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~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~

{pretty}

I took this picture at one of our visits to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I love the colors!

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My sweet Andrew turned four years old. He came after a couple of years of infertility and miscarriages so he is an extra special blessing.

{funny}

We don’t usually shop at Walmart (I’m a Target addict) but we wanted to check out the new store here. I had never seen one of those huge, long carts. They have are hysterical. (Although, I must say nobody gave me that disgusted “why do you have four kids?” look.) But I barely made it around the store on a quiet Tuesday morning. It must be impossible to maneuver on a busy weekend! Anyway, Andrew thought he was at Disneyland and JP thought he would plunge to his death so big brother was comforting him. And as I take another look at this photo I could also have summed up {funny} with two words – the hair! I know, I know. Time for me to trim the fros. It’s on my weekend to do list. 😉

{real}

Bella and her best friend were texting photos back and forth of their angry birds in various circumstances. Here you have angry bird checking his email on his iphone. Lol!

I loved fashionista Hallie’s idea of being a personal shopper but I never thought it to be comedy. (Unless I became a client.) However, when Jennifer of Conversion Diary shared her experience I was laughing so hard I woke up Matthew who was asleep in my arms. Hilarious. Check it out for yourself. Conversion Diary: You don’t know how crazy you are until you get a personal shopper.

Thanks to Charlotte I discovered the Like Mother, Like Daughter Blog. I spent way too much time this morning browsing it (hence, why I am still in my pj’s at 8:30 in the morn!) but there were so many great posts I couldn’t stop reading. Especially the ones about homemaking and organizing your day (was there something about getting off the computer…) and family life. Anyway, make sure to take a look. In the meantime, here is my contribution to their inspirational photo posts {pretty, happy, funny, real.}

~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~

{pretty}

Recently Brian and I celebrated the anniversary of the day we first met after six months of long distance online correspondence. I hate to admit that with all the busyness of a newborn I forgot about it and wondered why he came home with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Luckily, he understood because that is just the kind of amazing man he is.

{happy}

I love this picture first because it is a rare moment when I get John Paul to sit and smile long enough for me to snap a picture. Second I love that little grin he always has on his face when he is feeling happy (and slightly mischievous.) Third, I love the way Matthew is looking at his big brother. My sweet boys.

{funny}

This shows JP’s mischievous side. He wanted a snack and I was just not getting it quick enough so he took matters in his own hands. He found the block of cheddar cheese I left on the kitchen counter. When I returned to the kitchen looking for the cheese (and JP) I found him in the corner munching away.

{real}

Yesterday I knew it was time to fold the laundry when the clean clothes pile was almost as tall as me. Andrew, ever the household helper, decided to help me out. He tackled one basket and was so pleased to show me his finished product of “folded clothes.” I have to give him credit that he actually separated each pile by each family member. Messy but so sweet.

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I’m listening to Adele. I am in love with her voice.

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Matthew is drifting off to sleep in my arms. After the 4th baby, I’m getting pretty proficient at typing with one hand.

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I’ve been hearing a lot of people talking about Amazon prime and I have been interested but didn’t want to spend the money. However, we order from Amazon so often I thought I’d give it a try. I love it. The roughly $6 a month it costs for 2-day delivery and easy/full refund returns is worth it. And I just realized we have free streaming of movies on our TV as well. Nice.
UPDATE: After reading this my sister recommended that I try Amazon Mom which gives me the benefits of Amazon Prime and discounts on items I buy anyway. I signed up today. 🙂

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Speaking of movies, Brian and I recently watched St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor. Although it was in Italian with English subtitles (meaning I had to make sure the kids were asleep so I could pay attention) I really enjoyed it and was touched by his life story. I’d love to read a book about his life but I haven’t seen one. If you get a chance, check it out.

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Life with Bella and the three little guys has definitely kept my hands full but I have managed to find a few me-moments to take a look at other mom blogs. Lately I have loved my sister’s blog Barefoot and Sometime Pregnant. Partly because I love keeping up with my little sis but I also love to read about other things than non-moms would find incredibly boring. 🙂 She recently updated the look of her site and has been posting quite frequently. Part of me loves the frequent posts and the other part of me wants to freakin’ know where she finds the time! LOL!

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Last weekend was Matthew’s baptism. Unfortunately, the priest we had scheduled became ill the day before the baptism and was unable to perform the ceremony. We scrambled to find another priest but everyone we knew had a prior engagement. Finally we were able to get the new priest who just came to our parish, although we had never met him before. We were pleasantly surprised to find him very devout and holy. He performed a lovely baptism and we rejoiced that our little one now shares in the life of Christ.

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Here is a pic of our holy little man. (Don’t laugh at the cheezy bow tie! LOL! It was originally Andrew’s and the only outfit we could find that would fit him. Since then each boy has worn the same outfit and has become a funny tradition.)

I know this video has been posted all over but I couldn’t help sharing in case you haven’t seen it. There is nothing more contagious than a baby’s laughter!
On a side note, Bella tried the ripping paper with John-Paul and was a little upset that instead of hysterical laughter she only got one of his little half-smile smirks. Oh, well.

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