This morning we all slept in and it was so, so nice!!! We got up and played and lounged around! Daddy ran to town and we stayed home! We took a nap this afternoon, played in the snow for a short bit (the boys have been too sick to be out there, but I had to give in to Jackson, for just a few minutes!!), baked cookies, had a movie night featuring Monster's University and lots of popcorn, played, laughed alot, played some more, and had baths, and are in bed now!!! We are looking forward to another snow day tomorrow!!!!
Snow Day at a glance!
My sweet big boy playing with his little brother while he had to wear his patch this morning!! I'm so proud of him with how well he is doing with it!! He is being such a big boy!
My sweet sleeping angel!!! I live for little moments like this!!!!!
Mess pot getting ready for a nap:)
And....they are both out...together...on the couch with me...Love!
Snow much fun!! We were able to be out there long enough to have much fun, but they enjoyed their few minutes!!! Easton wasn't sure at first, but after a minute, he loved it!!! Of course, that is when the storage on my camera was full so I had to spend the next hour deleting pictures, which I hate so bad to do!
My whole world!
Little Ralphie!! I have a picture almost exactly like this of Jackson at this same age...in this same snow suit!!!
Dad took some "action" shots with his phone!!
Jackson baking red velvet cookies with cream cheese for his daddy, and himself!!
I LOVE sitting and watching my boys play together!!!!
Favorite picture of the day!!! I wish I could post a video of these two during bath time tonight....they were so, so funny and sweet!!! They laughed hysterically at each other as they played!
I would not trade being these two boys mommy for anything in the world!!!!
*Please continue to keep Papa in all of your prayers! He was moved to ICU last night due to oxygen complications and is still there but hopefully somewhat better!!! Praying he gets to move back to the floor tomorrow and gets to feeling better soon!! We sure are missing him and Nanaw!!! Poor Jackson has asked multiple times in the past few days to please go to their house for us to visit!!!
Also, please pray for Pop! He has messed up his knee....he saw an orthopedist today and goes for an MRI in the morning!!! We sure don't want him to be hurt so pray for him and that he will be well again soon!!
**Speaking of prayers, I have sent up quiet a few of them today and tonight, as I do most every day!! I follow a girl named Ronnie Orman's blog...let's just say she is inspirational for lack of other words! Ronnie lost her son Jackson in a terrible tragic accident that I can't even think about without crying...(you can read more at www.firstwordsfromme.blogspot.com) Her blog is titled Hope for Tomorrow, Literally! Lets just say I find myself stopping and praying for her alot! Her post today was about Thinking Before you Speak, or Post! It was one I really needed to hear....I was reminded once again of how blessed I am and how there are so many little things in life that don't matter and are not as big a deal as they seem!! This took me back to a few weeks ago when I found out Jackson needed glasses....I will admit to you, I was crushed! Not for me or for my sake, but for him! I understood for the first time what being a mom is all about...first and foremost I feared his health and what was to come and then immediately I feared him being uncomfortable or self conscious or kids making fun of him or someone hurting his feelings or his glasses becoming a burden for him or a handicap...I mean I can't explain all the things that went through my head!! This was on my birthday and to be honest, I couldn't talk about it that day....I cried in the eye doctor, sad I know!! Yes, I know it's just glasses and lots of people have them and that he will be just fine, but at that moment, it was MY kid, my son, who was going to have to go through this and make this transition, and I was sickened! I didn't want to hear how cute and handsome and smart he looked because I knew that he was cute and handsome and smart, I was just worried!!! That night I cried and cried and prayed for my baby and at that moment I stopped and prayed for so many mothers out there!! My child was getting glasses, he was going to be just fine and I knew that, I just worried about him and personally I think it is just fine that I had the feelings and emotions that I did, because he is mine and it is my soul purpose in life to make everything wonderful for Him and to provide him with the best possible life and childhood that I possibly can....simple enough! There are many women out there who can't feel what I felt because they can't even have children, there are women out there who have lost a child and would give anything to go to the eye doctor and get glasses with their baby, there are women out there whose child is terminally ill and she doesn't know if it is going to be alright, there are women out there who themselves are sick and fighting and can't promise their children what is to come....life was put into perspective for me! Yes, I worry about my child (even though worry isn't really good) I think that is ok, and I still pray daily for him and this transition, however, I am very careful of what I say and will try my hardest to not complain or be negative in any way, because there are so many others out there who need my prayers, not my negativity! To be honest, I'm just so beyond thankful that we found out now that Jackson had eye troubles and can get him the help he needs now, instead of years down the road!!! I am so proud of him and how he has handled everything! He is so big and is such a good sweet boy, and as I already mentioned is so handsome, cute, and smart!!!! I guess I just needed to write this down to share my thoughts...at that moment, this was a big deal to me and still is because it is mine, however, I'm very careful and mindful of others because there is always someone out there that has a much larger mountain to climb!!!!! I love my boys more than I could every express and thank God daily for them!! I pray continuously for them and that I can be the best parent that I can possibly be, with God's guidance I have faith that I am doing just that!!! This is a super long post, but this was on my mind and I just had to share!!! Take the time to read Ronnie's blog when you can...she definitely has a way with words!!!
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