anything you can do, I can do, too!!

Hailey's been so into doing whatever Jackson can do these days! I'm not sure what the deal is, if she's maybe jealous of him or jealous of the attention he's getting, if she thinks he's having all the fun or what, but it is rather cute the "situations" she gets into trying to be like the baby!

No clue what the deal with trying to go to "sleep" all the time is, but she's been "playing" nuh-night, all the time these days- even her baby dolls go nuh-night all the time!! :)

she wants to take the bumbo seat or the baby in the bath with her all the time, now! In fact, without either one of them she cries and cries and won't even play in the bath, it's all I can do to make her stay to get her hair washed...go figure, huh?!

she's always begging me to put her in the jumperoo and in our little jumping thing that we put up for Jack upstairs...she did love these as a baby, so maybe she's reliving her baby days! :)

she likes to lay and play on his playmat, too, but he doesn't mind sharing, he loves to look at his big sister!

of all the baby things she copies, the swing is still by far her favorite. I "catch" her all the time in it- swinging back and forth and just hanging out listening to the rainforest music! The weirdest part of it all is...she HATED this swing when she was a baby, but apparently now that's all changed! :)

We WIN!!

I always hate how Packer fans talk about the Packers as "we", instead of them. But, yesterday, when they won the Super Bowl I said, "we win!! I can't believe we won the Super Bowl" :) I guess I have finally crossed over to the other side... ;) And, I guess I'm in good company- we had a ton of fun yesterday, celebrating the Packers going to the Super Bowl- and winning!!

before the game...we all got dressed up and had some "playtime" in the basement!

Hailey had a good time eating the chocolate! :)

and taking her own pictures...

but, all the excitement wore her out!

Grandma and Grandpa K came over to watch the game with us! The kids had a good time with them and I think the feelings were pretty mutual.

Hailey kept switching seats, during the game...

I just loved how she picked the spot right by the tv- best spot in the room!

and this one...how she even squeezed herself into this tiny little baby pack 'n play is beyond me, but she managed to!

Baby Jack was switching it up, too! Sitting on his "own" for the first time! Isn't he a big boy??

they always have to do what the other one does...it's so cute!

I guess I shoulda worn a green shirt...I'm looking rather left out! :)

don't you think these two look alike??! I do...they even have that same half smile!!

Aren't they cute- I just love both my Packer Backers!! :)

a full time, 24 hours a day job

That's what a mommy's job is! And most of the time I love my job. I love how cute and cuddly this two kids are, I love how funny they are and how they make me laugh, I love all the adventure and spontaneity they bring to my life, and I definitely love the fact that I never know what to expect from one day to another! :)

But, there are days that I do not love my job! The days when there's more crying than laughing, more tears than joy, more stress than excitement and more whining than cuddling!

It's on those days that I need this verse that God gave me this morning, "what can separate us from the love of Christ? Can tribulations, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger or sword? NO, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us!" Romans 8:35-37

Yesterday was one of those days that I desperately needed this verse! And, today could have possibly been a repeat, but thankully the Lord gave me this verse in my quiet time today. As I meditated on it I just couldn't help but marvel at the greatness of God- He not only gives us the power to withstand huge tribulations and even death, He gives us His strength to be a calm mom, an energetic worker, a woman who speaks with kind words, an attentive wife...and whatever else you may need the strength of God for at any given moment! I also couldn't help but marvel at my selfishness. These words were written to the early Roman church who was undergoing extreme persecution- not unlike what some of our brothers and sisters are going through in other countries- and here I am, in my comfortable little house with my adorable little children complaining and crying because I couldn't get both of the kids to sit and take a picture together! Wow! Putting it in that light definitely makes me think twice about complaining about my day. At the same time, though, I'm so thankful that God gives us the strength to accomplish anything-even seemingly insignificant and small things, and that He doesn't tell me that my requests of my trials aren't worth bothering Him about, because I don't have a ton of strength to put up with whining and crying kids on my own! :) It is amazing how a change of heart for the mom really changes the atomosphere in the home and I'm thankful that God gave me the change of heart that I needed to bring about some peace in my home.