A whole lot of random...

I've been all over the place for the last week...  We took a trip west to spend some time together as a family and celebrate Marie's birthday.  Josie really enjoyed getting away but if I'm totally honest we're just not good at it.  We haven't traveled in so long there's an amount of anxiety that comes with it now.  That and we come from a town of 3000.  The bustle and rush and traffic of the city is overwhelming to those who don't live there and I have to say I am not a fan of driving in Denver.  I sound like a country girl, and I suppose I am, but I just don't get why everyone is in such a hurry.

I've been taking pictures again... in no particular order...
Flowers for Marie's birthday...

My silly little girls...

I called to make well child appointments for Josie's six year check up and Sarah's six month checkup... they go this Friday.  I hung up and was heartbroken that I had not been able to make a three year old check up for my sassy girl...

Sarah throws temper tantrums and waves her arms... I keep telling her we don't hit, she's not listening.

Josie makes my heart hurt, she tries to take care of me and is so worried about being a good big sister... it's too much for a six year old to be thinking about.

Sarah is getting bigger...

But she's still pretty little...

My amazing, beautiful, strong, spirited, ball of light.  My barely contained, heart of gold girl...

Butterflies for Marie...  I cried walking through the jungle there...

My baby shower in early August and my sweet girls.  It's beautiful but I haven't really seen a smile like that on Josie since last summer... Is my Marie the most beautiful child you've ever seen?  God really made her something didn't he?

Life feels heavy right now.

We finally got some moisture in rain that fell for most of the week and snow today.

It is hopeful seeing the bulbs coming up, the wheat getting green, the buds beginning to form on the trees...

I boxed up some of Marie's clothes today.  I left all her sundresses hanging up, I can't put them away yet.  Sarah needed more room, and Rie Rie doesn't need t-shirts and socks in Heaven...  I prayed before I started and felt a peace in putting her little shorts and pajamas away.  The only part that really made me cry was the clothes with tags still on them that we had bought on a shopping trip in August, new pants and shirts that she never needed...

Josie has no school Thursday and Friday this week.  The high school girls and boys basketball teams are going to state so school is closed.  I am glad, I feel selfish lately and I'd rather have my sunshine girl home with me!

I need to find a color to paint my bathrooms now that Luke's done remodeling them...

I painted with Josie the other day, it was good.