One of my favorite things #1

I am having a much better day compared to the day of my last blog!!! I was thinking about what I wanted to blog on and I think I'm going to start putting some of my favorite things in blog form! So fun! These things will not include any people or animals! They will be things, foods, actions, and maybe an occasional place!

My first favorite thing would have to be the stuffed animal hanging towers I got for the girls room. I got two of them from Target so they could put some of their bizillion stuffed animals in them, and so they would each get one! They are great! They were $7.99 a piece, and unlike a pet net, they can get the toys in and out! I can tell them to pick up their animals and they know where to put them! :) I was surprised at how many animals they held too! I love, also, that it looks like their little animals are peeking out of the holes! :) So cute! The only thing I don't like is that they can get them out anytime since they are accessable to them, but that was kind of the point! Plus, now that they're not so new to them anymore they don't try to mess with them! They also have them in blue, for a boys room, and I got one for Asher, I just haven't put it up in his room yet! :) I may update on another blog with his up! :) Here are some pictures of them in the girls' room. (Please excuse the mess! You can tell they are the ones who straightened up their room last!) ;)



I think they make the dollhouse bookshelf look more like a castle, which is sooo fun for the girls since they are always playing dress up and princesses! ;)




The color was perfect for their room! Fun, fun, fun!



They have definitely made their room look more girly, and since we are renting and have not asked about painting yet, they added some much needed color to their white room! :)

Stay tuned for future favorite things!!! :) I have been trying to find little organizing things for our home, and so far I have found a few things that are working great for me!!! It's the small things that count!

Well, it just wouldn't be like me to not post a pic or two or three of the kiddos...so here you go! ;)



The girls and me, snapping some headshots!



Lee said this is Asher's wrestler pic! Hahaha!



Lenci and Asher are cooking something up in the kitchen there!



I guess Asherman decided to do the dishes! ;) What a great guy!



They love their puppy, Camille! Isn't this sweet?

Melancholy Mood (isn't that a song?)

Our puppy is making me crazy! I think I will have to give her away to someone! She pulled paint off the wall last night! All the way down to the card board looking stuff in the front part of the dry wall stuff under the paint! Ahhhh! I really think she is sooo sweet, and I feel guilty that she did this! I feel like if she wasn't in the kitchen behind the baby gate, she would be with us in the living room playing and not destroying...I don't know! I just don't know if I need anything else to feel guilty about these days! When she's on the carpet, well, when she was on the carpet, she was peeing and pooping, but that was before I puppy pad trained her. I have no idea. If anyone wants a puppy...I just don't want to give her away! I already told Lee. I think he may be set on it now. I'm sad.

Kind of having a "feeling sorry for myself" day! Don't like those days, and especially on Lee's long week! At least I have my trusty coffee! ;) I really need to practice what I preach to myself. I need to focus on the things that are true, noble, right, good, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy! I am normally a very optimistic person, but when I get down, I let myself whallow in it! Being a full time mom is definitely a hard thing when you are a social person! Okay, so now I'm going to stop complaining and start listing things that are true and noble and right and good and lovely and admirable and excellent and praiseworthy! Here's to a happy heart (like I tell my girls to have):

1. I have 5 wonderful blessings for my family; Lee, Zoe, Lenci, Asher and Camille.

2. I get to spend everyday with 4 out of 5 of those precious blessings!

3. I have a hard working husband who loves me and our children.

4. I have a wonderful Saviour who has given me the scripture in which to encourage me to make this list (Phil. 4:4-8)!!! (This should have been first!)

5. I have wonderful friends and family who support me when I need a hand in keeping my little blessings busy, or when I just need someone to talk to!

6. We have a darling rent house that I get to live in right now! I have been really enjoying getting organized and decorating this cute little house!

7. I'm getting better at cooking and I'm even starting to enjoy it!

8. I know that even when I'm here all day, feeling mundane, Jesus is here with me...and He wants me to NEED Him!!!

9. My tomato plant is giving us TONS of tomatos (I haven'd yet watered it, but I think I should water it today, considering that it hasn't rained in a few)!!!

10. We have a great landlord, live in a great neighborhood, have great neighbors (a stay at home mom next door!), have a back yard, and we're within 8 minutes from 2 malls and a Super Target!!! :)

Soooo...I'm feeling better already! Started the list weepy, ended the list happy! Still doesn't make me ALL better, but my mind is focused more on the good! :) Maybe my day will start looking up. I should think of something fun to do with my girls...like a craft of some kind! ;)
Here are some pics of my blessings!



Asher's new funny face!




Lenci posing for me!!!




Zoe in her Cinderlla costume (that she wears everyday, almost)!




Camille chillaxin'!!!


Our tomato harvest, just a portion of what we have had this year!!!

Blessings and sorry for my melancholy mood! ;)

Love you all,

Maia ><>

Party Pics

Here are some pictures of Lenci's little party that we had! We just had family over to our house, and it was sooo much fun! Lenci did not know what was coming!!!

The girls could just not handle the cake being so close without having to dip their fingers in the edge of the icing! :) Lee picked out a Dora cake for little Lenci!








This little potty training girl was ready to just put these new Hello Kitty training pants on right away!!! :) We were all laughing so hard!!!








Here is a little Mr. Potato Head 3 pack thing she got! It was a great gift since we have 3 kids and each one can join in on the fun! :) (Well, Asher will later. Now he just chews on the different parts!!!)









We decided to get her the set of Dora's twin brother and sister! She loved it so much!!! Here is the sequence of her excitement as her daddy opened them up for her!!! Too cute!









More anticipation!!!









This expression was just priceless!!! ;)









Putting in the pacifier!








She loves them sooo much!









Here is the table Memaw painted for the girls!!! Sooo cute!!!









And time for cake!!! Finally they get to eat the Dora cake!!! :)





The greatest part is that she's sharing with her big sister, which is sometimes hard to do when you are just now 2!!! :)
It was a fun time! The girls have been very occupied with all of the new presents! This is nice for me! :) It's been a while since they've been bored! ;)

Happy Birthday Lenci!!!

Happy Birthday, sweet Lenci!!! You are a special gift from God!!! We treasure you and know that God is working in your life everyday!!! Here are some memories from your first 2 years!!!