…by her. Everyday. She’s my heart, toddling around on her little chubby feet, following me from room to room. To her I am Mamamamama, and I love it.

…just catching up!

Week 43/52…at the library. We go quite often, I love it. The smell, the mounds of books, how quiet it is. I was certain I was the only one who still checked out books…but then I asked on facebook and people came out in droves. The library totally rocks! We got a lot too since we homeschool. Anyone else out there homeschool? This is the first year for us, just Kindergarten. Certainly more than I bargained for, but I’m having fun!

Week 44/52…yay for Daddy coming home! Taken outside the airport after picking him up!

Buried deep in photographs, I found week 39. Is anyone else as bored with this project as I am??? Seriously, it feels like I take the same photo over and over. Who really wants to see me in photographs anyway!? I get boring…my kids, other kids…they are very interesting! I need to remember why I am doing this, to get me in front of the camera, to document memories, to have a journal of sorts for a whole year. I’m not doing this for anyone reading this blog, even though I truly appreciate those who visit and comment and keep coming back. But I need to keep telling myself that in just a couple weeks I will be able to look back and see each week what we were doing and what was happening, a whole year of photographs. Just…keep…going…

Ok, little vent over. I’m just having a tough week. The girls are sick, the hubster is out of town, I don’t feel so great myself. SO – this is week 39, the week we moved. We cleaned and cleaned (and got our whole deposit back!) so it was worth it. But we pushed the kids quite a bit that week, we needed to get out of our rental and into our home. I was resenting cleaning the rental because I wanted to be cleaning our new place! I scrubbed so many walls, so many windows, so many floors, x2. I just had to take a picture of it. LOL.

I’m behind in posting photos…but I’ll get caught up with week 43 & 44 this weekend!

She has this one weepy eye.  It carries a tear most the day that never falls. It’s not serious and it doesn’t bother her. I totally adore it. Her little lashes wet and eye glossy. Sometimes I look in her little eye and it makes me wonder what she is thinking. Those eyes can tell a story. What makes her happy? What troubles her?  Is she thinking of how much she loves her blankie? Is she sad she got goldfish for her snack and not animal crackers? Does her pacifier taste yucky? Did she enjoy that hug? So many thoughts running through her head, and I know none of them. I can’t wait to sit down and talk with her like I do with Abby. If she’s anything like her sister I will be lucky if I can get a word in, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ll sit and listen…as long as she wants to…fine by me.

…he woke up crying tonight because he missed his Daddy.  It seemed like it happened in an instant, one minute he was a baby who didn’t even notice that Daddy was gone, the next he’s a little boy who doesn’t really understand the concept of a business trip, but just knows he needs his Dad close by.  So I got him up and we called Daddy, thank goodness he’s just a couple states away and not out of the country. He could barely talk though from sobbing and being half asleep.

I’m no good with bugs, or fixing toy cars, or wrestling or building forts. I’m so glad the kid still loves to snuggle with me, or the role of Mom would be obsolete to my 3 year old! He just needs his Dad, plain and simple. His clone.

Voting for the KCRA A list ends right about now. I have no clue what ranking I am at, but it really doesn’t matter, I am just truly flattered by everyone voting for me and saying such beautiful things about me and my photography. I love taking photos and I’m so glad I can be a blessing to others. If you voted for me, don’t forget to leave a comment under this post, please do so by Midnight tomorrow night (April 19th). After that, I’ll close my contest for a complimentary session. I’ll do the drawing this week, so be looking at the blog for updates!

The upcoming week seems like it should be challenging, but fun. The hubsters is going out of town again for a week to the YWAM NALC (North American Leader’s Conference) while I hold down the fort and take care of our three little Kingdom Followers. I have a lot planned this week, like balancing Quicken (blech) and actually having some full home school days. Maybe we’ll head the the park, maybe we’ll stay in our pajamas all day. It really doesn’t matter, these weeks when dh (dear husband) is gone, we just flow with it and make sure we have fun even though we miss Daddy terribly.

Anyway, off topic, when we got this house one of my “must haves” was a huge sink…big enough to fit the dishes of 5 hungry people…and bathe a baby. This sink can definitely do both…preferably not at the same time.

…Easter was a very happy day…obviously.

We had a great Easter holiday. Great church service, time with both families, and the kids ate so much candy that they all three got sick! That part isn’t great. We laughed when both Abby & Zach swore off any candy for the rest of their lives. Abby said she didn’t want any chocolate or ice cream on her birthday. We don’t think that will last very long!

It was so sweet watching Lily actually hunt for Easter eggs! She carried around her little basket and knew exactly what to do.

Thank you Jesus for what you did for us…John 3:16!!!

Week 42!! Happy Easter from my fam to yours.

So I’m a little behind posting my photos. I admit…it’s getting kinda difficult keeping up with this! I’m in the homestretch though! I haven’t been picking up my camera very much lately, feels like the only thing I post here are my weekly pics! I’ll try to do better! Also, I have lost week 39….hmmm…where did it go? Can’t find it on my computer anywhere. The illusive week 39….it never happened.

They told me they were best friends yesterday. What a way to melt a momma’s heart! Who knows what kind of friends they will become when they are older, but for now they are choosing eachother, over anyone else. That I am so proud of!