New Flooring

We recently redid the flooring in our bathroom...it's very kid-friendly, no?

ha ha. This is how my bathroom floor looked after I got ready for church this morning. Though it's a bit unsightly--and a tripping hazard--I know that this 'toys scattered everywhere' phase won't last forever so I want to remember it. Looking at these makes me smile because it reminds me I have a young, sweet, happy boy that loves "digger things" and being with his mama.

Blessing Day

Lana was blessed last Sunday in a delicate family heirloom dress on loan from my mom. We're glad that our Houston family could come share in our joy on Lana's special day. 

Sweet Smiles

Sweet little Lana has been so smiley lately but I haven't been able to capture it on camera...until today! Her little smiles just melt this mommy's heart.  

The Real Us

This has been a tough week. Around here when the going gets rough, I get out my camera to mix things up! I wanted to try out the tripod Steve got me for Christmas to take a few shots of what a typical day at home looks like.

Here are the 3 of us, sitting in front of the bed I make everyday in vain since Clark wastes no time unmaking it and throwing all the pillows on the floor. Too bad the layer of toys spread across the floor is cropped out. I have makeup on but haven't touched my hair, per my usual look. Clark is characteristically missing pants--his typical at-home look since I potty trained him. Lana is still wearing pajamas and it's after lunch. Who knows? She may end up wearing them all day until I change her into different PJ's tonight. In one picture she's sporting a bit of spit up since I took the photo before I noticed. oh well. We may not be perfectly put together but we're still smiling!

One day I'll take a "nice" family photo of all 4 of us, but I think it'll be just as fun to look back someday on a more realistic view of my life as a young mom.

Homebound

Since bringing Lana home I haven't left the house much aside from a weekly trip to the grocery store. Also, it's been cold and dreary here for the past few weeks so we've stayed inside pretty much all day, every day. Here are some of the things me and my homebound crew have been doing: 

Hunting for animals on safari (thanks, Grandma)

Baths

"ready, set, go" and "fall downs", a couple of games Clark and I invented

admiring Lana

playing in the pillows with Dad

attempting to take a group shot

and new today--playing in the snow (aka white bedding)