Woo-hoo, it's official! I am officially a stay-at-home mommy. As one mommy-friend so wisely put it, "Now the real work begins!" :) Chris took Thursday and Friday off as well, so this week actually felt a good bit more like vacation than anything else. We'll be getting into the mommy and kids groove this upcoming week--would greatly appreciate your prayers. We're all super excited, but it's definitely a whole new routine for all of us. :) A very good thing, but completely different. As Peter put it, "It seems like there's going to be 100's and 100's of Saturdays!" Mommy's view is slightly different. ;)
Day 127. What does Sunday afternoon look like at our house? Quiet time for the big kids, nap time for Matthew and (usually) Daddy, and blog time for Mommy. :)
Day 128. Ride 'em, cowboys! Our living room turned corral. The kids were having fun, although I will admit that Matthew was somewhat noticeably distressed in this picture because his 2-year-old sense of justice was violated by the fact that Peter was 1/2-inch farther back than Matthew thought he ought to be. ;)
Day 129. Mommy's bookworm ... :)
Day 130. So thankful for the coworkers the Lord blessed me with these last two years.
Day 131. The last day of school, Mommy's last day of work, and our anniversary, and no, there's no cute pictures of the two of us together. Sorry. :) We did, however, enjoy a very nice, relaxing day. Chris and the boys used his homemade plow to prepare the yard for grass seed, and Mommy and Hannah went shopping for a cute, modest swimsuit. It was a huge blessing to see the Lord answer prayer so specifically! The very suit I had unsuccessfully tried to order online earlier in the week was hanging (in my size) on a lonely rack in the very last store we walked through as we were returning to the van after an hour of unprofitable shopping. The Lord is so good and cares about even these smallest details.
Day 132. We are so thankful for our phenomenal babysitter by the name of Miss Beth. :) What a blessing to be able to enjoy an evening together and know the kids are safe and having a great time. You know you have a good one when your kids ask you when you're going on another date so that Miss Beth can come again. ;)
Day 133. Hannah's birthday, and another pretty normal day. However, the highlight was most definitely the "hayride," compliments of Daddy's grass planting endeavours. :)
New adventures await! :)
4 comments:
What an exciting chapter awaits all of you! Enjoy!
(and a whole new ministry will open up for you in the area of hospitality since your schedule will be so different now!)
So happy for you, Jenny! What a blessing to be able to stay at home with your kids. :) And I loved your swimsuit story--I have a similar one I could share. Isn't God good?
So much to say. So little space. Happy everything. And Matthew, it's a good thing there are captain's chairs in the van or your sense of justice is going to be constantly violated. "He's touching me, Mommy."
And no, I do not recall ever hearing that in our car.
So VERY happy for you! So begins one of the most challenging and yet most rewarding and fulfilling jobs you have ever had -- enjoy!!!
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