Tymber Julia-Day 7

My sweet friend Lindsey Briggs took these beautiful photos of our little Tymber.

She is a local photographer who is amazing!

Tymber Julia-Day 2

These are the pictures from the hospital from a few posts back.

I just received the CD, so we can share them.

Pretty good for being taken on a hospital bed with a white sheet.

Look at the wrinkles on this little one.

Fishbone braids!

Madie is amazing!

She can literally figure out how to do anything she wants.

She researches, tests, and perfects.

Last week she looked up a youtube video on fishbone braids and voila...

Every girl in our family was sporting them for church, school and play.

You rock Madie!

Ist Day of School 2011

The first day of school always brings such mixed feelings for me.

By the end of summer, I long for the balance having a schedule brings to our family and home.

I am excited for the kids to make new friends and reconnect with old ones.

I look forward to the "dream list" of projects I am going to try and attempt in those precious hours with just little ones.

To say that I love Fall, football, holidays and snow, is a gross understatement, because I dream of crisp Fall days, watching the boys play football and taking breezy walks with the girls.

However...

I miss my kids when they enter back into the school scene.

I long to hear them swimming, splashing and screaming in the backyard.

I miss having lunch with them, watching them bound with each other, and staying up late.

I miss everything.

Even the things that I wish away like bickering, boredom and bad days.

It means that another year is just going to fly by, and before I know it they are all a year older.

This year I am going to try harder than ever to really hold on to each moment!

Here we go...

Back to School Spa Night

There is no better time than Back to School when it comes to schedules, calendars, new beginnings, and some long overdue grooming.

Last night we all gathered in the family room, popped in "Soul Surfer" and went about trimming, painting and prepping.

Even the boys got in on the affair. A.J. trimmed Easton's hair and Easton let us trim him nails. Perfect.

The girls were a little more maintenance. We trimmed all ten toes and fingers, followed by gentle filing and pink polish. We have about 70 bottles of nail polish, but the girls managed to all pick the same color! They are more alike than different! I love that!

The night ended with an inspiring story of a girl who lost an arm to a shark but still realized her dreams, Oreos shakes by A.J., and family prayer.

It is going to be a challenging year, but we are up for the challenge.

I will post on schedules this week to answer some questions that came in on www.heapsorhappiness.blogspot.com.

No time like the present to jump in on some organization. Pick a room a day, and go back to school yourself!

Have a great one!