what we've been up to

instagram pics are the best. are you on there? you should join the other millions (literally) of people on there.

buying chicks

hanging out together

 repotting plants

date weekend

taking baths, in our swimsuits, of course

puppy time

having treats

saturday morning

kiddos

these are kinda old, but i thought i'd share them.

what's up with kids wanting to play in their parents' bedroom? my kids are always getting in there messing up my made bed and getting into stuff. i remember playing in my parents bed as a kid and it was so much fun! especially when they had a water bed ha!

what we've been up to

are you on instagram? if not, you should be. it's fun and way way addicting. why wouldn't everyone want to see pictures of my life every minute of the day? it's funny that the most popular apps are slightly narcissistic. but it is a fun way to document every day life and prinstagram is pretty awesome (i did a diy using my prints).

are you following me? my username is melissamlee

honesty hour

i let my kids jump on the furniture.

 

honesty hour

i hate it when people go to things when they are sick. like really sick. ya know, with the flu...... or something really contagious. i know that people have lives and don't wanna stay home. but i dont want to get sick. and i feel it is common courtesy to not spread your nasty germs everywhere. who's got a judgy judge judy in her head? this girl!

with that said, i was that person on sunday.

last weekend was crazy. we had a church leadership thing friday and saturday, a birthday party (saturday), baby shower, and church on sunday. we kinda overbooked ourselves (eye roll). in my defense, this has not happened in a long time, and i learned my lesson this time. really.

our kids were already under the weather, stuffy noses and coughs, by the time sunday morning came, i could tell poor miss effi was not feeling herself. the thought entered my mind, "maybe we should just stay home today." i quickly brushed it aside because..... well honestly, i was looking forward to snacks at the baby shower. this is honesty hour right?

we left church early, got to the baby shower, deposited presents, ate a cookie. and IT happened. Effi threw up. ON ME. we gathered our things as quickly and gracefully as we could, i apologized profusely (who brings a sick kid to a baby shower?!) and we ran out the door.

then we did this all day:

so far no one else is sick. we watched three movies yesterday and relaxed. effi slept almost all day. we wished we had more days like this, minus effi throwing up of course.

family walk

these pictures are from thanksgiving. thanksgiving! i know. but they are too cute to not share. :)

the other day, when the kiddos were entertaining themselves (!), i had a moment where i thought "what should i do." pause. breathe. "i dont have anything to do right now." i dont think that has happened for a year, literally. having two kids is alot of work, well having kids is alot of work. so i have been crafting and reading and playing guitar. the product of this is, i have some new posts in the works. i have lots of diys coming and i have an etsy shop that will be opening the first weekend of march! i'm more than a mom again! i have hopes and dreams and time, oh beautiful time!

ps i know that i have always been more than a mom, its just easy to forget sometimes.

pps. thank you all for your feedback concerning my blog, it was appreciated.

zula and polar

zula loves polar bear. she sleeps with him, eats with him, watches shows with him, and loves him. here they are having a snack together. nbd

oh, just eating popcorn

our new go-to snack is popcorn. it's so delicious and nutritious (?) i dont really know if it is....... but it's better than chips right? i get points for that. we dont have a microwave so we make it on the stove. it's delicious.

here are cute pictures of my kids eating popcorn lol

as promised.....

here are my cute kids on that cute trolley ride we did before christmas.

gingerbread houses in january?

i have tons of pictures from the holidays i haven't even shared! so instead of filling every post with holiday and kid related stuff i decided to spread the love, nice and thin, all the way through (hopefully) july. cuz who doesn't want to see pictures of my kids opening presents in july (just kidding). but i do want to post them and post them i will. if you get sick of them, just don't say anything. ever.

here is our gingerbread makin' party.