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I was going to post the more flattering and Instastyled pic where we were serenely smiling to the side and my children were positioned in just such a way to hide the fact that I haven’t lost any baby weight since last summer BUT that would be a lie. Not just a lie about what it looks like to go to the splash pad with kids, but a lie because it doesn’t show that goofy grin I wear almost every minute we are out adventuring. Because I love this. I love taking on summer in this city with my kids more than I love poised moments, pretty pictures, and toned bodies. I love this. [Also: Etta is definitely crying because she desperately wants to climb steps and Henry just ate a PBJ that had been entirely submerged in gross splash pad water. Whatever. Love it all.]I started buying myself flowers on a regular basis when Henry was born. It helped my frazzled new mom mind and heart to have a blooming thing before my eyes. The majority of the time I select white hydrangeas, as they are cheap and live so long. Henry knows my biweekly ritual, knows that our first stop at the grocery store is to select the “mommy flowers.” Last week I paused before these, only to have Henry severely remind me that those aren’t the flowers I get. I laughed at him, but what I want to say is this: our children are learning who we are by what we do. They are drawing a map of our moods and quirks and interests and weaknesses. I am constantly reminded to be careful of what I teach my children about their mother. I want to teach them that she is slow to anger, quick to laugh, eager to love. I want to teach them that she surrounds herself with flowers and friends and prayers and stories. I want to teach them who she is and work unceasingly on becoming that mom.Archives
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One & Three.
Memorial Day weekend was a big one around here. We moved on Saturday morning, spent Saturday afternoon in pediatric urgent care as Henry started having some breathing issues, and then Sunday was his 3rd birthday. Only as I mentioned here, … Continue reading
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The window.
It was the window that decided it, approximately 30 seconds after we walked into the open house. This place just had to be home. The window promised a living space drenched in natural light, books read in the sill while … Continue reading
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Easter Things.
Last week my mom was in town and it was the most magical time of having an adult to kid ratio skewed in our favor. The whole week was capped off with James and me escaping for a couple days … Continue reading
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In bloom.
What’s this- not even one week into April and a second post already??? I know, CRAZY. Don’t get attached… we all know this hasn’t been the norm of late (as in, of the past year or more). For all my … Continue reading
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When you come to DC with kids in the springtime…
… I highly recommend that you go to the Mall, and then promptly skip all the museums. I mean, they are great, they get us through winter, and I love them forever- but go ahead and skip them all for … Continue reading
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Routines & Rituals.
Sometime around the end of January, in the flurry of colds and snow days and potty training and the semester starting- nights got rough around our house. It happens with kids, seasons of little people needing cuddles or cough syrup … Continue reading
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January.
January is such a gift after the busyness of December. Everyone seems a little burnt out from the festivities, travel, and celebration and we all just hunker down and breathe a little. We have had lots of togetherness this month, … Continue reading
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