Thursday, July 27, 2017

(Schades 5 and 2 Years Old) Thursday, July 27th 2017

Dear Kids,

Looks like we will get a front yard very very soon. I am so excited. Watching them work on the landscaping has been oddly stressful for me. I have been wanting to get out there and get started, or make sure they are doing a good job. But I also feel like I would be in the way, or might embarrass myself. Well, now that is not a concern. The yard is almost in and I can picture us spending many sunny mornings and shady afternoons out there watching the world go by.

I love you both so much! You are the best part of every day and all of these new things surrounding our new home are all the better because I get to share them with you.

Love always,
Mama

Saturday, July 1, 2017

(Blake 5 Years Old) Saturday, July 1st 2017

Hey Little Man,

Aunt Alaina came to visit us this weekend so she could see our new house and help me finish decorating your new room. It was so much fun and we got so much done I am thrilled, and you seem to be as well.

Your "bunk bed with the blue slide" has been up for a while now. You chose that long before we even moved in and I cannot describe the sparkle in your eye when we got it set up a couple of weeks ago. You were in love. It is loft height, so I can easily make your bed with you in the mornings. And underneath there is a little blue curtain fort for you, with red windows and a little red flap for a door. Currently you have all your stuffies hidden under there and a reading pillow. And of course, can't forget the blue slide that you slip down every morning when you wake up.

But for the rest of your special, big boy room--I just wasn't sure what to do. Luckily Aunt Alaina walked around a few stores with me and we found just what we were looking for. You picked out a big bear picture, and she picked out some geometric animal heads to go on the walls. Then I found some twiggy hooks and a wooden bookshelf. All together it is a great, woodsy, big boy room. And I shed a little tear again at how big you are getting.

Love always,
Mama