This summer has been so full of amazing memories. The crazy/scary/wonderful part is that I seem to have forgotten how hard having two little ones was– now that they’re bigger and easier to manage (i.e., they walk on their own, they eat three meals, they go potty, etc.) I feel like I have a whole new lease on motherhood. Don’t get me wrong, I love my babies, but unless you’ve had two babies within 14 months, while finishing a bachelor’s degree, having a (wonderful) husband finish a master’s and work full-time, run a photography business, and change your family’s eating habits to whole foods –which involves being in the kitchen *a lot*, then you might not get what I mean when I say I was in survival mode for a long time. The thing is, I wouldn’t trade all those hard days– because I think I have been more sanctified–that is, made more aware of my selfishness and other ugly sins of the heart, and made increasingly aware of my need for a savior. I am so thankful for the grace of our Lord, and his mercies which are new every morning. (Phew!)
I have been so blessed to spend so much time with our children, and now I am realizing how much more I can do with them now that I have scaled back on everything else (except, of course, eating habits). Time to get cracking and get creative with toddler projects!
And for once, I am catching up on all my personal photos for the year BEFORE December!! In fact, I will share a few from June family birthdays, which was a probably a highlight of the summer for me, we played, we ate delicious food, watched the sunset, got stuck by a quick passing summer rain, and fed some catfish as the sun slid behind the horizon– and Cana turned TWO. That’s right, folks, my baby is a toddler now. She tells me funny things, loves to pound fists, dance and majorly obsesses over plastic jewelry and anything pink. (Which I had nothing to do with.)
Grandpa got her a *pink* tricycle.
We even got to pick potatoes! This one was HUGE.
by Melissa-Tesoro
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