It snowed last night, everything is white, I am unhappy about it, but the kids are excited.

IT IS MAY FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

That is all I have for now.

How do you relax?

Me- "How do you relax Cici?"

Cici- "I don't relax!... But, if I COULD relax then I might read a book."

Me- "oh"... then mad laughter...

Bubble Girl

I have a bubble, well, according to my kids I do.

See, we were on a walk 2 nights ago and it was cold (it snowed yesterday). Cici was feeling chilly so she moved close to me to "stay warm". I asked if I had a warm bubble around me that she was using, apparently I do!

According to Cici, everyone has a bubble that is temperature controlled by a switch behind their head. We get said bubbles when we turn 3. Bubbles can bounce off each other but mama's bubbles are big enough to house up to 20 people and keep them nice and warm. This bubble of mine can be entered into at any point and stretches as more people enter. I guess if your bubble is not working you move into you mama's bubble to stay warm, or cool for that matter, in summer it is air conditioned.

Paul asked if the mama bubble starts to malfunction around 50... that wasn't very funny.

The other night in bed, I thought Paul stole my bubble, I was freezing, then he gave it back to me in the night and cranked the heat! But, Cici informed me that your bubble can't be stolen, I had accidently hit the switch to cool and then must have bumped it back to warm later that night. Oh.

I have had my kids close in my bubble for a few days. On walks especially they hop right in, then about 5 min later, Cici announces that my bubble is working and she is warm.

I don't really understand all the science behind my bubble, but I am glad that it works for my kids... and 17 others who might want to hop in too!

It's My Party

Jude is.. almost.. 2! We had a party today with his friend Ali who turned 2 last week. We also invited his friends from across the street. We had lots of fun decorating... and eating cupcakes, jumping in the bouncy castle and blowing bubbles. I can't believe that 2 years has gone by already, he has grown so much! Our J Man is becoming a little man, but before that happens, we have these memories of these fun years!

A Video of my Kids Showing Off

Here are some pics that I like. I like them because who is in them, but also how they turned out!

dare I ... a post without pictures??

Yes, I dare.

Spring has sprung and with it comes new life, excitement and hope... hope that it will not snow anymore!!

As I drove Gracie to school today I noticed that the trees were GREEN! They were shinning in the sun and had beautiful green baby leaves all on them.

I did the same drive many times yesterday and didn't notice them. Where they even there or did spring just spring up overnight? I have been watching our backyard signs of spring, our apple tree is beginning to bud, our tulips are out of the ground and our grass is greening up quickly thanks to the kids sprinkler fun. But all these signs seem to have a progress that is measurable. Not these trees though.

There are two options. The trees did sprout amazing green leaves overnight and it was an amazingly quick process, or, they were there yesterday.. I just didn't notice. For some reason, my eyes were opened to their buds today. The second option seems more logical. I saw them, they were beautiful. Why hadn't I seen them yesterday?

This has been another reminder of how God reveals truth to us. Just because I didn't see the buds yesterday didn't mean that they weren't there, my eyes were opened to the truth today. I don't know why God decides to open our eyes when He does, but I trust in Him to open them at the right time.

I am praying that God will open my eyes to the things He needs to at the right time. Right now, I seem to be on a journey of seeing my marriage with lenses of TRUTH instead of how I WANT to see my marriage. I am excited to take a marriage counseling class with Paul. There are many books to read and I am excited to be involved with the texts and see what God reveals to me about my marriage. Truth is often not pretty, it often gets real messy but I don't want to see my marriage with any other lens.

There, my post with no pictures is done, and I hope you will forgive me this once! Speaking of pictures, I have been having too much fun editing and creating with my pictures, perhaps I will post some of my favs soon!

Keep your eyes open!