3 years + 4 years + 3 months = 2 days

Day two of our personal family holidays.

Four years ago today, on a rainy Saturday night, Zach and I exchanged vows and celebrated with our family and friends.  The second best decision I have ever made after accepting Christ.  Celebration tonight consisted of my parents and kids, wine in a pretty glass (Esther had a pretty glass with sparkling grape juice aka "special juice"), fresh asparagus, wild rice, an Easter card from my Dad (Mom asked him to pick up a card for me for my anniversary) and this:

Yes, that's bacon.  Mom asked Dad to pick up some kind of meat and this is what Dad brought home.  I love my dad.  He sure knew how to make a hard day a little lighter.

Today also marks Zeb ticking over the three month mark.

He's getting to be such a big little boy.

I am so blessed.  I have a wonderful husband, beautiful daughter, and a son who's mirroring his father's handsomeness.  Thank you Lord for the gifts you have bestowed on me, I am humbled by your generosity.

Three wonderful years

Our beautiful little girl is three years old today.  We went to McD's and right after I took her shoes off in the play-place, a little girl and her grandma walked in, and Esther turns around to this little girl who we've never even seen before, smiles and says "There you are!" and then attacks this little unsuspecting girl with a bear hug.  (Don't ask, I don't know why lol).

After a lot of playing with Kiara and eating, we hurried on over to Meemaw's house to try to catch Daddy on Skype.  Here's a snippet of the conversation:

Esther:  Daddy, can you come over in the red car?
Zach: Sorry babe, I can't, there's a big body of water and I don't think the car could make it.
Esther: The water will open up and you can drive through then, the people will clean up the mess.

After a short nap for Esther and a long nap for Zeb, we headed back to Grammie and Grandpa Jim's house for a little dinner and a little chocolate chip cake Grammie picked up for tonight.

She blew out the candles as soon as the cake was put in front of her.  Then she had a blast playing with her farm set from Zach and I.

 

She is an amazing gift from God, one that is at times challenging, but so very rewarding.  We wouldn't trade her for the world.

Happy Birthday Esther!

A Wrinkle in the Time-Knitting Continuum

Things I've finished since last post:

 a knitting needle holder (I've added a larger top flap sine the photo),  it's been wonderful for grabbing and going, so I'm always prepared (except for today, when I didn't grab when I go-ed and regretted it)

 a little baby hat :)

and a hat that Zeb will grow into (still needs to be blocked, still searching for something to block it over)

For Valentine's Day/our anniversary, I had asked Zach for a set of 2.25mm knitting needles (knitpicks harmony wood needles, they're pretty, have yet to use them) and as a surprise, he sent me 13 skeins of yarn to go with them.  He chose his favorite colors of the wool yarns that I had used before, which oddly enough would fit very nicely into a kitchen from the 70's.  I've already decided what I'm going to use some of the yarn for, anyone want to give ideas on what the sage and onyx worsted should be used for?

 Beautiful colors!

 This picture does not do the onyx yarn justice, it's a gorgeous blue black color, and it's heathered which makes it even more beautiful.

I love my somewhat newly found hobby, but because of the phenomenon pictured below,

it's hard to find the time to get much done.  I love being home with my children and I wouldn't change my time with them for anything (remind me of this when Esther continues to ask for the cup of juice please as I'm getting out the cup, filling the cup, capping the cup and putting it in her hands for the fourth time that day).  I see all of these beautiful patterns and think, oh I want to make that, oh I have the yarn to make that, and then realize by the time I would be able to finish that sweater for Esther, she'd be putting it on her own child.  Complete projects don't happen very often... maybe I should have chosen a quicker hobby... :)