Swim Coach Nathan

Nathan is truly such a great big brother. I tell him all the time, "Jesus made you the oldest for a reason!" Last week, he very patiently worked with Henry in the pool. And Henry was swimming more than I've ever seen! (including after 10 months of paid lessons....geesh!)

I love these two boys! :)

This And That

I never want to forget how the slow pace of these days is nothing short of life giving. It's what I never knew I needed. It will be hard to one day go back to sports practices and birthday parties and school and homework and go go go go go. Because right now is heaven. Just so sweet.

Like pancake breakfasts on sunny mornings.

Like Charlotte starting to stand up.

Like Buzz Lightyear in my living room.

Like Henry walking into the kitchen and saying, "LOOK! I DRESSED MYSELF! This is my teenager shirt, Mom. It says 'college' on it."

The child is literally wearing a swim shirt backwards that says OBX for Outer Banks on the back. I cannot even.

Lord Jesus, thank You for these blessed days.

Petit Jean For A Break

During Covid, I am only going to the grocery store once a week. Right now, while Scott is still living in Houston, my mom comes over and watches the kiddos. So, this morning I made my grocery run. When I got back, my mom asked, "Do you want to go to Petit Jean today? Just load up the kids and go? We can pack a picnic."

Um, YES. 1000% YES. We had a full day of nothing planned, as per usual these days.

We went and had such a nice time! We had a picnic lunch and a lovely couple of short hikes, all social distancing of course (this was made much easier because we went on a Wednesday). The boys loved the Bear Cave Trail--Jack, especially! He was climbing all over the place. Henry followed along behind, trying to keep up. My dad followed along behind Henry, trying to keep him alive. It was cute! Fun, fun times!

Sweet Baby Girl

Sweet baby girl was all grins over her new bath toy -- a little mermaid! And yes, I squealed when I saw the mermaid in the store during my weekly run this morning. I mean, I still can't believe I get to buy things like little mermaid toys. Precious!

I love my sweet Charlotte so much it makes my heart ache. She is so pensive and thoughtful and sweet. I know God has big plans for this little sugar!

I'm so grateful to be her mama!