life lately.

Life lately has been... well, hard. A friend asked me the other day what transition was hardest- 0 to 1 kid, 1 to 2 or 2 to 3 and I had to think about it. The thing is, the kids aren't the hard part for me- they're actually the part that makes it all worth it. It's the 3 young kids + 2 full-time careers + 2 long commutes + so many projects yet to do on this house. All of it together- that's what makes it so hard. Most days I feel like I can do this and not only do it, but do it really well. But there are days (and sometimes weeks in this case) when it feels like way too much. When Dan and I are both burnt out, feeling down about it and not sure what to do. Those weeks lead to a lot of self doubt and searching for answers. Hopefully this weekend will bring a lot of rest and fun and at least a few answers. 

the last soccer saturday of 2014.

the last of Saugatuck- one big photo dump. (ps. was that vacation really only a week ago?)

Dividend Day.

This past weekend was P&G Day at King's Island. I didn't want to miss it- it's such a fun tradition- but it was a risky move having arrived home from vacation around 1:30am... so Dan decided to stay home with Jonah and I took Jackson and Audrey hoping that the fun would outweigh their post-vacation exhaustion. Several rides, a few treats and our products goodie bag later, we had our annual dose of King's Island fun and were all practically sleeping standing up.