Yes, that's right...it did snow all day on Saturday. I mean all day. We got about 4-5 inches where we live. Not too bad...it could have been way worse. However, there were tons of trees down and power outages right around us. It was such a heavy snow...which was really fun for my kids. Michayla and Elijah were able to build a really big snowman with Daddy's help. Yep, Caleb and I stayed inside. :)
Due to the snow we had such a fun weekend. The Lums and Mylins were able to come and chill with us on Saturday evening. We went to the mall as a family on Sunday afternoon and then we went to Kevin's brothers house on Sunday evening. It was a great weekend of hanging out with friends and family.
Here's to another week...It is the beginning of a new (and one of my personal favorite) month. I love November. All the leaves have changed to bright beautiful colors, its a great month for baking and a month of thankfulness. Who are you thankful for? What are you thankful for?
Oct 31, 2011
Oct 28, 2011
Boy Time and Date Nights
I love time with my boys when Michayla is at preschool. I feel like Elijah just comes to life having mommy all to himself without his sister stealing some of my attention...even if its just for a couple hours. Today I needed to run errands while Michayla was at preschool (which is what I typically do when she is in school). The whole time we were in the van and even when we were in the stores Elijah just talked and talked. He asks so many questions right now and I love it. "Mom, what's a sidewalk?" "Mom, what's a filter?" Mom, what's a...?" Anthing Kevin and I are talking about and he picks up on he asks what it is. Yes, it's a lot of questions, but I love seeing "the wheels" spinning in his little mind.
Then we pick Michayla up and she is always SO EXCITED to tell me all about her day. She loves sharing with me about her classmates, what she learned and what new thing she did that day. She has been making new friends and learning so many new things. She knows how to write her name, which is a huge relief for me because I was not sure she would be able to with how long it is. I always enjoy hearing all about her school day.
Tonight is DATE NIGHT. As much as I love talking and sharing with my children, I enjoy alone time with Kevin even more. I am not sure what we are doing tonight, but really does it matter when you get to have two hours of alone time with your spouse? I used to get so uptight with always having a plan and I had to know exactly where we were going to be every minute of the date. Now, it just doesn't matter as long as I have Kevin to myself. :) With three young kids, these nights are few and far between, so we cherish the time we have together!
Really, a prediction of 6-10 inches of SNOW tomorrow. I have a HUGE bone to pick with the creator of the snow. Him and I...yeah we need to have a talk. My kids love it...I really dislike it. Here's hoping the storm just misses us...
Then we pick Michayla up and she is always SO EXCITED to tell me all about her day. She loves sharing with me about her classmates, what she learned and what new thing she did that day. She has been making new friends and learning so many new things. She knows how to write her name, which is a huge relief for me because I was not sure she would be able to with how long it is. I always enjoy hearing all about her school day.
Tonight is DATE NIGHT. As much as I love talking and sharing with my children, I enjoy alone time with Kevin even more. I am not sure what we are doing tonight, but really does it matter when you get to have two hours of alone time with your spouse? I used to get so uptight with always having a plan and I had to know exactly where we were going to be every minute of the date. Now, it just doesn't matter as long as I have Kevin to myself. :) With three young kids, these nights are few and far between, so we cherish the time we have together!
Really, a prediction of 6-10 inches of SNOW tomorrow. I have a HUGE bone to pick with the creator of the snow. Him and I...yeah we need to have a talk. My kids love it...I really dislike it. Here's hoping the storm just misses us...
Oct 24, 2011
Kids...
My kids have been giving me a run for my money lately. I believe they are still adjusting to Michayla being in preschool, but oh man it has been rough around here. Elijah just turned three and from my experience, the threes are worse then the twos. I am not sure where they got the terrible twos from, but around here, it is the terrible threes. He is forever bothering her sister. I am always telling Michayla to "outsmart" him and not let him bother her, but that doesn't work. She whines, he loves it, so he doesn't again. A very vicious cycle for mom.
