Life Update

Well it has been some time since I have posted.

Life has settled into a routine again and we have had one of the most challenging and most wonderful years to date.

Being a stay at home mom is most certainly the Hardest Job I have ever had. Why? I believe it is because it is a constant job. You do not clock in or out...EVER. You are on the clock 24/7.

I appreciate the occasional breaks now more than I ever have.

I have a husband who is dedicated to his family and his calling. He works harder than anyone I know. He works 40+ hours a week at the church and then comes home and engages with his family. He is truly incredible.

I have a strong willed, incredibly smart and funny 2.5 year old who keeps me on my toes always. He pushes every boundary 1000 times a day and gets into things I don't even think to set a boundary for.

I have an almost 1 year old who is most definitely a Mama's Boy. He is sweet and clingy and tolerant of his brother's bulldozer behaviors.

I am thankful that our days have a nice routine to them.
Easton is the first one awake in the mornings, he usually wakes me up with his screaming or kicking his bed after he has gotten bored. He helps me make breakfast (he LOVES to be a big helper). Grayson usually sleeps later and he has breakfast later.

We spend the mornings playing or running short errands. We play in the house or outside in the back yard.

I usually try to have lunch ready early in the 12:00 hour. After lunch I put on a movie and I rock Grayson until he falls asleep while Easton watches the movie. I put Grayson in his bed and tuck him in and then go and rock Easton for just a few minutes and then put him in bed. They are usually both in bed napping by 1:10pm and they usually nap for 3 hours as long as the house is quiet. Which means I camp out in my room so the house stays quiet and I get my own quiet time.

I read my bible and watch Netflix as I write usually. I have a little desk area set up right in front of the window so I have a pretty view as I am relaxing and getting alone time. This has become a vital time for me personally as I have always required alone time to thrive. I am very thankful that both boys nap at the same time for an extended period of time.

It has been extremely beneficial as I have recently begun speaking to our women at church and this has become my study time for that as well.

After nap time we usually try to go back outside before it gets too dark and I have to start making dinner.

Once Daddy comes home one of us makes dinner while the other plays with the boys. We then all sit down to dinner together.

After dinner is usually bath time, play time and then quiet time before bed time.

I will rock both boys as they drink their milk and then I tuck Easton into bed and Daddy puts Grayson down. Both typically sleep through the night now.

We have such a nice rhythm of life.

Things are going very well at the church and we love it there so much.

I am looking forward to what this next year has in store for us. I am praying that we will be able to buy a small house close to the church with a fenced yard.

Thank you Father for a wonderful year. Thank you for Your faithfulness and strength to get through the tough moments.

I want to be a better mother in the new year.

In Jesus' name. Amen.