My other little sunshine turned 3 today.

Happy Birthday Laurel Eliza.

Thank you for coming into our life.  We love you so much.  And its a joy to orbit your world everyday. Because that's what its like living with a toddler - you orbit them, and they are a bright, bright sun.

Today my baby turned 3 years old.  Any day now she'll be potty trained and sleeping in a big girl bed.*  We have so much to look forward to.  Kindergarten.  Reading.  Sports and extra-curricculars.  Middle school.  Driving.  Young love.  Proms.  Graduation.  College.   Real, everlasting love (hopefully in that order).   Her whole life is ahead of her.

But why does it make me sad that she's getting older?  I should be looking forward to those things, right?  All I can think of is that ABBA song "slipping through my fingers".   It makes me tear up just thinking about it.  And she's only three.

So I need to get a grip.  What would my sisters say?  Hang on tightly?  Or let them be themselves and enjoy your relationship with them?  Sigh.


Then and Now.

Love, Colleen

*We're working on it.

PS Check out the photos I've uploaded from today here.  

I've been blessed

to be their Momma.

Happy Mother's Day!

Its May?

Where did April go?  What did we do in April?  I hardly remember.  I barely took any photos - at least it seemed that way.  I didn't do much sewing.  I'm sure we have something to show for the month of April, but for the life of me, I don't know what it is.

So let me think back...  First weekend of April was Easter - we traveled to visit family.  I've got some photos of Laurel on her Egg hunt.

The second weekend of April, we intended to visit our new cousin, Jacob, but it did not work out, and the weather was great so we worked in the yard all weekend. Becky came to visit and we shopped for some new trees - 2 Canadian Hemlocks and a Rowan tree.  They're in now and you can see some photos in my April album. By Monday, I was really sick with a sinus infection - I actually had to go to the doctor, and missed some work.   I think it was the result of a strong allergic reaction to the compost I had spread on Sunday - lots of leaf mold.

The third weekend in April, we had planned to attend the IL SOFT mini-conference in Oakland, IL.  But Laurel seemed to be coming down with a cold, and we didn't want to share that with any of our special SOFT families - those kiddos do not need to be exposed to Laurel's pre-school germs.  Again, we spent the weekend doing what - I'm not sure.  

But finally on the fourth weekend of April, our plans came together.  I went to St. Charles MO with my sisters and Bryan and Laurel entertained our good friend Tom at home.

I did take a few photos, which you can view here, of the changing spring landscape at our house, as well as a few good shots of Laurel.

So the goal for May is to not let so much time pass before I blog again - otherwise the whole year will pass me by with nothing to remind me of the events in our household.

Until my next post, I hope you are all well.  Feel free to drop us a line telling us what you've been doing as well.

Colleen