little bits of life

I never knew my heart could hold this much. I love Luke more than I ever knew someone could love another . . . my appreciation of who he his just grows with time. Some days I find myself wishing that we were closer in age, and that we grew up together, and fell in love early so that we could have enjoyed that much more time together. But God's plan is better than mine. :-) I'm just so thankful for every day I get to be his. I know there isn't marriage after death but that doesn't mean we can't be together all of the time in heaven while we worship our Savior, does it?? :-)

Little Eden sits beside me now, sucking her thumb and staring up at me with her big dark eyes. I think she's beautiful. I sit here in quiet, which really isn't typical for me. But I got my wisdom teeth out this afternoon so my mom took the older kiddos to the park while Luke went to work so that I could rest.

I was so plum tired today that I actually was looking forward to the dental work as a time to lay down and rest. Drugs are a wonderful thing. I felt airy . . . tired . . . calm . . . until I tasted the blood and tried not to think too hard about what they were doing. :-) My tongue felt like a 2 by 4 and my lips as large as an elephant's ear. But really, not as bad as I thought it would be.

Mother's Day was fun and laid back. It was a warm day and we got hamburgers and went to the park where kids could play.

I mentioned to Luke that a water fight would be fun. Sweet man that he is - he got water balloons and squirt guns for me.

Jacob is such a sweet Uncle. Zeke calls him "Taj." During the water fight Zeke would go after him with a balloon . . . Jacob would start to run away . . . Zeke would call out, "No Taj!" Jacob would stop. Zeke would get real close and then throw. :-)

I won. No ifs, ands, or 'b's about it. :-)

I love Zeke in this hat . . .

The best mom . . . mine.
Not because she did everything right and never had an off day. But really, just because she was open and real before us. She admitted when she was wrong. She never pretended to have it all together or know all of the answers.
My best memories of my days at home are of mom loving dad and mom and dad having fun together . . . kissing in the kitchen, teasing each other, working hard together. It gave me a strong desire to be married. It looked so good!!

A typical "work day" after our weekend. They are happiest being a significant part of everything I do. Because they are so young, this can be exhausting. But I really love working with them so very much. Some days this means that I find socks in the kitchen towel drawer because Charis was helping put laundry away and I got distracted and didn't stick with her the whole time. But I wish y'all could see the proud smile on her face as she does "chores" that she knows are real. She knows that she's part of the team and she thrives on it.

Eden recently found her thumb. She has mellowed out a great bit and is a pretty happy baby. Between the kids, Luke and I she must be kissed 50 times a day.