It has been a whirlwind of a couple of weeks…two birthdays and a whole lot of interrupted sleep…
#378: Extra strength headache medication for a “toddler bed sleeping” induced headache
#379: Fiona making it all better by putting both arms around my neck and smushing our foreheads together
#380: Already being awake in the middle of the night so I could hop over and help Parker recover from his bad dream and tingly arms
#381: Hitting the timing just right to celebrate Java Gym’s 1st birthday
#382: The hilarity of Fiona yelling at the Grand Rapids hockey team mascot (a griffin)…”Hey You Chicken!”
#383: Parker singing “Happy Birthday to…myself”
#384: Parker waking up on his birthday convinced that he was taller now that he was five
#385: Overnight shipping so I would get his Electric Company notebook in time for his birthday
#386: Copycat cousins
#387: Being able to see my dad in person…and being able to see my mom virtually with FaceTime for birthday presents
#388: Slow cooked shredded BBQ pork – I could eat piles of it…
#389: Birthday Giraffe from preschool playing our new drum set
#390: My party planner Madi-girl throwing a birthday “fiesta” at the Farm with Gramma & Papa, complete with mustaches…
#391: Birthday adventures with Daddy…love to see my boys hanging out together
#392: The soothing calm of cooking dinner after a busy weekend
#393: Getting a few things done even though I’m impossibly unorganized right now…
#394: mamalode.com
#395: Legos for girls…why didn’t they think of those before?
#396: Checking out new books from the library
#397: The bewitching power of Mary Poppins
#398: New purple sparkly shoes
#399: Fiona wearing the same ballet costume three days in a row
#400: Going to Parker’s “restaurant” to eat Butterfly Feast and Drumstick Soiree
#401: Quiet moments speaking truth into Madi’s life…”Do not worry. Do not be afraid.”
#402: A not so ordinary week…
