Five is a very significant number, especially for a little boy. Matthew just celebrated his fifth birthday and it's amazing how much older he feels and even acts. He's trying more things on his own...because he's five. He's helping his brother more...because he's five. He wanted a big birthday party...because he's five. As a parent, it's easy to reflect on the past five years and question where the time has gone. I look back only to smile looking forward. Matthew and Thomas are at the core of why I live and love every day. The past five years have truly been the turning point in my life. Seeing my boys learn and grow and teach me new things everyday brings my soul peace, despite the seemingly constant turmoil surrounding our lives.
Matthew reminded me this week about appreciating the simple things. Last week, Uncle Greg found 8 eggs in the barn. The chickens are finally producing! Matthew was so excited when he heard the news, he jumped up and down and yelled, "we're farmers!!" Egg producing chickens sealed the deal in our attempt to live on "a farm." Today, Matthew went to the barn with his dad so I could finish preparations for his birthday party. They found one egg in the poo-filled chicken coupe (yuck)! Gavin told Matthew to go get his cousin so she could be the one to find the egg. He ran as fast as he could all the way to the house and all the way back because this was a very important responsibility for a farmer. Aunt Heather was so nice to share the egg with Matthew since he helped to find it. Matthew carefully washed the egg (you don't want a description of it's condition when discovered!) and proudly showed the egg to all of his birthday party guests when they arrived. Wouldn't our kids be happier if we ran to their big discoveries and proudly showed them off to everyone we know!
The day was a big one for our little family. Between Grandma being here for a sleepover, Matthew being the star of the day, and hosting family and friends for a five year old birthday party, we were all tuckered out by 6 p.m. Matthew and Thomas both fell asleep in a parent's lap and mom, dad, and grandma all had time to visit and relax. What would we do without each other!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
Back on track...
Well, where do you start when you take so long to add a post? I guess I'll begin at the beginning... of the year that is. COLD! When we moved to Nashville a year and a half ago, we were told you only need a heavy jacket, but no coat. Wow! I have to say it was a blessing we brought our coats anyway because it's been pretty darn cold here in the winter! I can't complain too much, however, because we're yet to scrape our car windows of ice and shovel snow. Gavin spent a week in Utah over the Christmas break to work on an issue at our business and said he remembered how much he doesn't miss Utah with the snow covered roads and freezing temperatures. Don't get us wrong, we love Utah and especially miss our friends and family there, but who can honestly say that they miss shoveling snow and scraping icy windows? I'm sure there's someone out there...
I began reading novels again in January. There's a group at church who meet once a month for a book review. In attempts to be social and make friends beyond the farm animals here, I am reading again and loving the opportunity to engage my brain and socialize at the same time. Anyone who knows me knows I love to talk and think deeply about things, so the book group is perfect right now! Last month we read The Shack which was a novel about a man who's daughter was brutually raped and murdered and his struggle to find peace with God about the tragedy. Like I said, I'm a deep thinker, but the story drew me in and was a great discovery about relationships with others paralleled with my relationship with God.
Gavin and I also celebrated our 9th anniversary in January and feel kind of proud to have such a stout number behind our marriage. Life with Gavin has been nothing but an adventure as we seem to move at least every two years and have two active young boys that keep us grounded at the same time. I love adventures with my boys and love my husband, for both loves I am truly grateful.
2009 seems to have brought me more motivation to DO things: to exercise, eat better, love more, and remember friends. I am excited for more to come... but you'll have to wait for the next post. :)
I began reading novels again in January. There's a group at church who meet once a month for a book review. In attempts to be social and make friends beyond the farm animals here, I am reading again and loving the opportunity to engage my brain and socialize at the same time. Anyone who knows me knows I love to talk and think deeply about things, so the book group is perfect right now! Last month we read The Shack which was a novel about a man who's daughter was brutually raped and murdered and his struggle to find peace with God about the tragedy. Like I said, I'm a deep thinker, but the story drew me in and was a great discovery about relationships with others paralleled with my relationship with God.
Gavin and I also celebrated our 9th anniversary in January and feel kind of proud to have such a stout number behind our marriage. Life with Gavin has been nothing but an adventure as we seem to move at least every two years and have two active young boys that keep us grounded at the same time. I love adventures with my boys and love my husband, for both loves I am truly grateful.
2009 seems to have brought me more motivation to DO things: to exercise, eat better, love more, and remember friends. I am excited for more to come... but you'll have to wait for the next post. :)
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