I recently saw this on someone's Pinterest page and found it so fitting to how I am feeling these days!

 My favorite time of the day or I should say night in this case, is right after my girls have fallen asleep. Not because they are sleeping and I can finally have some peace and quiet. But because it's the time of day when everything seems right in the world. They both look so peaceful and perfect and it gives me hope that maybe I'm not screwing things up and setting up witty remarks in their futures memoirs! I go in and just sit for a few moments reflecting on the day and silently promising to be a better mom the next day. I vow to have more patience, care less about the clean state of our house or lack thereof. I promise to play more, to yell less and to speak with love.

I'm so grateful for their naturally forgiving hearts and the little kisses and random hugs they give throughout the day no matter how many meltdowns we've all had. When I say "WE" that includes me! 

I'm grateful that they love me despite my millions of imperfections and daily screw ups. 

 

back from Zombieland

Well....this whole 30 day challenge thing is not going as I planned! Our entire house got the flu and it was MISERABLE!!!! I finally hit the gym Wed night and it felt good. I went a Zumba class and it was a lot of fun. I burned almost 500 calories in 45 minutes. It was definitely intense! I am down 5lbs and hope to lose another 5 by March!!!! I need to get my butt outside and start running! Anyone need a running buddy

It's been a while since I've posted about the girls....they are up to their normal antics. Ava definitely keeps things lively:

 Exhibit A

That would be tea tree oil and eucalyptus Diaper rash cream smeared all over her head! 2 days before that it was desitin!

It's a good thing I love this monster so much! She may be a crazy nut but she is also the best snuggler ever. She loves to crawl into my lap and give me hugs and kisses and read, read, read! This girl loves books!

Funny Ava story: We were leaving Bella's Dr appt yesterday and she grabbed the Dr by his face and gave a big kiss on the lips. Held his face in her hands and said "Wuv, you". She then proceeded to give the girl in the waiting a big hug and told her, "no owies, stickers" 

Love this girl!

Miss Bella is getting so smart everyday! She gets so excited when she learns to write new letters or spell words! She loves to learn. She also has the greatest imagination. If she could she would spend all day in her own imaginary world!