Birthday's seem to last all week long around here! That is a good think if it's your birthday- if it's not, then there tends to be a lot of tears! (Maybe that is a little dramatic.)
Since we had Carmen's actual birthday and party at the Cabin with the Taylor's we decided to have another one Monday night at my parents house with the Kunz's. It was sweet and simple and absolutely perfect.
I ordered pizza and brought s'mores. (Carmen has a new obsession with these- although she doesn't really eat them! She is just a pyro!) The entire family was there to sing and spoil her. She was in heaven.
The kids ran around playing in my parents beautiful yard while the adults sat around the fire and talked. It was a beautiful night and much needed.
Carmen was so excited to get Cowgirl boots from Grandma and Grandpa! She has been wanting new ones for a while now and was thrilled! But... the one's she opened were to small. Good thing Valleywide is across the street from my parents! We went over and she was able to pick out ones that fit her. I have to say I LOVED the one's she chose! I might have gotten some for myself if I was a little braver- and if they had my size!
This picture was not posed! She was just standing like this! She cracks me up.
The big kids ended up coming home with us for a summer sleepover- it was a little nuts at our home with a 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, & 3 year old to keep entertained! How do people do it?! We had banana pancakes for breakfast and then they just ran around until it was time to go to swim lessons. These kids adore each other- I hope they always are this close.
It was a busy day and night- Tuesday night I was exhausted! We all went to bed really early!
Disclaimer:
I just want to add a little something that has been bothering me lately.
For the record, I do not blog everyday! I actually blog usually once or twice a week and then "schedule" when they will post! I like to do a post a day so that our family can read the new posts. I blog for me. Yes. I don't do it for others or to boast about what is going on in our life. I do it so that I can have a record of our family memories. I print off the posts at the end of the year for my kids and our family to enjoy forever. It is always amazing for me to be able to go back and see how much they have grown in such a short time- that is why I do it. Really.
Also, we don't always do fun things! (Someone made a comment to me saying, "You guys are always playing, do you ever stay home?!" I know they meant well, but it bothered me. We are not always playing! We actually work really hard and most days are spent at home doing our routine and me working my tail off! But I don't really take pictures of the kids fighting or cleaning their rooms so that isn't something I tend to want to blog about! I also don't feel that every aspect of my life needs to be blogged about! So I blog about the memories that I want to keep. Memories I want to hold on to.
I hope that this blog doesn't make you feel bad. I have read blogs before and felt a little down afterwards- maybe because I compared myself to them or something, but that is something that I have had to learn to deal with. I can't compare myself with others- I have to be happy for others and their situations. I also don't ever want to make this blog private- I have lots of friends and family that I have been able to connect with because of blogging and I would hate to loose that.
I just want you to know that for me blogging is how I express myself- whether its through my kids, my home, my family, or just things that make me happy- its all something I do for me. I don't get get paid to blog. I don't do it to make others want to be me- yeah! Right?!!! I do it to help me. Everyday is a challenge and everyday at the end of the day I read blogs to help me put things back into perspective. Its my thing.
I hope you understand. Most days this is what I tell myself:
4 comments:
Oh my heck I LOVE those cowboy boots, you should have gotten me a pair while you were at it! (Or you should have been brave and bought yourself some, and then I would have borrowed them, indefinitely....)
You're a great mom and I totally get where you're coming from with the blogging thing. I have been known to blog about fights and our everyday shiz, but then my family members call me and ask me if I'm depressed. Um thanks for asking - but the kids fight all the time, and Jared and I fight. That's just real life for me, so sometimes I'm going to talk about it! But it's MUCH more fun to blog about the fun things in life, plus those pictures are always better! :)
You're great, keep up the blogging loveliness!
Keep on keeping on! I love your blog and look forward to reading your new posts.
I totally agree with you about blogging. There are so many blogs I have stopped looking at because I get off the computer feeling depressed, ugly, fat :), pathetic mother, awful wife, etc. :) I've stopped looking at most blogs, but I still love to see yours. You have a great family, and do great things in your home. I appreciate that you write "real" things, and I don't feel like you ONLY write about the good stuff. You are very honest and it goes a long way to make all us other moms out there feel motivated and inspired, instead of all those other things. :) So keep on blogging-the good and the bad!
I love reading your blog! I love how real and open you are and that you are willing to share it. I also feel the same way about a lot of things you post. I think it is great you print it out and turn it into a book. I scrapbook and love having the memories to look back on.
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