It's been a while...

So it's been months since I last blogged. I guess I am not a good blogger. I do have to tell you, though, that I find myself more involved in my real life when I am less involved with my online friends and that's a good thing. Not that I don't enjoy all of my online friends but you know what I mean...I hope :)

There have been a lot of changes in my life lately. Sadie started a new job and has some different hours. So far it's been tough, we need to find a new routine/groove. I know that will come in time. Until then I am a little overwhelmed and haven't had much time for myself.

Another change happened after a debate about working moms vs. stay at home moms on a website I used to frequent. We were a group of moms who had been together for a while and had never really had any controversy in our group. In fact, we left another site to avoid drama. Well, drama happened and feelings were hurt and even though I think everyone apologized for hurting feelings (even unintentionally) the group was just never the same. Some left for good, others aren't there as much and it just doesn't feel the same. I tried to go back and post as normal but it just feels weird now with people missing. I don't know.....maybe it will blow over eventually.

So those two things have added up to me spending more time with my kids. Now, I am a stay at home mom so how could I spend more time with them you ask? More quality time, how about that? Fall has also helped in that regard. Fall brought the return of story times to our local libraries, the return of art group, and cooler weather means we practically live outside right now. We have a fire in our fire pit just about every night and we don't go in until it's either bath or bed time.

My little guys amaze me every day. There have been no major events but all the little ones that have reminded me why I love being a mom;
Aiden learned how to get the swing going by himself so now he can swing any time he wants to without help.
The pumpkins in the garden amaze the boys each day as they become more and more orange. Every time I ask Riley for a kiss he shakes his head no over and over and giggles until I do it with him and we both get dizzy....then he gives me a kiss.
Aiden is learning so much in school and he comes home so excited to tell me everything, like how his favorite color is pink and all the other colors too!
Riley was mesmerized by a group of hummingbirds the other day and because he was so intent on watching them he didn't see the one that was hovering right next to his head.
Riley's curls are amazing and you couldn't get them from a salon no matter how much you paid.
Aiden tells me he loves me at least 25 times a day and it never gets old.
Riley likes to show everyone his new shoes and get compliments.
Aiden has amazing manners and uses them without prompting.

Like I said, nothing huge, nothing out of the ordinary but those are the things that stick out in my mind, the things that make me smile and feel proud of them every day.

I have journals that I keep for the boys. I used to try to write in them at least once a month and write paragraph after paragraph about what they had learned, their favorite things, etc. I had been having a really hard time keeping up with it lately and finally came to the realization that I didn't need to write full paragraphs I just needed to write enough to remember. So I am back to logging these little moments in their journals with the hope that someday we will look back and all remember the little things that made our life so full.