The Cunningham Family: Around Here: Week 14 2022

{April 3-9th}

So many grey hairs, and they are WILD!

My mom holding Roxanne; my Grandma Pansy holding Dallas; and me, coloring, just like Carly is always doing.

Throwback: our wee little one five years ago

Jumping... into spring break with Josh's sisters + family in town and hosting a big anniversary celebration for Josh's parents' fiftieth wedding anniversary. The party went off without a hitch, and Josh's parents had a great time celebrating. It was a beautiful day and so much fun!

Finding... more and more grey hairs on my head as time passes. I jokingly blame Logan (he's always been our daredevil) but really all the kids worry me in their own ways. Although just this week Logan came home from playing Hide & Seek at the land with a contusion as big as the palm of his hand, and lump underneath it the size of a baseball. I gasped and did a little medical googling before I let him go to bed. Being a mom is no joke!

Loving... how much time the boys spend outside when their cousins are here. The guys all love playing football (the more the merrier) and it brings a smile to my face whenever they're out in the sunshine tossing the ball around.

Enjoying... lots of time to myself this week as well, as Josh is always the one to bring the kids to his parent's land for cousin time. I watched the Hillsong special on Hulu (about the church falling apart), and while I enjoyed it and identified with a lot of what people were talking about, The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast was way more in depth and just better executed. I loved it. In addition to TV, making fleece blankets for use during cold baseball practice, and some reading, I took a lot of naps. It was so luxurious.

Stretching... my patience as I tried building legos with Carly. I would tell her what to do, and she would execute it. I made it a lot farther than I thought I would, then I told her I'd call her over when it was done. hah! Some things I have a lot of patience for (art, making messes, reading and writing) but other things I struggle with (letting them in the kitchen, folding towels and cleaning up in general).

Enduring... more cold baseball practices, where I wanted nothing more than to stay at home. But Wyatt loves being on a team (baseball is 100% his jam) and Carly's enthusiasm for everything helps. She is excited to watch Wyatt practice, excited to be outside, excited to play at the playground, excited for any snacks I brought... That girl is just a ray of sunshine and she makes us all a little brighter.

Grateful... my parents decided to come spend a day this week hanging with us. My dad took Logan fishing; my mom took the kids to the store (spoiling her grandkids is one of her favorite past times); and then watching the kids so Josh and I could go to dinner just the two of us.

Sharing... a delicious meal with Josh at the fanciest restaurant in our small town. It was fun to get dressed up and go out. It was lovely to spend some time just the two of us, and after our yummy dinner, we headed to the lake to catch the sunset, and then we did a little shopping. We needed some new life jackets (in hopes that we will get out on our kayaks later this spring or summer) and we weren't ready to head home just yet.

Laughing... as Carly responded to something her brother said with, "That feels like sarcasm." Hahahah! Sarcasm is spoken fluently in this home (it's a Cunningham thing) and she is for sure starting to pick up on it. She used to be so sweet and tender, that she assumed everything anyone said was sincere. But as she's gotten older, she's starting to recognize when maybe her brother doesn't mean what he says. Smarty pants!

Hosting... a pizza competition between him and his sister with all the fam here to celebrate (and partake). The two of them worked at Papa Murhpey's in their youth (Josh was working there when I met him in high school) and they both definitely still have the skills they got from that job. I'm not sure who won, but I am pretty sure it's all of us in attendance because there was a ton of pizza, and we didn't have to do any of the work. Ha! It was all so yummy!

Showing... the kids how I can cross my eyes and laughing as they tried to do it too. I know (now that I have teenagers) that I only have a few years left of the kids thinking that things I do are cool or impressive. So I am milking it for all it's worth.

Feeling... emotional as I see Wyatt becoming such a cheerleader of Carly's reading. He will listen to her read any time I ask (and even sometimes when Carly asks) and is so encouraging and supportive. He makes me so proud.

Catching... Carly doing school work even though we are on break. She wrote her letters on the white board, spent lots of time reading and drawing, and using all those amazing skills she's been picking up in kindergarten. She makes me so very proud.

Relishing... an empty sink. It's a rare sight here, but a beautiful one.

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