Piles of Smiles

Well, I got another digital layout done tonight. I wanted to share it. I am feeling a bit emotional about this one.

I can't believe I am a mother of five children now. I can't believe how sometimes my love for these little ones overwhelms me. They are the joy of my life. When I watch them play like this and enjoy each other so much it makes all the the frustrations of motherhood go away. It did me some good to scrap these pictures tonight. Being a single mom right now gets the best of me some days, but remembering all the sweetness about my kids sure helps me get past the times when I want to crawl in bed and make everyone leave me alone. Ever have those days.

Makenna is my life saver right now. She is so grown up and for the most part very responsible. She has way to much responsibility right now. I rely on her to help me with the kids while William is away. She babysits a lot so I can go shopping, clean and pack the house, or just to get out. I try hard right now to make sure she knows how much I appreciate her.

Amy is my sweetheart. She leaves me notes around the house telling me how much she loves me. Now if that doesn't remind a mother how much she is loved then I don't know what will. Amy is a sweetie to everyone she knows. Everyone loves her.

Emily, my giggly little girl. This is the laugh that is so contagious. Some days I tickle her just to make me smile. But the real joy is when I hear her and her siblings giggling together.

Mason, oh boy! He is the one making me crazy right now. He is like a whirlwind through the house undoing the things I do. When I clean he is right behind me making things messy. When I pack he unpacks. His curiousity is getting the best of him. He is into everything now that he sees me going through everything. HOWEVER, he is my sweet little boy who loves me so much. He loves to snuggle his momma. And hearing the sweet little voice saying "I'm sorry mommy" just melts my heart.

Liberty is growing so fast. She thinks she is as big as her family. She follows Mason around and does everything he does. She plays in the garage now climbing on the quads and bikes and trikes. She eats chalk and playdoh. She is very attached to her momma but her only word she says is Dad! Her eyes light up when she hears her dad on the phone. Oh and something else that makes me smile is how affectionate she is with Mason. She loves to snuggle him. And when he makes her mad she now says another word. The last few days she learned to say DON'T. She even shakes her finger at him when she says it. It cracks me up.

There are so many reasons to smile these days. I just have to put myself in a quiet place and think about them and everything is so much easier to handle.