my most very favorite little boy in the whole world!!!!

Best Buddies

While the snow is falling falling falling outside and I am inside all nice and warm, I thought I would post my 2 favorite pictures from the week! Hope everyone is having a great weekend and staying warm! :)

Something wicked this way comes!!!

check out the forecast for Saturday. I'd say we are in for another big one!!!!

i do like hanging out with the boys!!

A little deeper than normal.....

Sometimes, I wonder if I am a good mom. Everyone says I am and most days I feel that I am but deep deep down, am I really? I mean, there are times, like tonight, that I am sitting with my kiddos while their daddy is out of town and I can't wait for bedtime so that I can have a minute of peace. Nights when I listen to my oldest say "talk to me some more" and all I can think about is when in the world these two will finish their dinner so we can get home. I am guilty of saying "oh we will do that later" and then, well, you guessed it, later never comes. And most days, I don't feel guilty, I am only human right? But others, I sit and wonder how in the world these poor children got me for a mother. I mean, seriously, am I really qualified to be doing this?

I find that life, in it's entirety makes it very hard to be the mom I truly want to be. With laundry to do, dinner to cook, the ringing phone, and the unattended emails, when does anyone have time to read a book over and over and over again to a very persistent two year old? Sometimes I can't wait for silence and others I can't wait for the laughter my two can bring.

After putting my two little loves in their beds tonight, I decided to do a little reflecting. And I came up with this. I am a good mom. I love my children, I accept them for who they are and love them for their good qualities and their not so good ones too. I am not fussy about the things that really don't matter and not over bearing about the things that do. I am thankful for them everyday and am thankful for the chance to be somebodies mom! And knowing that I feel this way, then why in the world could I question why they were sent from above to be mine?

I need a little balance. That is all. I am not perfect and never will be but I am a pretty cool mom that loves these babies and while they are young enough to want me to cuddle and read and play and sing, I am going to say this:

The computer can wait, the phone can ring, the dinner can burn and the clothes can stay dirty. Right now, I am going to love on my babies.

Life with a 2 year old (alternatively titled "OH THE DRAMA")

Introducing....

"Mickey & Donald"

These are our newest family members that are residing in the new fish tank that Zachary got for Christmas (from Aunt Jeanne and Uncle Dan). The tank is on Z's dresser and so far all is well. We had a little "feeding mishap" yesterday when Zachary thought they were hungry again and gave them more food but I explained that fish only eat a little bit each day (and them promptly hid the fish food). I am excited to share this learning opportunity with Z!
******* 1/12/2010 it has now been a week that we have had these guys and I am happy to report that we haven't killed them yet! Yippie!!!**********
***1/13/2010 We finally got our light for the fish tank. The one that came with it was broken so we had to wait for a new one to be sent from the company. Mickey and Donald (along with Zachary) were very happy to have a little light to look around at their new digs. Zach's eyes lit up when he saw the light turn on and is currently asleep in his room after watching them from his bed. Life is good!***