A little girl and her dog

It was a crisp spring afternoon and Chloe and I decided to take a nature hike with some friends.

It was a bit chilly and a lot muddy, but we have a great time.

Cheers to summer...

Daddy's Girls

 Daddy and his Beauties.

On their way to the "Daddy and Daughter" Spring Dance.

When I grow up...

 Silvie wants to be a P.E. Teacher.

 Farrah wants to be a Builder.

Jocelyn wants to be a Teacher.

Tiny Triplets turn Six

It's normal to feel quite nostalgic when your children celebrate their birthdays.

I always spend time looking at pictures from the years past, finding myself experiencing a myriad of emotions.  Happiness.  Joy.  Pride.  Excitement.  Serenity.  All those wonderfully happy emotions Mommys have when they look at photos of their babies.  I also find that a piece of my heart feels sad about how quickly time is passing.  How much each day, they grow a little faster.  Changing from my teeny babies, into little people.  My memory travels back to remember all of the amazing days we have experienced.  How we have grown into the family that we are.  It is more than amazing to see how much life has changed over the past six short years. 

 How blessed are we?  More blessed than any words can even begin describe.

We know true love.  We experience it in our daughters every single day.  With every breath.  They teach us how to love more than we thought possible.

Six short years ago:

I could hold them all (at the same time) in the small grasp of my arms at my chest.

I spent hours and hours gazing at their precious faces, memorizing them from the tops of their heads to the tips of their sweet toes.

I spent my days breastfeeding, breastfeeding and breastfeeding, changing diapers and rocking.

There were many sleepless nights and countless worries about being a good mom.

Most of all...there was love for my daughters...

Today:

I still snuggle them at my chest.

I still spend hours gazing at them and watching them learn about life.

No more breastfeeding, but much time is spent rocking and hugging.

There are still sleepless nights of course, but not near as many, thank heavens. 

I still have countless worries about giving them and teaching them all they need to know and about being a good mom.

Most of all...I have love for my daughters.

 

 They also have some much love in their hearts to give.

Such innocence.

Happy 6th Birthday to my sweet little trio...

Jocelyn, Farrah and Silvie.

May all the years ahead be as precious and memorable as you are.

Sweet Chloe Girl

 

This tiny little being...

...has left an enormous print in our hearts.

It's difficult to grasp it has been 9 years since you entered our world.

Our sweet Chloe.

Your birthday was an amazing gift to us, and it continues to be a gift everyday.

You made me a Mommy.  You have taught me what love is, unconditional, pure love.

Happy Birthday Sweetheart.

Happy Birthday Chloe

Happy Happy Birthday Sweet Chloe!

B-E-A-utiful

My daughters=My heart

This touched my heart...

My parents taught me this...and my Matty's mom taught him.

We are blessed...

"We must educate our daughters
to distinguish between a man who flatters her, and a man who compliments her.
A man who spends money on her, and a man who invests in her.
A man who views her as property, and a man who views her properly.
A man who lusts after her, and a man who loves her.
A man who believes he is a gift to women, and a man who believes she's a gift to him.
and THEN, teach our boys to be that kind of a man"

~unknown author

Bananas...not just for monkeys

The Beauties and I decided to make banana bread to take to Thanksgiving dinner.

They love making messes things in the kitchen and we had tons of ripe bananas in the freezer for a rainy day...so the baking was on.

We had enough bananas that each of them were able to make their own loaf.

This was "THE BEST THING EVER!"  (On their end and also for Mommy.)  Not one argument over whose turn it was to do what, who should pour which cup of what...because they were ALL FOUR able to do EVERYTHING!  It was amazing!  No fighting!

If you have more than one child...I highly recommend this strategy.  

What can I say, I'm still learning this motherhood thing...one day at a time.

One of their favorite parts was mashing up the bananas.  They did everything themselves.  I didn't measure, pour or stir for them.  They were very proud of their masterpieces.  They did a fabulous job.  I tasted the perfection in all four loaves.

Silvie and Farrah smooshing their bananas.

Chloe smooshing hers.

Jocelyn was a great smoosher too.

Silvie having so much fun.

Chloe was ready to taste test here because it smelled so wonderful.  

I convinced her to wait until it was baked and just enjoy the scent.

We are already stock piling more bananas to make more bread...look out you never know when the beauties may show up on your doorstep, bread in hands.