Happy Weekend!

My Little Blondie

I think with having three children, the milestones seem to creep up on me faster and faster. Preschool for Grant last week and now Sammy's first haircut. Eek!!!

I'm definitely thankful we have two boys because if I had more than one girl I think I would completely fail at trying to figure out their hair! The barbershop is just so much easier!!!

Can you believe how much older he looks!?

Off He Goes

Tuesday was Grant's first day at his new preschool! He's been to a preschool type of program for the last two years because of his speech delay, but this will be his first year in a "community" program. He seemed pretty pumped when I dropped him off and picked him up the first day. When I asked him about his day yesterday he mentioned he has a girlfriend in class. He couldn't seem to remember her name :) They grow up too fast!

Way Late

This is yet another sign of how completely behind I am on posts, but when I find the time (ha!) I'll get caught up. Happy (extremely belated) Father's Day to all the papas, papaws, daddys, and dadas I know :) This was our gift to the amazing Daddy in our house (thanks to Pinterest)! We LOVE you!

Down on the Farm

You all know I love any excuse to roll out and decorate some sugar cookies!! Look how cute these turned out for a 3 year old's farm-themed birthday party. His mom had the great idea of putting them on sticks to have them in cupcakes...green grass icing for the cows and chocolate (mud) icing for the pigs. Adorable! Pictures aren't the greatest as they were taken on my phone, but you get the idea :)

Moving Along!

In case you missed it the first time, check out my second blog, Faith Hope Surrogacy, for some exciting updates! Things are about to get rolling!!

Me Too, Me Too!

When I get up in the morning, look back at the bed, and see this I want to jump right back in! I can't comprehend what it would feel like to sleep in and haven't been able to do such a glorious thing on a regular basis for quite some time. Years, in fact. Tim and I do take turns every other day getting up with Sam the Man who lately thinks 4:30 is a great time to start hanging out. Let's hope Sam starts appreciating sleep soon!!

Pinterest

I'm not going to sit here and rave on the crazy world of Pinterest, however it does pull on the heartstrings of the ultra organized mother, interior decorator, and fashionista I want to be when I grow up. It pretty much is a glorified in Google image search, but it helps me keep things in their place!

Anyway, I've had a stack of old picture frames in my garage since we moved eight months ago and one was lucky enough to find a home inside last month. A little spray paint and chalkboard paint and voilà! I'm hoping I find some more creative juices to erase what I have and end up with something else fun :)

Happy Monday!

One of these days I'll get around to showing you all the fun we had in the Outer Banks. Until then, here's a quick one to wish you a happy Monday from Grant and mommy!

The Last Hoorah

Well, it finally happened… Sam nursed for the last time earlier this week. You all know I have a little attachment to nursing my babies and I'm still a little emotional over it all being done with for good. I loved every stinkin minute of nursing my babies even on the tough days because it's time with them that I will never forget.

Now don't let me fool you, I'm glad to have my boobs back to myself but they're not much to look at anymore!! Let's just say the girls are not nearly the girls they used to be. They've been through a lot over the last few years! I'm having flashbacks to my prepubescent years waiting for anything to show up on my chest!! Oh well, that's what Victoria's Secret is for, right? Still wouldn't trade the time my babies for anything :)

It seems like tradition in my house to make one last donation of breast milk after the three have each weaned. They don't care for my breast milk in a sippy cup for some reason and I always seem to have so much left over. So, off to the milk bank I go. Over 250 ounces to hopefully help other families and their preterm babies get healthy!!

If you, or any moms you know, have extra breastmilk hanging around in their freezer, make sure to let them know that they can donate to a local milk bank before pouring it down the drain!