randomness...

i just wanted to jot down a few little things that happened yesterday.

random acts of kindness

levi and alivia were playing in the girls room.
they were playing "house" with alivias doll house.
all was fine for quite a while when all of a sudden i heard a loud thump followed by livia crying.
as i started to make my way over, i heard levi say without prompting "livia, i'm so sorry (which is his new thing, he is always "so sorry" for everything). i wove you. are you ok?".

there is something about my kids loving one another, showing genuine care and concern for each other that automatically lifts my spirit.


creativity

~ we started daddy's fathers day project after lunch.
i've had the idea planned out for a couple months now.

for the first part of it we needed to come up with 50+ reasons why we love daddy.
i honestly was expecting that i would be the one coming up with reasons.
but as i started saying a few to show the kids what i was looking for they both chimed in quickly and ended up coming up with 39 things they love about their dad completely on their own.

so, counting the first three that i gave to show what i was looking for,
and the 6 times alivia simply said because "he is MY daddy"...
that only left 4 reasons for me to come up with (which obviously was no problem at all)!

i was rather impressed.
and don't fret, i will be taking pictures of our works and jotting down their reasons on another blog.
so check back after fathers day, cause it's a really cute idea!

~ i have been waiting to find what area i will be helping out next week while the kids are in vacation bible school.
i offered to lend my assistance all week because they were in real need of helpers.
i was really hoping for the "arts and crafts" department, but when i filled out the card i put "wherever needed".

i got arts and crafts! i'm so excited.
alivia is looking forward to vbs, levi... not so much!


free dinner

alright, i'm not doing it intentionally or anything but this summer is rocking when it comes to my food bill!
about three times a week we head over to my mom and dads house so that the kids can swim in the evening.
and my mom always seems to offer up dinner while we are there. so, that's 4 dinners a week on average that i'm not having to cook or pay for!
and i'm learning some really great HEALTHY recipes to boot!

i'm loving it!