Just for Me.

I have wondered whether to post this experience, but I've felt the need to.  I am grateful I had this experience, it makes me so feel so blessed to have my family and my spiritual knowledge.  I am someone who is pretty open-minded.  You want to nurse your kid until their 5, getter done.  If you want to live in the woods and home-school your kids, by all means do.  You and your partner have decided what is best for you and your family and no one can tell you you didn't.
So the experience. 
Nate and I are very open to letting each other do seperate things, he goes camping and hiking with "the boys" and I go and have fun girls nights and weekends with my friends.  We believe the heart grows fonder with a little distance.  Not a ton, but a little.
Fridy Nate decided to camp and I had a childhood friend's reception.  I had Harrison and Amelia and my parents were bringing Libby.  To some I have a lot of children, but to others I'm just getting started.
I brought my two before my parents brought Libby and I introduced them to my friend.  "Here is my son Harrison, my daughter Amelia and my oldest is coming with my parents."  I again affirm that I don't care how you decide to live your life, but do not comment on mine and my decisions especially about my family.  She proceeds to say "Wow, you really got on that."  I was a little shocked at her comment and maybe because I live in such a heavily populated Mormon culture and she doesn't anymore.  I don't know what it was, but I took offense to this and the decisions I have made about my own life. 
NOW, I'm to strong to let anyone else influence what I do anyway, but sometimes it is hard to be at home with 3 kids.  Doing the same things day in and day out.  Cleaning messes, cleaning clothes, cleaning in general, etc.  Wiping up mud from my newly mopped floor, so cleaning.  I felt pretty low and then the Lord stepped in.
I have a home teacher that is divinely inspired.  He shared a message on Sunday with Nate and I.  Mothers, non-mothers, single mothers, single-fathers and everyone in between I applaud you.  I applaud the choices you made for yourself.  I understand everyone is different, but this has touched me personally:

I know I could not do this without my amazing, awesome, sexy husband, so for you fathers here you go:

My Heavenly Father has blessed me with people who love me.  Who appreciate what I do, 4 to be exact.  My kids are a blessing, not something I "do".  My husband loves me, not for anything I look like, but because he just does.  I'm grateful to have a knowledge of a Savior who loves me.  Knows everything about me and all that I go through and struggle with at the time. 

Be kind to those around you today, never know what they're dealing with.

Twinners?

You be the judge:

 

Amelia at 5 months.

 

Libby at 5 months.

 

I'm not sure if they look the same, but they definitely look related.

I also have a picture of my grandma Gucker that is pretty identical to Amelia.

Spring is coming.

You can absolutely feel it in the air.  I mean it is tangible.  It is the fun time of year when colors actually come out.  Flowers, prints and skin color changes.  I love being outside, I lose vital Vitamin D during the winter and that blahs me out.  I'm just sooo excited for spring!