Mama Time

If you have spent any time with me in the past 3 years, you know that I feel a little scattered most of the time. I work at home for my awesome sister, Jackie, doing books and stuff. Don't ask me what my title is, I really don't have a clue. Anyway, I am so blessed to be able to stay home with my kids AND have a job at the same time, but let me tell you, it isn't easy to take care of kids and work at the same time! I really do like my job, but it is difficult to balance kid time, work time, clean time, church-calling time, excercise time, cook time, husband time, and everything else that you all understand! So, I have finally decided to stop all my whining and do something about it! Starting yesterday (ha ha ha) I have decided that from 11 am to 3 pm, it is strictly kid time. We have lunch together, then we play together.
Yesterday, we went to a park and had a little picnic. It was lots of fun. Elijah was SO upset when I took him out of the swing. Zion wasn't thrilled about leaving, either. Today, we made sun-catchers. Luckily both Nikoli and Zion love artsy things because I do too! Nikoli now has 6 suncatchers on the window next to his bed. What a cutee! Of course, Zion painted all of hers purple, ENTIRELY purple, but did such a good job and didn't get one drop of glass stain on her clothes. I really like mine, too, but I let Nikoli put them up in his window.

It's All About the Bubbles, Baby!

For playgroup we went to our friend, Jana's, house and had a party that was all about bubbles. It was lots of fun! All 3 had such a great time and when we got in the car to leave, Nikoli told me that Wednesday's were his favorite day. When I asked why he said, "Because we get to go to playgroup!" This was only his third one since he was in school when I started going right before Elijah was born. Sure glad he likes it! It's a definite necessary break from the monotony.

Our Three Works of Art

I can't believe we already have three kids! I feel so . . . OLD! Who would have thought that a blind date could have lead to all this?!

These three munchkins are amazing in their own ways. They make quite a team all together. Nikoli is crowd control, Zion's in charge of entertainment, and Elijah is an innocent spectator/student, learning the ways of charm, negotiation, and superheroes.

We never thought three kids could take so much effort, but the rewards far outweigh the work. We all enjoy our individual family roles that give us such a sense of purpose, responsibility, and reward.