Christmas 2013

I realize this is pretty late, but I wanted to make sure I captured our Christmas before moving onto the new year. So here we go!

We kicked off the Christmas season by heading out to find our Christmas tree. Picking out our Christmas tree has been one of my favorite things to do ever since I was a little girl. I love everything about it! This Christmas, we went with the very first tree we picked out (which was a first) and it was perfect!

Wrenn had a blast decorating the tree! She started with her Buckeye necklace, then added her Christmas socks before moving onto the real ornaments. Ha! 

 This Christmas we did a couple Christmas art projects. We made crayon hearts to give as gifts and a paper Christmas tree for the fridge. Wrenn was so excited to hold the glue stick all by herself. It's the little things! 

We had to wake Wrennie Pooh up on Christmas morning since she was still sleeping at 9:00 am. Parker Buddy had been up since 6:00 am and wanted to see what all the fuss was about!

 

 Waiting to go see what Santa brought! 

We had a very blessed Christmas! 

Lots of Love,

-Jessica

Be Still in 2014

I rang in the new year sitting on the couch in my comfys with my mom and dad.  The hubby fell asleep before midnight and the kids were snoozing (for once) in their room. Sadly, I didn't even see the ball drop because I was too busy trying to post a Happy New Year! message on Facebook.  It made me stop and realize that I spend too much time not enjoying moments. With all of the at-your-hands electronics its hard to truly be in the moment anymore. There is always something to distract us.  I remember before I had the twins someone advising me to have my phone nearby when I was nursing so I would have something to do. I followed the advice and I almost always had something to distract me during those moments. But why?  Why did I need to be distracted and removed from the moment?  Why wasn't it enough to just be there with the twins and enjoy the moments I had with them? To smell their sweet baby smell, to hear their sweet baby sounds, to feel their soft baby skin.  Why did I have to play a game on my phone to block out the two miracles with me?  Why couldn't I just be still?  To set things straight I started a new kind of resolution list for myself this year. I wanted to push my limits to think outside of my normal "exercise more, eat healthier" annual vows and set goals that I really truly want to achieve. I also wanted a cute reminder of what I promised myself to do for the year, so I made this print to hang in my office and at home. 

 

 

What are your new year's resolutions? Let us know! Want a reminder for your home or office?  Download the New Year's Resolution image, right click and save the file.  Then simply insert the image into a word document (or your favorite design software) and add a text box to type your own list. 

 

 

Happy New Year!  Let's make 2014 a great one!

 

 

Lots of love,