cinco.de.mayo.

it's embrace the camera day!

happy cinco de mayo!

this all started when B and i were dating.

i went on a family trip to mexico 

where i bought a huge sombrero to bring back to B.

everyone needs one of those, right?

right.

we recently found said sombrero.

then i had this idea to take a picture of

everybody wearing it.

but then B does what he always does.

he comes up with a better idea.

so this is what he came up with.

aren't we horribly scary?

yes, yes we are.

and L is sporting a milk mustache. 

he's too happy to make a scary face.

but not B. 

he loves to make scary faces.

and this face is bordering on his joker from batman face.

and that face has been outlawed from our house 

because it freaks me out too much. 

but i'll let this face slide.

just this once though, honey.

just this once.

1061. free apps

1062. teaching my kids new games

1063. D reading me stories during rest time

1064. somehow, that to-do list getting smaller

1065. the lego club magazine (free!)

picture me {im}perfectly.always late

i think i can do it all.

and i think i can do it all quickly.

hence, i am late.

everywhere.

by like 5 minutes.

for instance, i think that i can 

feed, 

clean up and

change L 

ten minutes before 

we need to leave to pick up D from preschool.

when in actuality, it takes a lot longer than that.

actually, it takes me a lot longer to 

do everything than i think it will.

and that's not just because i have three little ones

who love to stop me from accomplishing anything.

do any of you struggle with this?

because you know and i know 
that i cannot do it all.

and certainly not quickly.

(and yes, D's chops will be taken care of this week)

head on over to 

the loud silence

and be encouraged as she shares 

some things that i think we all struggle with.

picture me {im}perfectly

is a weekly project to reveal that we don't have it all together.

i will post a 

picture me {im}perfectly

blog post every wednesday 

where you will be able to link up to your blog

revealing that:

you are not picture perfect,

your kids are not picture perfect,

your house is not picture perfect,

your crafts are not always picture perfect,

let's 

encourage, 

inspire and 

remind 

other women 

that none of us have it all together.  

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and link up to your direct posting

and feel encouraged. 

1056. orange poppies by the side of the road

1057. bright pink flowers around a tree trunk

1058. counting blessings

1059. morning walks with my baby + K and her baby

1060. taking things slowly

easter celebrated.

well, now that i have a little more time this week,
(click here to see why)

i thought i'd do a quick blog about our easter.

we kept it really mellow and low-key this year.

we need some mellow and low-key every once in a while.

i even served cinnamon rolls from tj's.

and you know what?

everybody devoured them.

the cousins joined us for the festivities,

which always makes it fun.

eggs were compared

and counted

and a fun day of celebrating ensued.

this is a dear friend of mine

who is one of the most Godly women i know.

i am so blessed to have her in my life.

1051. going swimming

1052. sleep (this can never get old)

1053. laundry being done

(and not just sort-of done)

1054. dinner prepped early in the day

1055. the same verse popping up all over

the piggy came home from the store.

well, the fever is hanging around 

and so is the piggy.

if you have no idea what i am talking about,

click here. 

but L doesn't seem to mind one bit.

You will keep in perfect peace 

him whose mind is steadfast, 

because he trusts in you.

Trust in the LORD forever, 

for the LORD, 

the LORD, 

is the Rock eternal.

Isaiah 26:3-4

1046. not having to wait months for a new surgery date

the surgery has been rescheduled for a couple weeks away

1047. the care that others have for my littles

1048. raspberry and blueberry lemonade popsicles

1049. a found sombrero

1050. a beautiful new journal that reminds me to 

live in hope

this little piggy is going bye-bye.

early tomorrow morning, 

L is having surgery.

he was born with a sixth toe on one foot 

and an extra toe bone on the other foot. 

so he will be getting both of those "extras" removed. 

his new feet will fit better in shoes 

and will aid in his learning how to walk.

(this photo was taken when L was two months old)

we feel so blessed by L's wonderful surgeon, 

who assures us that this is something he does quite often

this is not always the case for L. 

much too often we hear the words, 

"hmmm, i have never seen this before. 

let me bring some residents in to see this..."

when L was born, we explained to both D and K 

that God made L special 

in that He gave him an extra toe. 

D thought that was so great that he decided 

that when he was born, he too had six toes. 

tomorrow should be a big day.

and not only because of the surgery.

tomorrow also holds significance in our hearts.

two years ago 

to the day

i was wheeled into the labor + delivery department

fully in labor with L

who had only been in my belly for 29 weeks. 

we remember how our fear and trembling 

was met with His perfect peace and blessings overflowing. 

From the fullness of his grace 

we have all received one blessing after another.

John 1:16 

i have been reminded that

i am not my own and

L is not mine

and neither are D K or B.

they are all gifts from our glorious God.

i must cling to Him and Him alone

and not to anyone else.

or anything else.

so, we humbly ask for your prayers.

prayers for the Lord's will to be done.

and prayers that the small fever that he has been battling all weekend

will vanish and will not delay the surgery.

we got a little note from L's extra toe. 

it reads:

going to market.

love, pig

1041. the smell of roses pouring through the open windows

1042. a clean closet

1043. meeting baby E on skype

1044. bright new dish towels

1045. feeling covered in prayer

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blogging will be light this week 

but i do hope to post some quick updates.