Marbles from Heaven

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Wordless Wednesday...well almost!

AAwwwww, naptime at the marble house. I wasn't going to write anything, thus the wordless part of wordless wednesday, but I had to explain why this is such a touching picture today. We had a kind of rough day of jackson picking on logan, A LOT. Jackson was really testing how far he could go without getting in trouble when it came to messing with his little brother. Well, he crossed the line, and ended up getting punished. He apologized to logan and prayed and asked Jesus to forgive him for being ugly. It was over and then it was naptime. The best part about this picture is that Jackson is laying in LOGAN's bed. They never do that anymore and it has been months since they have snuggled. I guess big brother just wanted to let little brother know he loved him even though he was picking on him all day. They fell asleep together and slept all afternoon! aaawwwww. I love my boys. :)

Friday, May 29, 2009

LOVE THIS

Hey guys, there is an amazing website I just found that has awesome t-shirts and and even more wonderful purpose! Hop over to Wild Olive Tees and check out some great stuff! I can't wait to get mine that is just for STELLAN.

show us where you live

I so want to do this but am a few weeks behind on the tour of homes. Will put the link up and try to catch up on my own! What a great way to peek into people's lives and get some great decorating ideas too!! Check out Kelly's blog to see all the others!!

Here is a sneak peak at our playroom for the boys! John and I painted the room ourselves and the bookshelf is money well spent from pottery barn kids. The monkey prints are new and add a cute element to the room. When I saw them, I had to get them because the colors were so great!!! More pictures to come!

My best friend is an amazing photographer and this artwork was an awesome christmas gift 2 years ago! It was a total surprize and I will cherish them forever. They are the first thing you see when you walk into the playroom.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

photo tips from mcmama!!!!

I LOVE reading Mcmama's blog, but I adore when she posts photography tips and then I get to play around with my camera. Jump over there to read an amazing post and then check out a few pictures below of me experimenting!!!! Today's lesson was "blurry backgrounds". These are all raw, just out of the camera with no editing, (since I haven't had time to learn photoshop yet)! I would love any critiques from the 2 or 3 of you out there!!!

I LOVE that the water droplets were caught frozen in time! The boys were very unwilling subjects, but I think not bad for them being sick this weekend and enjoying our first full fever free day! It's amazing what a 12 dollar slip-n-slide can offer for entertainment! Summer is here!

(oops, did the same pic twice, oh well.)

Saturday, May 23, 2009

some favorite recent photos...

preschool graduation

UPDATE: Last night after we said our prayers before bed, Jackson called me back in and said" mom, will you pray that tomorrow will be a school day?"

My baby is no longer a baby. Okay, yes, I am in denial. He hasn't been a baby for awhile. But where did my baby go? Time really does go too fast. I didn't realize it until I became a mom. The days are flying by and I just want it to slow down. Jackson is well on his way to kindergarten and I am still wishing he was in a bouncy seat. On mother's day logan asked me to rock him. I did and loved every minute of it. I didn't start crying until he looked up at me and said, "don't worry mommy, I'll just stay little!" He read my mind and comforted me as I held my 42 pound bundle of joy in my arms. I am so blessed. I thank God for my 2 miracles every single day. They have made me so happy and bring me joy like nothing else. I revel in the smiles, the tears, the messes, the giggles, and snuggles. Jackson and Logan are precious and I am honored that God entrusted them to me and John while on this earth.

Here are a few pictures from this week's preschool graduation. Jackson is very sad that school is over for the year. He looked forward to going to class everyday. He had a great year and we look forward to what God has for both of our boys in the fall. But until then, here's to a great summer vacation!