snowed in with two turtles

I love snow. I love snow so much that I love the cold that goes hand in hand with it. I love all things related to snow. except. one. minor. detail.

CABIN. FLIPPIN. FEVER.

I did my best to make the day go by. I did not rush us, we ate together (shocker). We trully had a pretty great day until day 2.
Where I gave in and "forced" the boys to Target. Where I also gave in and bought C his first teenage mutant ninja turtle tshirt and Leonardo costume pieces. This boy is in love. Im not going to lie, I have had to hold myself back from buying all things TMNT. I love seeing him get so into it. His first love is transformers, but this is a little more physical for him as he does some pretty spot on martial arts/break dance moves for the last 72 hours. My heart is melting watching him play more, pretend more and just growing into a 4 year old. Not to mention watching his little shadow (M), im not sure which makes me more proud to be a mom of these boys.

Yes we have terrible no good rotten days. The days that I can not stop myself from gritting my teeth...and the wine just aint enough. But this. This is what makes moms stop the laundry. This is what makes a mom leave the dishes to tend to later. Because the sound of M trying to wrangle C to do something he is not supposed to do, and to watch them quietly play so nicely when mom is not watching. Is totally worth every piled dirty dish. Any day. of. the. week.

The Lord if faithful. I trust in him to make me see these beautiful moments to help me get through the teeth clenching ones. Well, the professionally fitted night guard helps too :/

We also had our first house guests over for dinner, Neil & Erin & girls in tow. What a beautiful family they have. I hope to be the tenderhearted, soft spoken mama just like her. They make J and I want to be better mamas and dadas. But also we have a mutual love for Jesus, wine and chinese. I mean what more could you ask for in friends????