One More Big Sleep

One more big sleep until we are here.

Here.

Cabo.

Mexico.

Sunny. 

Warm.

Sunny.

Did I mention sunny?

Warm.

Mexico.

Pina Colada.

Lava Flow.

Guacamole.

Burke all to myself for a few days!

Warm.

 

Happy Birthday, Our Girl

Our Isis Girl is 23 today!

This girl is beauty personified.

She is stunning.

She is so smart.

She is logical and rational.

She is such an amazing mama.

She is an incredible wife.

She is such a blessing.

I love her smile.

Her strength.

Her very loving and logical mothering.

I love her.

All of her.

 

Weekend of Babes

Yes, our lives completely revolve around our family.

Yes, most of my posts show these cute faces because that is where our time is spent!

We were supposed to have sleepovers with Hudson Saturday night.

At 1 AM, his mommy and daddy had to come pick him up.

He naps so good at Papa and Gigi's house.

Bedtime... not so much.

He LOVES his own bed and wants his own bed.

If Papa was holding him, he was great.

If not, midnight was not a happy time.

Poor Squish.

He LOVES his uncles, his Papa, and even his Gigi when Papa isn't in sight!!

Ryker played with him for hours on Monday.

Sunday, Rian and Tyler and the kids were over.

Hendrix IS a fan of Gigi.

Thank goodness!

He still has all of his red hair and the cutest smile.

He loves to be held by Gigi, playing with this big sis, and of course his mommy.

Aria and Papa did some fun stuff, too!

And these are pictures of me proving that Squish naps so good at our house!!!

We miss the girls so much.

We haven't seen them for about a week and a half... and I know that a lot of grandparents don't see their babes for much longer than that, but it's a long time for my Gigi heart!!

 

Puppy Dog Eyes

Kaya is absolutely obsessed with her human.

She does everything possible to be by Ryker's side ALL THE TIME.

She's annoying, really.

But there is something about these two.

They calm each other.

They have an unspoken love between them that cannot be described in people words.

Burke snapped these pictures last night.

Ryker was upset that Cooper took over a game.

#reallife

He had come upstairs and Burke was trying to talk to him.

He was silent.

Then Kaya walked up to him.

And all was right in the world.

This weekend, we get Squish for a sleepover.

Please, Dear Lord, let him sleep!

 

Cursive

I woke up to this... ALL of this on my kitchen counter this morning.

It is very important to Burke that the children have an excellent signature.

You know, just in case one day they are signing their autographs on babies and such.

They obviously did A LOT of practice last night...

Page after page in the notebook, the back of bill envelopes, the back of all envelopes...

My favorite part, though...

The explanation of cursive!!!

Also, our boy hit 20.99 MPH yesterday at speed and agility.

 

So Much Love

Never in my lifetime have I experienced and been surrounded by so much love.

I made a Facebook post this week titled, "Love Story."

It's my love story.

It's about me learning to love me.

It's the most important love I have.

Because I love myself, I am able to love infinitely more as a mama.

I am able to love like crazy as a Gigi.

I am finally (literally, FINALLY) in a forever relationship where love flows because we have it for ourselves. We've done the work prior to even meeting each other and we work daily to make sure we are doing all the things individually and as a couple to love.

Love.

Love.

Love.

I just am obsessed with love.

Always have been.