Then there is Caleb...oh Caleb. He is walking EVERYWHERE. I think we are going to need to get more gates because he either ignores our little spanks for when he tries to go up the steps, or he cries and goes right back at it. (You would think falling down the steps twice would have got his attention, but apparently not.) He is into the wine rack, the tupperware, the pantry...you name it, he is into it. I think Target might be calling my name to get more childproof items around here. On another note, he is semi sleeping through the night. Yes, he is almost a year old and is still not quite there. It is partially my fault because I really have catered to his every need through the night, but he also just really likes to nurse. I mean more than any of my other children. So, as I have started to wean him from nursing, he is crying more and more through the night...but he just gets ignored. Poor little dude...but mama needs sleep BIG time!
So today, I decided that I have one of the funniest little boys ever. Elijah makes me laugh all the time. He is so random. Tonight we were having family time and Kevin was talking to the kids. He was trying to get them to talk about why they are acting out and not listening to mommy through the day. Well, I am sure you can picture how it goes with a three and four year old when you are trying to have such a serious conversation, but today Elijah was just over the top funny that I was crying. If you have never experienced the jolly Elijah laugh...you should. You will cry it will be so funny!
Then there is Caleb...oh Caleb. He is walking EVERYWHERE. I think we are going to need to get more gates because he either ignores our little spanks for when he tries to go up the steps, or he cries and goes right back at it. (You would think falling down the steps twice would have got his attention, but apparently not.) He is into the wine rack, the tupperware, the pantry...you name it, he is into it. I think Target might be calling my name to get more childproof items around here. On another note, he is semi sleeping through the night. Yes, he is almost a year old and is still not quite there. It is partially my fault because I really have catered to his every need through the night, but he also just really likes to nurse. I mean more than any of my other children. So, as I have started to wean him from nursing, he is crying more and more through the night...but he just gets ignored. Poor little dude...but mama needs sleep BIG time!
So today, I decided that I have one of the funniest little boys ever. Elijah makes me laugh all the time. He is so random. Tonight we were having family time and Kevin was talking to the kids. He was trying to get them to talk about why they are acting out and not listening to mommy through the day. Well, I am sure you can picture how it goes with a three and four year old when you are trying to have such a serious conversation, but today Elijah was just over the top funny that I was crying. If you have never experienced the jolly Elijah laugh...you should. You will cry it will be so funny!
Oct 23, 2011
Sundays
Sundays are a day of rest for our family. I can't tell you how much I look forward to this day of the week because of how much time we get as a family. Family time seems to be few and far between right now, but we are continuing to make it more of a priority...especially on Sundays. I look forward to going to house church and seeing our "family", going to our traditional lunch spot (Smiley's) and picking up Subs to eat for lunch, coming home and watching football with Kevin, cutting coupons for grocery shopping that week and then just hanging out with my husband and kids for the evening.
A new thing in my life is ZUMBA. Oh my gosh! For any of you that know me, I am a pretty avid workout junky. I have been my whole life (except when I am prego) and I have never experienced a workout quite like this one. Naomi, our instructor and now a part of our house church, gave me a run for my money for sure. She has offered to instruct the girls from the house church twice a week through the end of the year. Wow I am looking forward to this for sure! Not only the fact that it gives me a really good workout, but also being able to workout with friends. Sometimes I get lonely working out by myself at home all the time, so the switch up will be really good for me.
Just a little prayer request...Kevin and I have two buildings on the market right now. We would really like them to sell for various different reasons. It would be really freeing financially to us if they would both sell. I have a lot of faith that it is on the Lords heart for them to sell as well. I know the Lord can bring the right buyer. Please pray that the Lord would continue to work in our hearts and that we would see His heart for us through this process. Please pray they would sell quickly in order to free us up financially.
A new thing in my life is ZUMBA. Oh my gosh! For any of you that know me, I am a pretty avid workout junky. I have been my whole life (except when I am prego) and I have never experienced a workout quite like this one. Naomi, our instructor and now a part of our house church, gave me a run for my money for sure. She has offered to instruct the girls from the house church twice a week through the end of the year. Wow I am looking forward to this for sure! Not only the fact that it gives me a really good workout, but also being able to workout with friends. Sometimes I get lonely working out by myself at home all the time, so the switch up will be really good for me.
