The whole family enjoys "Baby-Del's" smiles.

The girls got carried away while playing with their chalkboard.

 Counting my blessings: 1, 2, 3.

Here's a recent photo of what I've been doing with my time, in case some of you are wondering why I'm not blogging everyday.

"Me ready-go, Mom."

Now that I am on my third child, I feel I've learned a thing or two.

First off, too much t.v. really does rot their brains. Just try and get a kid to focus after a few days of vegging out.

Without water, sandboxes are just plain boring. Think about it. Would you want to play in the middle of a desert?

Babies cry for a reason. They're hungry or tired or they have gas or maybe they're just bored, but they don't just cry because they are babies.

"Sleep when the baby sleeps" is advice that only works for a mother of one.

Clean sheets are more important than matching sheets.

But over-used and dirty kitchens are superior to those that are underutilized and crystal clean.

It's a godly thing to give children gifts for no reason.

You don't have to yell to be heard.

Knickknacks are good for one reason and one reason only: providing your children opportunities to learn from breaking them. 

The amount a child will enjoy a toy is directly proportional to what you spend (or don't spend) on it.  Meaning that if it costs a fortune, they will use it once and then throw it down. If they found it on the ground, they will play with it all day. 

Bible verses like "turn the other cheek" weren't just given for dealing with rude strangers and demanding bosses. They apply even more frequently to husbands and wives and parents and children.

And most importantly, cupcakes actually do taste better with sprinkles.

"Me do school, too?"

Avril asked for school so we started doing a few things together.

Let's Cut Paper and My Book of Coloring by Kumon.




No, we don't do this everyday! I don't even do school with her older sister every day at this point!

But we keep this little pile of books, scissors and crayons in the kitchen and when there's time and opportunity, I call her to the table and we pull them out.

I only takes about five to ten minutes, but Avril really loves it.