Happy Easter!

fun creations

here are some fun new necklaces i made last night. karen and sonya--your stamped necklaces will go in the mail on monday. sonya, SO great to get the update. can't wait to connect via phone or email. i've been making a lot of stamped jewelry-and having a blast doing it! if anyone wants any special orders before mother's day, let me know ASAP. my email is on the top right side of the blog. hope you are all enjoying easter weekend. we had a great good friday service last night at church. today has been relaxing and productive. tomorrow we will celebrate easter with friends. the same power that raised Christ from the dead is at work within us! ponder that for a while!!

coloring eggs and other stuff

last night we had dinner and colored eggs with the borlands. zeb and matty did most of the work (or was it made most of the mess?!) we all definitely had fun! kristen made some amazing rice crispy treats with m&ms. my mouth is watering just thinking about it. these journals were little gifts for david's teachers. so cute (and dirt cheap!) from target. are you ready for easter???

the wisdom of a child

i was holding david at the park recently when a little girl approached us. she looked at david's hand and this is the conversation that followed:

girl: what's wrong with his hand?
me: he only has two fingers. it's a little hand
girl: it's scary
me: it's not scary, its just different
girl: i think its scary

i thought about this conversation a lot. we try to be really open about david's disability and deformity. children are very curious and engage in conversation more easily than adults. the thing is, she was right. it is scary. anything different can be scary. someone who has a disability, a person who is a different color, a person who is homeless, someone who is overweight, someone who doesn't speak english. it's scary to us because we are afraid it could happen to us, or we are afraid we will be the one who is different from everyone else. i want to encourage you to love someone who is different today. the man outside the grocery store who is selling pencils for cerebral palsy, or the homeless woman who sits outside your favorite restaurant. make eye contact and smile. acknowledge that they are a valuable person, loved by God. you don't have to do much to treat someone with dignity. i love that this little girl approached us and asked questions. even though is was scary for her, she engaged with us and talked about her feelings. maybe we can all be a little more childlike.

a day to relax

on tuesdays and thursdays the boys both have preschool so I try to get jewelry stuff and errands done. today i didn't have too much to do (i'm totally in denial!!) so i got a pedicure and walked around borders a bit. it was so RELAXING. i am the kind of mom who needs breaks. here are some of my favorite simple pleasures
-getting into a hot car
-a good snuggle
-sleeping in
-a new magazine
- a good hair day
-completing my to do list
-having a day with no to do list
-girl time
-a movie that requires no brain power. think-legally blonde
-a gift given for no special reason
what are your favorite simple pleasures?

the perfect storm

after a great relaxing morning and lunch, matty and i picked up david and headed home. by the time we got there at 3:00 matty was exhausted and overdo for a nap. david fell asleep during lunch at school and was hungry. my phone was beeping with a message, and i had to go the bathroom. i'm sorry, but all those things can't just 'happen' at once! i tried to remain calm, but failed. oh well, guess i'm not a perfect mom after all. actually, gave up that idea within weeks of being a new mom. matty is finally asleep and david is playing happily with a full belly and i got to use the bathroom. guess i should go check that message!

sunny sunday

here are some photos of david cruising down the hallway. we were blown away!! we skipped church this morning because the boys are still a little congested. but not sick to go play a little bit! we went to the park and then walked to morro beach. the sun was shining and it was GORGEOUS. i din't bring my camera--just wanted to relax and soak it up. then matty had a meltdown, so i put him in the strolller and carried david. it was a good workout. i don't like to workout :) here's a photo of another sterling tag necklace with the boys' names. i took a self portrait so you can see how long the chain is. it has no clasp, just slips over your head. so fun! happy sunday :)