Harvest 2014

Harvest 2014 kicked off on September 26....

the kids [update]

[Maleah]

[loves to read.  has taken off in piano and violin.  is steady and predictable. seriously the sweetest, most loving little lady.  loves to help me around the house.  looks forward to school everyday, but is still my home body.  starting to sleep in on the weekends.  growing up.]

[Layla]

[my fashionista.  is finally warming up to the idea of school.  because of her bubbly personality we thought she would be fully in, but our child that likes to keep us on our toes surprised us again with timidity.  says the most hilarious things.  still observes like you wouldn't believe.]

[Charlie]

[loves the kittens.  also loves to throw the kittens.  therefore; all boy.  still so shy unless he knows you well.  then, he is LOUD.  works every day.  plugging away at speech therapy.  cries every Sunday at the nursery, still.]

[Ruby]

[oh, baby.  she is full of personality.  yet, she is our biggest snuggler.  talking like crazy.  loves yogurt.  runs instead of walks.  will go to anyone anywhere, unlike her brother.  has us all head over heels for her.  but exhausts us to no end.]

Wessels fall birthdays!

We got together Sunday to celebrate the Wessels fall birthdays.  This group is clumped together within a couple weeks.

We went to Wilder Park in Allison.  We had never been there, but it was so nice.  The kids played and played, rode bikes, climbed the big rock, we had pizza, opened presents, and ate cake.  It was a fun afternoon together!

Happy birthday Elena, Linde, Charlie, & Liam!  You are all so wonderfully created!

Just another day...

These are the days.  Truly, I adore this time with them.

Good morning!

I know you won't believe me (and after all these years, I really don't blame you...), but I am becoming a morning person!

In my old age {hardy har har!}, I am finally appreciating morning time.

It used to be I didn't care if morning started at 10am or 6am.  I didn't like it.  10:00 was definitely better, but either way, waking up wasn't my forte.

I am in a good rhythm of getting up on my own terms, rather than when the kids need me.  I have felt convicted over the past months and years against laziness.  Part of this was my kids coming down the stairs to a mommy who was still too tired to deal with them.  I want to be ready for my kids.  I want to greet them for the day.

So, I have started waking up 6:00 twice a week and 6:30 the rest of the week.  I know it's not super early, but it's enough that I get to go outside and get some exercise in, clear my mind, see the beautiful sunrise, and feel ready for the day.  As my sister put it, there's something about stepping into the home (my work place).

I never thought I would see the day where I actually preferred mornings.  I am not a morning person. I am not.  However, with discipline and practice, I am getting there.

Now, because of getting moving in the morning, by nighttime I am worthless.  But that's okay, because morning is coming.  A new fresh start, every single day.  What a gift.