These are the Days

These are the days....

...that I'm relishing my time spent with my youngest child.

Because yesterday I registered my baby for Kindergarten. I cannot believe how quickly time has flown.

Lately I've joked with friends how I'll probably be sad for exactly two days after Trevor heads off to Kinder...and that the Mondays and Fridays Trevor and I currently spend together will be filled with more volunteer opportunities, laundry-folding, dish-washing, working out, and lunching with friends.

While this may be true, I'm gonna miss that little guy and our one-on-one time together so much. He's strong-willed and feisty at times (like his mama....), but our once challenging mother-and-son quality time has morphed into a time of joyous memory-making that I hope he carries with him forever.





These are the days.....

....that I am thankful for Deven and his sense of humor. His comebacks. His facial expressions. His timing with his one-liners. That kid cracks us up. Even when I feel like crying.

He's also precious when he's sleeping. My handsome little guy.






These are the days....

...that I am celebrating my own accomplishment.

This past weekend was an amazing Walk to Emmaus retreat where I served on the music team.

Yep, you read correctly.

For 4 days I served as not only one of the vocalists who led the singing...but also as one of the guitarists.

It's only taken me 3 1/2 years to feel comfortable enough to play in front of other people besides my kind guitar teacher...and I have to say that while my performances were by no means perfect...the whole experience was an absolute blast.





These are the days....

....that I am amazed by Priya's musical talents. She absolutely loves to sing. And dance. And actually carries a tune. Beautifully. Her 2nd grade musical was last week. It was precious...and she loves me so much that she even agreed to wear the homemade costume (well, t-shirt) I threw together at the last minute.













These are the days...

....I'm so thankful for my husband. He not only took off from work to be with the kids while I was gone this weekend...but he cleaned out the garage, took all 3 to their soccer games (and coached Trevor's team!), did all of the laundry AND had the kids put it all away, cleaned up the dishes, and took the kids to a hockey game.

Oh, yeah, forgot to mention that due to a wicked hailstorm last week that nearly totaled my old mommy-mobile...he bought me a new car. After he test drove it with all 3 kids.








Super-dad for sure. And, I do believe he enjoyed every single minute of it.



These are the days....

....when I am feeling so eternally grateful for the amazing bunch of girlfriends that surround me. You know who you are. You are all different. You are all in different circles. But you are all special. And I'm so thankful for each of you.


What are you doing these days?