Living Room

 I had a request from my sister to see pictures of the living room now that we have the second couch in there.  So here they are!

We have really been loving all the space we have now to spread out.  It's especially nice to have separate seating areas for each of the kids. Cuts down on all the "fight game"!!!

{We also love the new coffee table!}

{View out our window}

{I adore this bookshelf from Target}

{Books! New books! Post on those coming soon!}

{Happy Bluebird from my mama}

{Don't mind the lump on the couch...}

{It's just Wyatt!}

{Quiet Activities + School Supply Drawers}

{More School + Art Supplies}

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And for Thursday fun, some random homeschooling hilarity:
Logan was writing words that started with "Sh"in his workbook.
{You do see where this is going right?}
After he wrote all ten words that started with "sh", he had to read them back to me. While erasing one of the letters, he had ripped his paper, so while reading he couldn't really see what it said.
"Shh... Shh... Shit?"
I cracked up. He cracked up.
Then he asked, "Why is that my spelling word?"
"Shut," I told him. "The word was shut."
omg

Then Jack was reading sight word flashcards to me and came to the word, "but".
I don't know what I was thinking, but I wanted him to know that it was "but" not "butt", so I told him, "The other butt, like on your body, is spelled with two t's, one for each cheek."
He and Logan laughed so hard, I thought they were going to wet their pants.

#yourewelcome

Life Stills

I really enjoyed my first post of Life Stills, just pictures from everyday life.  So here's another few.  I also wanted to share a heartwarming story about Logan.

Last night I was tucking him in bed when out of nowhere he told me, "Sometimes when Jack is crying, then I feel like crying.  My eyes water and I'm like, 'What is going on?'"

I smiled and told him that it's very common for twins to feel the same feelings sometimes, and that what he was experiencing was called empathy.  I will forever treasure his sharing that with me.  It reminded me how blessed I am to be the mom of twins.  How lucky it is that I get to experience this.

Then today during school, Jack got #1, #2 & #3 correct, and #4 wrong.  Then Logan did the same assignment, not knowing what Jack had written, and he got the same sequence-- the first three right, and the fourth one wrong.  Jack looked at it and said, "We're twins Logan.  That's why we got the same one wrong."  The interesting thing is that they both got it wrong the same way.  It fascinates me when I see examples of how their brains work identically.

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"Those" Parenting Days

Last Thursday I had one of those parenting days.  I woke up, exhausted, to the kids fighting, my husband out of town, and my day stretching like an eternity before me.  

We got through morning chores (making beds, getting dressed, breakfast...) and school, but barely.  When we finished it wasn't quite lunch, and I was at my breaking point.  I instructed the boys to put on shoes & sweaters and off we went.

Once outside, as predicted, our moods took a serious turn for the better.  The boys ran and laughed and found sticks, and I took pictures, which always soothes my spirit.  I was given not one, but two handfuls of wild flowers picked by my sweet boys, and at different points during our walk, each of the three of them slid their small hands into mine as we meandered.

I am so glad I thought to get out of doors with them.  It changed the whole day.

"You will never have this day with your children again...

just breathe and notice

smell and touch them

study their faces and little feet

Pay attention...

Enjoy today."

-Jen Hatmaker

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