Happy Birthday Sweet Two Year Old Girl

Happy 2nd Birthday to my sweetie pateetie, Peyton girl.

You are growing up so fast... it's unreal.

I love seeing you figure things out, you are very precise and possibly a little OCD bit of a perfectionist.

Aside from being the best sister, you are also the best friend!  You love your friends "Meme" and "lulalala" (Amiee and Olivia).

At this stage in your life, your favorite fictional characters are "wha-wha" (Dora) and Elmo.  Good choices :)

You have LOTS of people that love you a ton!

And you're ok with not always being the center of attention... as long as you have a brand new toy to distract you :)

You are finding your little way in life like a champ. I can tell already that God has BIG plans for you miss girl.

Your momma and daddy pray for you every day, we love you so much and want the best for you!  Always remember that <3

I know that someday your love for Dora and Elmo will turn into a love for your generation's Justin Beiber and Brittney Spears... and I think I'm ok with that.  Just as long as your biggest love is Jesus, for ever and for always.

Always remember that you are SPECIAL, in the BEST way.  Jesus made you to do something big in this world little lady, I pray that I always encourage you in His ways for your life.

You have taught me so much in the last 2 years, about love, patience, joy, and kindness. I have a better understanding of Christ's love for me because of you, thank you for that :)

I will love you forever, and you'll always be my baby girl.  

My sweet, blue-eyed, cheerful, independent, little lady.

I love you so much sweet girl.

Love- Momma

A Windy Pumpkin Adventure

This afternoon my sister and I  took the kids to a pumpkin patch near my house.

It was incredibly windy.

Which made the 61 degree weather feel really, really cold.

All we really needed were a few pumpkins so we ran through the piles and picked out a few.

Then we hightailed it out of there... because it was cold. And I had to get to class.

ps... I miss blogging.

The Perfect Blogger Mom and Her Perfect Kids: Park Edition

We went to the park the other day after having a morning full of bible study.

'Cuz I'm a Christian Blogger mom.  And I'm kind of perfect like that.

My perfect friend Erika (who also blogs, because she too is perfect) came too. 

My perfect toddler played nicely on the public playground that I sanitized before she played.

Perfect Blogger Moms don't let their kids touch germs.

While I was busy sanitizing the park, my daughter ate a nutritious meal.  That I made from scratch. From the animals on my farm and the vegetables in my garden.

I would never, ever think to feed my child the garbage that some mothers feed their children.  I shudder at the sheer thought of McDonald's.

My perfect 6 month old posed beautifully for every picture that I snapped.

I trained him early.

I was armed and ready with my camera aimed at every fun activity that my little lady could think to do.

Not because I wanted good blog material, but because I care.

Every single shot turns out perfectly. Every time. No exception.

When my toddler is not sharing and caring on the playground, she is with her brother... hugging and loving on him...

He returns the love with even more love.

Precious.  Just precious.

 

They would never even think to wrestle, or pull each other's hair.

I've seen some children behave that way.  It's appalling.

But not my kids.

I would never stay at the park past my toddlers nap time.  That would be irresponsible.

She would never turn into a Donald Trump look-alike because she was having a breakdown.

No, no.  She is the image of perfection 100% of the time.

My children never have to tell me when it is time to go back to our perfectly clean house for a nap.

That is my job as their mother!

And I'm not just any mother... I'm a perfect blogger mother.  One who's child would never turn into a sleep-deprived zombie.

That would just be wrong.

Why Don't We Always Wear Cute Hats, Minnesotans?

When I was in Georgia at the beginning of this month, my friend Jillian and I hung out with her Midwestern turned Southern friend Katie.  We went out to eat one night and Katie let me look thorough her wide variety of hats and pick one to wear to dinner.  I was loving life.

I'm sure everyone who saw me thought to themselves...

"Wow... that girl looks great in that hat.  She should always wear hats.  Good thing she lives in the south where it is acceptable to wear them and not in Minnesota where the majority of people only wear hats because it's so stinkin' cold.  She'd stand out like a sore thumb there.  Gooood thing she lives here in Georgia."

I'm SURE they were all thinking just that.  Unfortunately I do live in Minnesota.  And I don't like to stand out like a sore thumb.  Even if it is a very cute sore thumb with an over sized bow on it.

So COME ON Minnesotans!  Break out some hats!!!  Let's make it happen :)  I know you all like them... we just have to do this TOGETHER!

We'll coordinate... just let me know when you're wearing your hat and I'll wear one too :)  

Sing Off... Where Have You Been All My Life?

I've not heard of this show "Sing Off" until I saw it on Hulu last week.  It's on Monday nights... but no, I did not watch it tonight.  I'll watch it commercial and judging free tomorrow... Just because I don't super love those parts.  Thank you, Hulu!

My favorite of last week was the all girl group Deliah.  They could have used some more clothing, but their song was uh-MAzing!

Excited to watch tonight's episode tomorrow during nap time :)  Good use of time, don't you think?

Here's to not getting too involved in TV this fall!

Here's hoping, anyways :/

Girls and Their Makeup

My little girl is the biggest copy-cat.  

Every morning that she sees me put on my makeup she has to have hers "put on" too.  Well apparently I was not quick enough today and she had to take matters into her own hands.  To be fair, it was early afternoon and I still hadn't gotten ready yet... 

Here she is, showing off her foundation application skills... My-oh-myyy Peyton, you are SO pretty!  Now if only she would copy me by wearing her shirt more often...

A Day To Just 'Be"

Thursday has become my one day of the "work week" that has nothing planned, and I am so thankful for that this week. It's been an unusually crazy week so far, and I don't see the craziness letting up any time soon.  And that's ok.  We're just taking things one day at a time.

Tomorrow the kids and I will be focused on having fun and not worrying about the time, or getting out the door! Ohh man, I am looking forward to it :)

I'll be posting pictures of my rapidly growing kiddos... because it's been a long time!  Something for you to look forward to :)

For now I'm hoping that my tired-ness has still allowed for some sort of comprehensive blog writing to have been done ... I might regret this post in the morning.  Though, regret may be a common feeling around these parts after you read my midnight-brain posts...

Ok, I'm going to bed now.

Goodnight friends <3