Life is still moving faster than the speed of light or sound, or something like that...it's just going too fast! Lulah has finally mastered crawling, after a month of dragging herself backwards all over the place.
She is still very mild mannered (hope I didn't jinx that) with the sweetest toothy smile. I sure am going to miss her when I head back on Monday! Her crawling just really got me thinking about how much we want things to hurry up and happen. Her pushing herself backwards all over was getting really frustrating to her, she kept getting stuck in places and could not get out. I found myself having to go rescue her often, thinking "I wish you'd just go forward". Now she does, she's reached another milestone, and now I find myself wishing for those moments where I knew she couldn't get into anything. We wish, we want, we get, we wish for something else, we get, we are happy, we want something else. I'm sure all parents go through this, but today its just on my heart that I may not be taking the time to truly appreciate what my children are doing, I may be spending too much time wishing their behaviors away instead of trying to enjoy the time I have with them. And now that time is over with school starting back!
Ahhhhh....I feel like I'm getting a little too deep! Need to laugh!
Speaking of deep...look who took to swimming like a pro! SG is still SG, over the summer she has grown, along with her attitude...to the point that sometimes I wonder if this is really what 2 year old little girls are like!?!?! Ellie was two, but I guess I just didn't realize how mature she had become. SG likes to test boundaries and her vocal chords. She can also be with sweetest snuggler you've ever met. She uses some of the same phrases as Ellie, and you just know that that is gift from God, because there is no way she would have known that. She has also named some of Ellie's old stuffed animals "Ellie". She puts Ellie in time out, tells her no, dances with her and sleeps with her some times. It makes me giggle to think that this may have been similar to their real life relationship.
And let's not leave out Noah! I think he's growing vertically! We've had to get rid of some more clothes, much to his dismay! And the boy who cried at the end of first grade because he didn't want it to end, is now pretty excited for second grade to start!
School supplies have been bought, struggles over new backpacks and pencils pouches have been had, and now he gets a week with Mrs. Kelly and the girls before he heads down the hall to second grade. He told me "I'm not nervous at all!" This summer he's gotten pretty excited about his St. Jude Fundraising! Noah Goes Green has really taken off! He's sold crafts at a Crop for a Cure craft sale, sold old toys at a yard sale and has continued to make thank yous for donors and post pictures of he and Ellie. He met his $3000 goal last week, and his first words to me were, "What do you think I can do when I raise $4000?" I love that he gets excited about these things, that he cares, and its just not me motivating him to do things. So Richard suggested that he would get a green mohawk if Noah did at $4000...that had Noah in tears...his "by the rules" self couldn't handle the thought of a mohawk! So I told Noah I'd love to get in on the action and get some pink in my hair. He thought that was pretty awesome, and now we are a little over $400 away from $4000! So now I've hijacked his facebook page and I'm writing the thank yous and posting the pics! It's been fun, and as much as I wish it would hurry up and get here, I'm really trying to enjoy the time spent together!
"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom" Psalm 90:12
What should we take out of each day? The temper tantrums? The bills? The dirty house? The fact you have to go back to work in two days? Or the snuggles, the smiles, the conversations, the silly selfies, the little milestones that you will never get back! What do I want my children to remember about these days? What do I want to teach them in the short days we have here on this earth? I want to teach them how precious life is, a gift from God and we can't waste it, cleaning (oh darn), we are meant to use this life to love others and do good for others, just like Jesus did for us! So easy to type, a struggle to live out some days!
My favorite goldfish munchers are requesting a movie...and I'm going to say yes...and I may just make myself sit here with them and watch!
Prayers, Praise and Pink
~Carly
Our online auction for CureSearch is in full swing, ends tomorrow night (8/2)! Some super nice items to check out! http://www.32auctions.com/princessstrong
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