a baby and a toddler AND you work from home...and host a small group...and... you get the point, we are busy people these days. Don't get me wrong though,

Desmond: 5 months

2012-03-12T17:24:00.000-07:00

Oy. It's almost painful when I realize how quickly babyhood is escaping us. I often say that with how fast Des grew after birth, we didn't get enough time in the teensy baby stage. You know...this one... {photo by Davee Blu Photography} That was just a week after he was born. 7 days old and oh so little. Why can't it last? I digress... Desmond is now 5 months old as of the 10th. His

and I'm back...

2012-03-05T17:07:00.001-08:00

It seems like just yesterday I updated around here, yet nearly a week has passed. I'm losing track of time all too often. We've been keeping pretty busy with playdates, family gatherings, work, and regular to-do's. Just today I joked about how before kids we thought we were "so busy!" all the time. I'm wondering what else will make us even busier down the road to make us look back and long for

dating my husband

2012-02-29T21:48:00.002-08:00

Somehow after having Desmond Ben + I have managed to have an even better social life than ever before. I never thought I would say that it's "easier" to leave my baby the second time around, but it truly is. It has nothing to do with being less attached, it's about being more comfortable. I've been around the block with Kai and learned that leaving the baby with grandparents to get a night out

jumpin' jumpin'

2012-02-28T22:04:00.000-08:00

This boy is getting too big, too fast. He now loves, LOVES jumping in his activity jumper. He's also been "talking" a ton and screeching like crazy. He's so happy and active. Kai loves having Des standing up in the jumper. He's closer to his eye level and he comes over and talks to him and shows him toys. Earlier today he said "noses!" and then tried rubbing noses with Desmond. If you've

bath boys

2012-02-24T08:42:00.002-08:00

Last night the boys took their first bath together, twice. Within the first 10 seconds Desmond decided to pee in the water. So we drained it and started all over. Malakai loved the entire thing and wanted to help wash his brother. Desmond seemed to enjoy it too.