A party for my little Princess:)

Yesterday, we celebrated our little Lynsey's 3rd birthday with a few friends! Her actual birthday isn't until Wednesday, but having people over in the middle of the week just doesn't work for us, so we celebrated a bit early. Lynsey was spoiled with some really fun stuff, her favorite so far being the Buzz Lightyear we got her:). She had a fun night, and as expected, crashed and burned after everyone went home - at least it was after everyone left haha! Brian is taking the day off on Wednesday so we can all do something together. The weather has warmed up a bit over the last few days, so maybe we'll go to the zoo or do something else outside. We'll see how it goes!

Adam has been a bit happier lately, thank goodness! I think his teeth are bothering him less these days, because his mobility situation has not changed. He got one of his top teeth and I can't determine whether the other one is through yet because he will not let me check. He gets steadier on his feet all the time, and has been taking 4-6 steps at a time, but they are still a bit unbalanced so I still wouldn't call them "first steps". He is getting closer, though - his confidence needs a bit of a boost a lot of times, but his balance is pretty good. In general, he has just been a happier baby the last few weeks, and that has been a life saver!

I finally did a little decorating in Lynsey's room this week. I wanted to wait until Saturday, but I had accidentally left the vinyl stickers in her room during her quiet time, so she kind of got a little head start on her own. Good thing they come off easily! I still have letters to put up and her baby blanket, but it already looks much more like a little girl's room:).

I know I usually use this blog to talk about my kids, but here and there I feel the need to talk about myself so please excuse this little rabbit trail:). I went on a women's retreat with my church last weekend, and it was amazing. I can't describe how much I needed this break from the kids - time to focus on my own life and my relationship with God, which had really been suffering of late. It was a great weekend to meet other ladies, often in the same boat as me, and to make existing friendships deeper. I feel like it was a little wake-up call for me to "get back in the game" and start reading my Bible again and praying more, and this week has already been better for me. I have had more patience with my kids (the biggest thing I've been praying for lately!) and just more energy in general. As always, I have so far to go, but I feel like I've gotten myself back on track. So to all you women out there - if you get a chance to go on a women's retreat, just go! Don't worry if you don't know a lot of people, because that's what retreats are for - getting to know people!