Princesses

I was so excited to watch the Royal Wedding this morning. I wanted to experience it so that I could remember where I was and who I was with. I woke up Michelle so that she could watch it with me and then Carolyna dn Leah woke up in time also. The four of us sat on the couch and were just in awe of the simpleness but beauty of the wedding. We loved the trees in Westminster Abbey and the long red aisle.

The girls were amazed that there are real life princes and princesses! Michelle kept asking " Mommy is she a princess yet?" and "When are they going to kiss?". She is so funny, I really think that it was making an impact on her! Brian woke up to us all sitting on the couch watching and told the girls that if they want to get married like that, then they will need to marry a prince. An actual prince! Well, I'm sure we can make them look like princesses when their time comes.

What a fun way to wake up and spend time with my girls though. It keeps their fairytale alive, even if it is far from our real life!

5th Birthday!

Carolyn is my best party girl! She loves having birthdays! She was so happy yesterday celebrating her 5th birthday! I can't beleive she is now 5!!! She could not stop taklking about the fact that she is now 5 and that it apparently is a number she has been dying to get to! I suppose that it's because she is now able to go to school with Michelle in the fall. I just love how happy she was and is with her birthday! What a blessing. More posts to come from the Candyland party happening this Saturday!!

Being a Parent is Harder than I Thought

When you are a little girl growing up, you often imagine yourself as a mom. Whenever you play house, you are the mom and you have babies to take care of. So many times I see my girls going through this same act as I once did. Rocking their babies, feeding them a bottle, burping them, changing diapers and of course spanking. Pretty much what kids see their own moms doing! I don't think that I ever played at having kids in elementary school or really anything other than a baby. So, other than being a child myself, I was not prepared. Girls are emotional. They are dramatic. They react to everything that happens as if it is the end of the world. I guess I was fortunate that I had brothers and it taught me to have a tough skin. Girls are so hard. Physically they are not too rough, they don't get hurt as often as boys do. Anyone that says that girls are easier has not experienced girl drama! Raising children is hard, no matter what gender! It scares me that someday my girls will be hormonal teenagers! They are so special to me and love in their own ways. I have gone through school meetings, friend issues and hurt feelings lately and I just don't remember this growing up. By the grace of God I am still here and love my girls where they are at. I am learning that each child has their own way of being who they are and they are still figuring it out themselves. I am constantly reminded that my girls are very different from each other. God created them to be unique and they are that! I am thankful for them and I know that my faith is constantly tested with them! Thank goodness I have that though! I'd be lost without HIM!