Can anyone else NOT believe 2010 is almost over?!
It flew by for me!
I wrote this guest blog a month or so ago for Julie at Joys Hope but I thought it would be a fitting time to repost it here in case you missed it.
Enjoy!
Some days I feel like my life needs
an easy button
an easy button
(definitely would have been nice when I was trying to clean up this, this or this).
a rewind button
(for those times you said or did something you wish you could take back).
or a fast forward button
(ever waited for 3 hours in a line at the dreaded DMV with 2 hungry kids. Bad news.).
But right now more than anything my life needs a
slow down button.
My babies are getting too big too fast.
My babies are getting too big too fast.
In the past couples months Wesley has gone from a baby to a rambunctious little boy
and Mackenzie has gone from a toddler to a little lady.
Since I haven't come up with a real life slow down button
I thought I'd make my own virtual time capsule.
My snapshot in time.
The things I want to remember about this time in my life
forever.
Here goes...
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Mackenzie and Wesley have a special bond.
A unique love/
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hate relationship.
Luckily most days it's more love than hate.
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Mackenzie's love for all things girly.
If she had it her way she would wear a dress every day.
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Wesley "roars" at us all day long and thinks it's the funniest thing ever.
It's pretty darn cute.
It's pretty darn cute.
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She makes me laugh at least once a minute.
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The kids favorite rides are Dumbo, the Carousel and It's a small world.
And of course seeing all the characters.
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It's also her favorite place to hide toys from a certain little boy.
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Living next door and sharing life with our good friends, The Weeks.
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This adorable pouty face.
Look at that lip..have you ever seen anything more pitiful.
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Never being able to get enough of God's life giving Word, The Bible.
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Mackenzie's love for her baby dolls.
She always has one (or 5) with her.
Always.
He's such a boy.
She's such a good friend and big sister.
And she's pretty much always happy.
Except when she gets hurt.
Which is at least 5 times a day.
She's super clumsy.
I have no idea where she gets that from :)
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He loves to be held and cuddled.
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It didn't exactly go as we planned but we sure learned a lot.
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Concentrating on being the people God has called us to be no matter where we are.
He is so so good.
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being a mom and a business owner,
and not setting unhealthy expectations for myself.
The Lord's been teaching me a lot about keeping first things first
and living for heavenly things instead of earthly ones.
Hope you enjoyed a little snapshot into my life!
What are some things you want to remember about this season in your life or 2010?