Oh these boys.

 

Words with Friends is the only game I have on my iPad, so when the boys get ahold of it, the only thing that entertains them is the photobooth app. These are the pictures I found today.

Also from today, Jack and I were running up the stairs and Jack was winning. He looked back and said "Is that all you've got"?

It made me laugh.

I am so grateful for Jackson and Thomas; they are awesome boys. It has just been the last little while that both of them are in a place where they need me a lot less. It has made life so much better, and it is easier for me to find joy in motherhood. A LOT easier. I know there are people who gush about motherhood and how awesome it is from the very first moment, but it has not been like that for me. But it is becoming that way, slow and steady.

I am grateful to be a mom, and ALL of the lessons I am learning. I know I am a better person because I am a mother. But I am not going to lie, it is the hardest thing I have ever done. I think that I thought being a perfect mom would be a lot easier. Imagine my surprise when it has not been easy at all. One of the lessons in life, I guess. ;)

 

Another week is about to begin. I hope wherever you are, it is a fantastic week.

 

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The cuteness.

I was looking through our pictures today, and found these.  

Oh, how I think Jack is just adorable.  

Sometimes I feel like I complain about my children, a lot.

I probably should work on that.

One more thing to add to the list. 

Being a mom is the hardest thing I have ever done.  It brings out my weaknesses like nothing else has.  It makes me frustrated and I lose my cool.

But I wouldn't change (or exchange) them for ANYTHING.

Becoming Grateful.

I have been greatly blessed, and the last little while I have taken for granted everything I have.

The other day, I went Christmas shopping, and met Ben for lunch.  I was complaining during lunch that I wished that we had a bigger budget for Christmas, because there are a lot of things that I want to buy for myself and everyone else. 

After lunch, we walked to exchange some money.  We saw a woman with two young boys, and she asked us for some money.  Ben gave her a few pesos - about two dollars worth.  We exchanged our money, and on the way back, we saw the woman and her two boys sitting on a curb, eating a quesadilla.  My mind went immediately to the few pesos that we gave her, and how that money very likely went to buy that quesadilla.  Ben and I both had this thought at the same time, and we gave her a few more dollars. My heart broke when I thought about this mom worrying about how to feed her children.

It is impossible to adequately put into words what this experience meant for both Ben and me.   It was a blessing for both of us to realize how fortunate we are.

I am so grateful that Ben has a job that provides a wonderful life.  Our needs are taken care of, and more.  

It made me feel ridiculous for complaining about our Christmas budget, and it put life into perspective for me.  

I hope that I will be more focused on what I have and not what I do not.  I have been blessed with so much, and for that I am truly grateful.

Sharing Melts My Heart.

It's moments like these that make being a mom so amazing.

Oh to be a mom.

I am grateful to be a mom.  I love watching these two boys grow and develop into little people.  Thomas is full of curiosity and is quite the little daredevil.  Jack is brilliant and intense with a loving heart.  Every day is a new adventure with these two.

Today, Thomas went over and laid his head in Jack's lap and Jack played with his hair.  It was such a peaceful moment.  It didn't last long, and soon Jack pushed him away, but for those few moments I was in Mommy Heaven.

Here in Mexico, Mother's Day was celebrated today, so Happy Mother's Day! 

Oh boy, I've got joy.

Today I had one hour all to myself!!!  Oh man.  I am still on cloud nine.  Thomas is still breastfeeding and very dependent on me, so it has been hard to have any alone time.   Today Ben offered to watch the kids so I could go do whatever I wanted.  Do you want to know what I did?  I went to Starbucks with a book and read.  It was amazing.   Me. Alone. BY MYSELF.  I loved it.  I watched the moms with kids come in, and I just sat quietly with my book and my hot chocolate so grateful for my moment alone.

{Currently, I am reading a book called The Female Brain.  As of page 30, I recommend it.}

Thanks to my husband, a part of my sanity has been restored, and I am certainly looking forward to more time to myself. 

Here are some of the pictures from our attempt at our Christmas turned New Years card photo.