Day 43: Mornings

Our mornings usually look like this.

Day 42: Happy 4th!

Or for us...

 Jadyn's second fat lip in two months.

 We did wake her up to see the fireworks so she could exclaim "Fire mommy!"

Day 41: Rude

Looking at his Mom...

Looking at his Dad...

Day 40: Things

Enough with the rehash of facts about what we did each day. I think I need to focus on the things I really care about remembering, like all the funny things my kids say/do. Sometimes the kids and I end up in the office while I check facebook look up recipes for dinner. Jadyn goes straight to the basket of coloring books and asks "Mommy color?" I throw her some colored pencils then she gleefully shows Jaxon her picture...er...shoves in it his face. Adorable.

Day 39: Patriotic Sunday

I have a calling in my church to pick the hymns for sacrament and then lead them during sacrament meeting.This Sunday, as it was the Sunday before the 4th of July, I chose patriotic songs. For the closing hymn, we sang our national anthem. I don't really know why, but when everyone in the congregation stood I was completely surprised. From where I stand to lead everyone I get a pretty good view of every person's face. It was a powerful moment where I realized just how lucky I am to be an American. Sure, there's some serious issues going on, but we are standing on land built on a foundation of faith in God (it says so in the third verse). I cried through most of the song.

Day 38: Yard Work

It was a very long day. My dad is truly an Ox. He works harder than anyone I know. I was so grateful to have him around to help Jace finish fabric the back yard, cover it in mulch and finish the path in front. We all needed some pretty serious showers by the end of the day.

Day 37: Date!

My dad came into town today to help us with the yard and watch the babes so Jace and I could go on a kid-free date. Let's be honest, he only came for that second reason. He and Jadyn are just the best of friends and it's hard on the both of them to be apart too long.

Jace and I really appreciated the little bit of alone time. Since the hubs knows how much I love surprises, he wouldn't tell me what we were doing until we were in the car. It was a simple idea, but absolutely warm and thoughtful. His plan was a cheap dinner at Panera and then we would go shopping for me. How did he know I was feeling totally horrible about myself and needed a pick-me-up? Could it be the subtle "Dang it, I feel fat" comments every day? Possibly.

Day 36: No Make-up Challenge

 

I have challenged myself to not wear make-up for the whole month of July. I've known a few people to do this, but I have always been too chicken...and well...that bothers me. I already have a pretty dinky self-esteem these days with having just had a baby, but to not feel comfortable leaving the house in my own skin? I have to toughen up. I'm doing this for a few reasons:

#1 The already mentioned boosting confidence in my natural self. 

#2 To enlist a more rigid skin care routine. I'm mostly a "fall asleep in my make-up" kind of girl. 

#3 To force me to do some more exciting things with my hair.

So, I have one freebie and that is Sundays and July 4th. I can't go crazy. Just foundation and mascara. Maybe that's a total weak sauce freebie, but I just am not ready to be totally bare-face on the days that I see the most people in the least amount of time. 

Here goes nothin! Any brave soul is free to join me. Anyone who is not, I really don't blame you.