Happy Mother's Day!

Theses three sets of chubby cheeks make me a mother this Mother's Day.

I can't think of a better gift.

And if you haven't seen it already, this video simply made my mother's day. This sweet soul inspires us all to live up to the calling of Motherhood.

May your weekend be full of many snuggles and hugs...to and from mothers and children of all ages!

Happy Mother's Day!

The Tree Swing.

We moved in about a month ago, and the very first thing we did was put in a tree swing in the back. Well, not we exactly....my monkey husband who climbed 30 feet up a tree and even chopped off a huge limb (in his dress shirt and slacks mind you....it was that urgent!) to give the rope maximum swinging power. My kids have spent hours on this thing. It reminds me of this print, but with much more action.  And it makes me so happy to see them swinging up to the sky without a care in the world. And somehow when I watch, I remember my carefree moments as a child, and realize that they aren't so far away. Better yet, they can still be had....mixed with the typical mothering-worries of course....but there are so many moments of bliss in every day.  I am thankful for reminders from a tree swing.

Be a Rock Star.

I'm loving when my kids pretend to be rock stars.  On most days, my kids are the experts on something...the top of their world.  And so I ask myself....when was the last time I pretended I was a rock star? Not the spike your hair stiff kind (although that would be pretty wonderful) but a rock star at whatever I am doing at the moment. Like a rock star kitchen sweeper. Or a rock star laundry folder. Think about that. Aren't kids awesome? I learn the coolest stuff. Today is going to be a great day..... I am off to be a really cool rock star.

Reflection.

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This weekend is the big move!

As humbled and thrilled and excited I am to finally own our own piece of this Earth, I can't help but look back at where we have been this past year and reflect on the beautiful times we've had. We are very ready to move on, but looking back, I see where my baby was born, the trees my children called home and the spot of lawn where we could spot deer in the wee hours of the morning. It is rather like the change of the season: the blooming of a new spring as we tuck winter away for storage.

Here is a thought found on Julia Deno's blog this morning. "A little bit sad about the place you are leaving,a little bit gladabout the place you are going.It is a time of quiet wonder–"

Robert McCloskey

We are so lucky and blessed to be moving into a much better situation than we have been in. Our first house. But there is always room for nostalgia isn't there? Life is beautiful no matter which lens you choose to look at it with: past, present or future.

Moving onward and upward!

xo

sarah jane

Best Friends.

Inseparable. They pretend they are independent and happy on their own, but the truth is, they can't be apart.  This year has been full of a lot of transition and changes, and looking back at all the chaos of a rather over-ful year, these two have relied so much on each other for consistency. In the past year, we've had 2 moves, 3 neighborhoods, 1 new baby, and the craziness of two parents trying to figure out where to settle the family. And looking back, I marvel at how they have stuck together as each other's constants. Best friends always stick together. Here's to hoping he always stays her prince, and he always stays her hero. They're a match made in heaven.