Terrific towers

Today Lachlan surprised me by building this tower all by himself. I'm very proud of my little man!

Would the pathetic blogger please stand up!!

Ok, so it's been a while. I think I'm still trying to work out my objectives and visions for this blog. When I began I seemed to be in a deep-thinking frame of mind and I wanted a place to express my thoughts and write. Then I also wanted to document my daily life with a wonderful husband and gorgeous children. I don't feel ashamed of my life and I really love my life but sometimes it all just seems a little too boring.... Why would you want to read about that i think? And then I had another thought the other day - do I gloat? Is telling the technological world my daily achievements gloating? Well, there I go again.... perhaps just thinking too deeply. But today I go an answer. (Isn't it strange where you get answers to your equally weird thoughts from?)

Today in reading "Contentment: Inspiring insights for LDS mothers" (because though I am very content, you can always do with more contentment) I found this quote:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It it our light, not our dakness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually who are we not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsiously give other people permission to do the same.

I think that's what I love about reading other people's blogs - seeing them shine and all the things they're accomplishing and commiserating of the difficulty moments or times life throws at us. That, and quite honestly, I'm just a down-right nosey-parker.

On a lighter note. We have been having heaps of fun lately.

To name a few of the fun things we've done lately:

~ been to 'toddler tuesday' at the state library in the city

~ visited the museum with friends

~ enjoyed playgroup outings with great friends for me and the kids!

~ baked cakes

~ we enjoy trips to the supermarket and Aldi

~ made owls out of paper plates

~ watched playschool everyday

~ gone to storytime at the local library every Tuesday

~ swam at the beach on the Queen's birthday

~ discovered that my boys' favourite toy to play with is the baby (doll)

~ seen our first-cousin-once-removed(???) blessed

~ read "Good-night kiss Sam" far too many times than I liked

Right now I'm just loving my life. The kids are at good ages - they love each other so much and entertain themselves so well and I am just in a happy place. Every day is different. Some days really stretch my patience, some days are a breeze. But i get to the end of every day and I feel sad that another day is over and my kids are another day closer to growing up. Where is the time going? The other day Lachlan got a joke and laughed at it adding some totally appropriate and applicable comment and I had a sudden lightbulb/Oprah moment - when did Lachlan suddenly get so big? I wrote in a card this week to a friend with her first baby, about enjoying the journey and adventure. Growing up and changing stages is just all part of the journey I guess. I wonder where the train will take us tomorrow....