Lazy Tuesday!

Like the pic? That's Ariel and Clarity for you.. silly!

Today has been a lazy day.. well for me anyways! It's Jesse's one day off during the week.. that's why we love our Tuesdays! We all slept in until almost 10:30 this morning. Lately that's not unusual for me and the girls but I'm sure Jesse enjoyed every second as he gets up before dawn every other day of the week.

Of course Jesse has been busy since he's gotten up. He came upstairs and made the girls and I breakfast.. bacon and eggs. Then he went out and changed the oil in the truck and organized all of his work equipment. Then he and his little helper, Miss Ariel, washed the truck. Kind of makes me look lame! I've lounged around with Clarity all day long. As I type Clairebear is sound asleep for her afternoon nap. Ariel is about to get some spaghetti o's compliments of chef daddy. lol. As for me, I'm sitting here with a huge cook book (and nothing sounds appealing even though there are a gazillion different recipes) racking my brain trying to get a shopping list together being this is the only day we really have to go grocery shopping together. It's already 5:30 pm and I haven't even started on my list. It's going to be a while before we even head out the door. ugh.

I have to mention Ariel's new phrase. Whenever she's disappointed or makes a mistake she says, "oh bosey!" *think of this as in the tone "aww man"* I have no idea where she got it from but it cracks me up! The girl is something else.

I have been waiting patiently all day for the big brown UPS truck to pull up my driveway and bring the box of clothes I ordered the girls from Kohl's. Of course being it's so late in the day, I doubt it makes it. I tracked it online and at 5 am this morning it recieved its final destination scan and was in Franklin, which is only an hour away! I feel like I'm waiting on Santa Claus but I'm just dying to get this box because I ordered some super cute stuff for the kids!

Air Air and Claire Claire

Here they are... the two most precious beings God ever put into my life's path.

Ariel Brooke is going to be five on January 18th. She's my outdoorsy, energetic, talkative, full of spunk little angel. She and I butt heads.. a lot. Mainly because she is one determined little soul. Determined to do whatever I tell her she can't. lol. But she is so wonderful.. so helpful.. so compassionate. She's outgoing and friendly and everything I wish I could be. As of right now she loves animals, dinosoars, and getting dirty. She has the look of a little diva but she's far from it. If I let her she'd spend all of her days outside digging up earthworms, finding me bugs, feeding the squirrels and wildlife, picking flowers. It's amazing to watch her learn and grow. She's a beautiful and amazing little girl. I'm so blessed!

Now for my precious Clarity Grace. She's only 22 months old but does she have personality! She's still not talking very much for her age which kind of worries me, but she's so smart so I doubt there's a problem, she's just taking her time. She's very much like Ariel but also very different at the same time. She's more serious, more reserved, but does she love! She adores her big sister and tries very hard to keep up and do the same things Ariel does. Clarity is such a joy to watch. Right this second she's crawling around with a toy train making noises and trying to get Ariel's attention. She's just so sweet and so empathetic. If Clarity sees you're upset, she'll sit right with you and cry. If you're happy, her smiles and giggles light up the room. She's very much a cuddle bug. She loves to crawl into your lap, give hugs and kisses, and just love up on you.

Both of my girls are little miracles from God. They have made my life feel much more fulfilled and complete and if God decided to take me home tomorrow.. I'd die happy. I've done everything I've dreamed of since I was a little girl. I married my Prince Charming and I had my beautiful babies. Life is good!

So Lucky.. So Blessed

It's amazing how one little girl can change the lives of someone she never met. Someone who I didn't know existed until after she passed away is causing a ripple effect of love in me and those around me. I've been a member of a message board for a couple of years and have made great friends out of it. The other day someone posted about a girl named Hannah who died after drowning. Her mother had kept a blog of her and her sister and posted many beautiful pictures and memories. As we read her blog and read how she's dealing with losing her princess, many of us were moved to change our hearts. To not take a single day for granted, to love our babies even in those moments when we want to run away and scream, to let the small things go, to cherish every moment. Life is precious, it isn't promised to us. Thanks to Hannah and her mommy, I've decided to start my own blog. To document the happy times, the sad, the good, the bad, because who knows what tomorrow may bring. I pray I never lose one of my precious babies, but if I did, I would like to be able to look back on the days of their lives and read back on what we went through together.