remember

Things I don't want to forget about today:

*picnicking with all the neighbor moms at the back-to-school brunch

*watching Linc run around with all the toddlers his age since the big kids are back at school

*sitting under the fan for a good ten minutes with Linc to cool off after being outside for a couple hours

*helping Ollie with his first day of 1st grade homework- he was giddy!

*Ollie reading out loud to me- again he was so happy and proud and smart

*talking with the boys about the baby (who is definitely showing in my belly now!)

*telling them how I went running {s.l.o.w.l.y.} this morning because it's good for me and the baby

then all of us laughing at the thought of a tiny baby in my belly 

with a headband running on a treadmill and stretching

*listening to the boys' stories from school

*hearing the following dialogue:

Ollie- "I sat by Tadeo at lunch!"

Elliott- "I used to have a Mateo in my class."

Linc pipes right in like he always does- "Addie has a potato at her house!"

*cooking zucchini and yellow squash from my garden, corn and tomatoes from my mom's for dinner

*hearing about Adam's day- even if it was stressful for him

*coming home from visiting teaching to the boys already bathed and in jammies

*making strawberry shakes and eating them on the porch in the warm summer night

*laying on the grass in the warm breeze watching the clouds cover and uncover the moon

*Elliott bringing out a blanket and pillows for everyone to be more comfy 

(until the mosquitoes came out and we had to book it inside)

*clipping all the boys' finger and toenails- not my favorite job- but I love when they are trimmed!

*Ollie reading one of his favorite books to us at bedtime- "I Stink" about a garbage truck

*Elliott reading a pile of books to his little brothers (I am one proud mom!)

*Linc saying the parts he knew to his favorite books

*putting a bandaid on Ollie's toe after he kicked something and skinned it

*consoling a howling/crying Linc after a certain brother "accidentally" threw a car at his leg

*kissing my boys goodnight (they smell so good after a bath)

I feel like one lucky momma to have these boys in my life!

My heart is so full of love.