Painting

Crazy to think that the last official month of summer starts in two days. We have had some jam packed summer days! 
A few weeks ago Aaron was serving at church so after church the kids and I came home, had lunch and then I let them loose to paint on the deck. This is something I need to do more because the love it! It is just one of those things that takes a little more supervision, set up and clean up for mom. But, well worth it to see their little faces painting to their hearts content. 

Toddler Tales

Liam had a well check up today so I packed everyone up into the toddlermobile and headed off with our new recent jams playing in the car. Once there all three of the kids were enamored with the fish tank, the girls keep talking about the "Nemo" fish. 
Once Liams name was called we headed back to the scale to see how big Liam is. With only one comment asking if they were triplets we made it to the exam room. Since Evelyn is very tall for her age we tend to get the "triplet" question more frequently. 
Liam did great and was very brave and on the way out I told the girls we could check out the fish again. While they were calling for Nemo, I grabbed the basket of stickers and asked the kids if they want one, Liam said no but the girls each picked one and stuck them on their shirt. I turned around and put the stickers back and when I turned I saw to my horror two stickers stuck to the fish tank. I panic and immediately tried to remove them before anyone saw meanwhile my three kids are pushing the handicap button on the doors and attempting to escape. Not my finest mom moments but I assumed being a pediatric clinic they are used to things like that. Right!??
Mind that this was all before 10am!

At my house we choose to embrace the chaos, ask for forgiveness, love each other, and always remember to give a little grace :) 

Watch out World!

As I said before Miss Evelyn loves to sing!

Artist

The girls love to draw, paint, and color anything!

More from the 4th!

As we end a fun long family filled weekend, I am so very thankful for my blessings. 

As a Mom one of the many things I want to instill in each of my children is to know how and when to pray. As an adult you forget that it is something that is learned, you don't just know how to pray. I want my children to know to pray with out ceasing when they are healthy, sick, sad, fearful, happy and to pray for others. Part of this as a mom is being open and vocal about your faith as you live it out. 

Tonight as we were playing with the kids after dinner they were giggling and being silly and at one point they started to get very loud. At that point I said that mommy's head hurts,  and then Liam my sweet 4 year old replied  "We need to pray for you".

and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. James 5:15


I love this little reminder from God to continue to plant the seeds into good ground and that nothing is in vein. 





Had to share my 4th of July festive desert!

I decided to make homemade vanilla  pudding with berries and real whip topping.

It was so good, easy, and a hit with the kids!

Beach Day!

We spent a fun day at Lake Rebecca Park!
We played at the park, had lunch, and spent time swimming at the beach! 

Happy 4th!!

We braved the oldest parade in Minnesota today in Delano! I loved that it started in the morning, I feel like most parades don't start until noon and that just doesn't end up working out well with the kids. 
The weather was beautiful and everyone enjoyed themselves. The girls  loved to wave to the princesses calling them all "Elsa".

Daddy's Home

We love when daddy gets home from work, Charlotte loves to get the mail  and bring it to mom. Today Liam received mail and everyone enjoyed listening while Dad read all the stories in the magazine.