Something New!

I'm thinking of renaming my blog. I kinda feel like I need to shake it up. Don't get me wrong I still lead a life almost always in sweats but I am thinking about only documenting the funny things my kids say and do and the title "my life in sweats," is more about me then the kiddos. and honestly who really cares about what I think/say/do when I've got two kiddos bursting with personality! Stay tuned! Xo, Joanna

moving on

it's no secret that the past three months have been very emotional for me, to say the least. i feel like i was walking in a fog of sadness since my miscarriage and diagnosis. i wanted to feel better. i wanted to be happy and enjoy what was happening around me but honestly i just could not.

i read this quote on one of my favorite blogs last month "... there is a part of me that recognizes the importance of being broken, of never knowing too much, of being so vulnerable that the possibility for transformation is breathtakingly real."

  i am so happy to be on the other side of that season of grief. because it would be a shame to not be able to enjoy this...

xo,

joanna

K vs. Pre-K

I am stressed. I am having the hardest time deciding if we should go ahead with kindergarten or do another year of pre-k for gracie. gracie is a mid-july birthday(so is noah) so we have two choices: a.) go to kindergarten and be the absolute youngest. or b.) do another year of pre-k and be closer to the older side. she is academically ready for kindergarten. she can write her first and last name, recognize most upper and lower case letters, count to 100 etc... but i am not sure if she has the maturity to pay attention/sit in her seat quietly for long periods of time which is expected in kindergarten. i know that those skills will come and honestly if we send her to kindergarten she will be fine. however, i don't  want her to be just, fine. i want her to be excited about school and learning. i don't want her to start as the underdog. gracie is a natural leader and the odds of her being able to be the leader as the smallest and youngest, are very small. i don't like that.

the other side of the coin is, will she be challenged enough  if we do another year of pre-k? we peeked in on the pre-k class that she will join if we decide to go that route this morning and she asked if she could do the seat work with the kids. the teacher gave her the same work and she finished the work perfectly and before most of the other kids.

this is so hard. i just want to do what is best for grace. i wish i could stop going back in fourth in my head about it. some days my mommy gut says send her, then i start having anxiety about her not being ready. other days i am thinking keep her another year, then she reminds me how smart she is and i am second guessing myself again! blahhhhhhhhhhh i need a help.

please lord help corey and i make the best decision for gracie. obviously, you know what she needs best, so please, please, please tell me what that is. amen.

i am going to go pull my hair out more about this issue.

xo

joanna

stir crazy kids

the weather this past week was delightful! we spent every moment possible out in the sunshine. unfortunately, it didn't last and yesterday the cold rain rolled in and squashed my dreams of skipping winter all together and going straight to spring:(. 

anyway, we are back to finding ways to entertain ourselves inside. this is what my kiddos came up.

 

i don't care what they do as long as they aren't fighting or watching tv, obviously:).

keeping him little

i wish i could keep him little for always.

 

i don't care if he is 2 or 22 he will always be my noey baby.

run, jump & play

my girlfriend introduced me to this cool place last week and i am officially obsessed! it is called run, jump & play. basically, it is an indoor play place with swing sets gallore, trampolines, bounce houses, basketball hoops etc... it is kind of a hike from our house. but it is totally worth it to me to be able to take my crazy kids somewhere clean and safe during the long winter days to burn off some of that energy!

 

noah found this partially deflated balloon and he wouldn't put it down.

 

he is funny.

xo,

joanna

uninspired

blahhhhh the weather and the let down of the holidays being over is totally hitting me. i feel uninspired to take pictures of my kiddies and blog. i need a challenge or something to get me out of my funk. maybe i will try and post one picture a day?

in the words of barney stinson (my hubby will like that reference!), "challenge accepted!" 

i took this while i was waiting to photograph a sweet little family on saturday.  

are feeling the january blues or is it just me? 

xo, 

joanna