Just a little prayer request...Kevin and I have two buildings on the market right now. We would really like them to sell for various different reasons. It would be really freeing financially to us if they would both sell. I have a lot of faith that it is on the Lords heart for them to sell as well. I know the Lord can bring the right buyer. Please pray that the Lord would continue to work in our hearts and that we would see His heart for us through this process. Please pray they would sell quickly in order to free us up financially.
Oct 21, 2011
October 21, 2011
As times go on, I will be updating on many events that have taken place over the course of the last few years. However, I want to journal what is happening now in our lives as well. There is always a lot going on and I don't want to forget about anything. This morning I chose to wake up earlier than normal (with my amazing husband who has faithfully been waking up early to go to work) to spend time with Kevin as well as to spend time with the Lord and to journal. I miss morning times, sometimes quiet, sometimes not. As many of you know, we have early risers in our house, so since we have had children it has been hard for me to get up an earlier than them. However, I am enjoying this morning...although I have a little girl watching her morning cartoons already.
Kevin has been so blessed in the business. Yesterday he came home and said he received a few more phone calls with work totaling about another week and a half. He is pulling in sub-contractors just to knock some of this work out. It is great being busy, but he doesn't enjoy being overwhelmed. When he is overwhelmed, I get overwhelmed. And then it is just a snowball effect on us and our family. We are continually learning how to work together with the business. I am learning how I can be a help to him as well as what my role is.
Sometimes it is still hard for me to trust the Lord that He is going to continue to provide for our business and our family. Why I still struggle trusting? I am not sure, but I know that I want to continue to grow in my trust of the Lord. I know that His heart is to be SO faithful to us...and He has more than proven himself in this area. His heart is so gentle towards us and He is so patient with me.
Today is my work day, so for now I need to get going. Life gets crazy around here about 7am. Kids are waking up, I have to get breakfasts ready, lunches packed for everyone (my kids go to Kelley's house on my work days) kids changed into their clothes, Michayla ready for school with everything in her backpack and the other two ready for the babysitter. Yes, its crazy...but it's my world, my journey and I wouldn't trade it for ANYTHING!
Kevin has been so blessed in the business. Yesterday he came home and said he received a few more phone calls with work totaling about another week and a half. He is pulling in sub-contractors just to knock some of this work out. It is great being busy, but he doesn't enjoy being overwhelmed. When he is overwhelmed, I get overwhelmed. And then it is just a snowball effect on us and our family. We are continually learning how to work together with the business. I am learning how I can be a help to him as well as what my role is.
Sometimes it is still hard for me to trust the Lord that He is going to continue to provide for our business and our family. Why I still struggle trusting? I am not sure, but I know that I want to continue to grow in my trust of the Lord. I know that His heart is to be SO faithful to us...and He has more than proven himself in this area. His heart is so gentle towards us and He is so patient with me.
Today is my work day, so for now I need to get going. Life gets crazy around here about 7am. Kids are waking up, I have to get breakfasts ready, lunches packed for everyone (my kids go to Kelley's house on my work days) kids changed into their clothes, Michayla ready for school with everything in her backpack and the other two ready for the babysitter. Yes, its crazy...but it's my world, my journey and I wouldn't trade it for ANYTHING!
Oct 19, 2011
New Beginnings
This is a new blog to record new beginnings. Over the course of the last five and a half years I have lost touch of a huge part of my heart which is journaling and recording the events that take place. Journaling is a very vulnerable issue for me because it lets people in on the desires, pains, joys, longings and all that life brings to not just me, but my family as well. I have also always believed the lie that I am not good at journaling. I am starting to recognize this is a lie and not only that, but believe this is a gift the Lord has given me. I want to use it to glorify him as well as minister to my children. I know I want to record things that have taken place as well as things that will happen in the future for Kevin, me and our children. I want to record not just for myself, but for the sake of my children. I don't want to be telling them stories from many years ago. I want them to be able to read about them from the time they were recorded. So I invite you to follow along as I try to recap the past five years of our lives, as well as try to capture the day to day events of the Hurst family.
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