Playmobil

Playmobil Land is the place where they have all the different set ups and the kids can go in and play with everything. They love it, even the big kids. They can spend forever in there. This trip we went with the Wolfes, it's always more fun when you are with friends.

Emma

Emma just loves being outside and I love watching her. She is growing and changing so fast, it makes me sad. I love to see her little personality come out, but I don't like seeing her growing up. When they say it's hard being the baby of the family, I think it is really only hard on the mother. And even if I am a little biased I swear she just gets more and more beautiful.

Caleb's November Haircut

This was just the beginning of Caleb's Haircut. I hated to cut his hair. I just absolutely love the surfer look on him and he has such beautiful hair. I love his hair and I guess I am not ready for him to grow up. You will see in another post just how short his hair gets. I can't believe. Isn't he just as cute as can be!!!

Fall Festival

I am trying to catch up on all the events from the past couple of months. The girls school had a Fall Festival in November. Last year they did it during Spring. It was a lot of fun. All the different classes run their own booths to raise money. They also bring in a ton of different bounce houses for free. They kids always have so much fun. The weather was perfect. It was a really nice day.

My Favorites Moments Are These

I haven't been on my blog in a long time. I am way behind since the Holidays and hope to catch up soon. We've had Christmas, went camping on New Year's Eve and Caleb got his FIRST real BIG BOY haircut. Tucker and him just love it. I went to take pictures of it and I dropped my digital camera and it broke, so as soon as I can I will put pictures up. You won't recognize him he looks so much older which is why I'm not too big on it even if he looks just as cute as can be. I am not ready for my baby boy to grow up, but he has turned 3. So here is a belated Happy Birthday to my favorite son, (I can say that!) who brings his dad and I constant joy. Breana had a Winter Band Concert, Meriah was in a Christmas presentation at school, and Regan was the angel in the Christmas pageant at church. We have been quite busy here. Tucker was taking a class to become an driver, of the fire engine, which he passed with flying colors and takes the test at work this month, they will have open spots in February and he is hoping to be able to move over to the Engine and bid a fond farewell to the Rescue Truck, which as you civilians refer to as the Ambulance. We have had a wonderful holiday and I have many pictures to get up on the blog and when I have time I hope to be able to do that soon.

But now the point of why I am even on my blog today. I was blessed to have a day that truly reminded me of why I love being a mother. It was a simple day, but often we forget to take time to have these days and to truly take in the moment and enjoy it for what it is and not worry about all the chores we have waiting for us at home. Melissa and I took off to the gym this morning, with kids in tow. We worked out for about an hour and a half and she said she was heading over to the field at Traditions with the kids and a football and wanted to know if we wanted to join them. It was an absolutely beautiful day, so I couldn't say no. As soon as we got there the kids jumped out of the car, took off their shoes and ran barefoot across the grass. We sat down and enjoyed a few snacks before we got down to the business of playing football! We had a blast throwing the ball, chasing after each other and tackling the kids down to the ground with lots of tickling and laughter. The kids had a few rough tackles of their own, a few little tears, but they got back up, dusted themselves off and took off running to score a touchdown. Connor and Caleb were enjoying their own touchdown dance victories. The kids had us spin them around and around, and as I get older I find it takes me longer to recover from getting dizzy. We just really enjoyed oursleves and the day. We were across the street from the fountains and Melissa asked if I wanted to take the kids over and let them get wet. We weren't really prepared, no towels or extra change of clothes, but I was realizing that these are the moments to cherish and that we don't stop often enough to truly have or enjoy these moments and also children grow up fast and these opportunities won't be around for long, so we headed over to the fountains. We stripped the kids down to their shorts and let them in the water. But even that wasn't enough. We usually just sit and watch them play, but today we played with them, running in and out of the fountains and leaping over them before they got too high and ducking under those that already were high. We all were laughing and enjoying spending time with each other.

We do things with our kids a lot. But I think alot of times we just sit on the sideline and watch them. And it is nice to watch your child running around and having a good time and we get enjoyment out of that. Then there are times we are looking at our watches because we have shopping, washing, or cooking that has to be done. My sister says "Childhood they aren't making any more of it!" Our children just continue to grow up and we can never go back to the days when they were young. You can never get those days or moments back. There will always dishes to wash, clothes to clean, floors to sweep, and dinners to be cooked, but your child won't always be 2 or 3 or so on. They will grow up and leave home. I feel so blessed to be reminded of this today and I want to take the time to truly enjoy my children while they still want to spend time with me. It was a beautiful day with beautiful children and even a beautiful friend who I want to thank for inviting to come along today. She is a great mother who loves her children and loves spending time with them.