It has been such a beautiful week in so many way!! The weather, the attitudes in our home; my time with the Lord and the community he’s given me, and some really sweet family time! It makes me happy and so thankful. The playing and making memories outside has just been so good for my soul. We are traveling this coming week for a family wedding and I’m getting excited about that too! Hope you have a wonderful weekend :) 

I could watch this boy eat all day long, it’s so cute how much he enjoys food!

Trip out to the coop for some eggs with daddy! 

It’s been way too long since I’ve enjoyed sushi and tacos at Takosushi!! 

So glad we got to spend the surprisingly beautiful evening downtown and have a little family date night! 

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This week has been such a wonderful week. I have been working really hard to stay connected to Jesus, as much as I can throughout my day, and I can tell a huge difference in my attitude and overall mood. Don’t get me wrong, my “threenager” has made me almost lost my mind several times, but I’m also able to calm down and pray about the situation with him once things are settled, which I count as a win. Emotions are hard, even for me, and I’m 32! But, I’m happy it’s Friday and I’m also happy about a FUN weekend we have planned! Hope yours is great too!!

Working on the letter H this week and we had so many fun crafts! 

15 Month check up for baby brother, and big brother wanted to sit with him. Little zombie babies watching Disney while we wait on the doc. 

& one of the main reasons I love homeschooling, is how you can school anywhere at anytime. I see many more school days on the back deck under the trees! 

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Three straight weeks of just my normal Friday weekly three posts on this little forgotten space for mine! Oh man, makes me sad!! It’s not really forgotten, I just don’t know where to find the time to work on it. I do have some plans for next week and I’m hoping to work on that during that weekend ahead!! We’ll see what happens, either way it’s going to be a beautiful weekend, and I’m very excited! Happy Friday to you! 

Asher, always wanting to copy his big brother, even including some homeschooling! 

Enjoying some playtime in Solomon’s room with his “cuties” and his new tent for his bed. 

Spent the afternoon today working on my deck with my momma, and by working, I mean hanging out and watching her work!

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It’s Friday!!!!! Yay! I’m so happy to see this weekend arrive because I have so many fun things to do!  It’s been a long-ish week for us here, so I’m excited to welcome some family time. We already started the morning at Kangaroo Jax (a favorite for Solomon) which is always fun, but today was extra special since it’s Jonah’s Birthday!!! It was sweet to spend the morning with him and let the kids play together. Happy weekend to you! 

We started off the week with some musical activities with friends, it was such a sweet morning!

The way these two play so quietly and well together in the playroom lately makes me smile!

Happy Birthday to our sweet Jonah!! We love you so much and can’t wait to celebrate you tomorrow night!

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This week has felt so much like Spring and it’s made me giddy!!! The weather has been amazing, no need to worry about a jacket, and I have the Spring cleaning itch! I’m excited about the weekend and all the plans we have. It’s gonna be a good one, hope yours is too! 

One of the many things that makes me feel the spring in the air, all our fresh eggs! 

& all the faux plants that make me look like I have a green thumb!

Date night with daddy and my baby boy, while Solomon has a date with GiGi for the night! Mmmmm!!

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This week has been so full of ups and downs. Monday, awesome day! Tuesday, so exhausted but pushing through it, cause it’s only Tuesday, right?? Wednesday, seriously the best day in a very long time!!! Thursday, can I just stay in bed and wake up on Friday? Yay, it’s finally Friday! I’m really hoping the rainy weather will help me get some of my to do list completed!!! Hope you have a good weekend.

Auntie Cassie book reading always turns into photo sessions, cause these kids are way too cute! Asher was napping and Jaden was at school, so they sadly missed out. I love Sophie is trying to copy Solomon with her tongue out, ha!

I mean, I know I made him, but he’s seriously cute!!

I got my new Erin Condren teacher planner and I’m so excited to sit down this weekend and plan out the next few weeks of homeschooling!! It’s going to be so helpful!

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This week was a good one, starting with sunshine and playing outside and all the good things that Spring like days bring. Then the rain came back. I’m trying to not let it get to us but it’s hard to get the energy out with the weather not working with us! I’m hoping we can find some moments this weekend to get out of the house and explore! I’m so happy it’s friday!! Hope you have a good one!

Starting the week with sunshine and some outside playtime was so good for us!!! I also love how Asher watches every single thing Solomon does! He loves his big brother so much.

The Spring weather is making me so happy, and the trees happy too! Even the chicks are giving us eggs again. So happy!!

This boy is officially 14 months old, even if February doesn’t have a 29th day to mark it! I’ll be sharing some highlights from the last month of Asher on Monday, but this picture before bed just shows all his sweetness!!!

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Woohoo!!! We made it to Friday! This week has been such a LOOOOONG week thanks to the dreadful weather and the tv detox at our house. Anytime we have a sick boy, the tv is on way more than normal, which always means we have to suffer the meltdowns once we are all healthy. Thankfully, we all survived and I’m so ready for the weekend! We have some fun family things planned which is going to be nice, but other than that, I’m going to try and finish organizing our master bedroom! Wish me luck!! The Marie Kondo corner is starting to get out of control, which definitely does not bring me joy. Happy Weekend!

Fresh fruit for snacks and pretending it’s spring outside!

Leaving my DIY heart on the back door until March 1st, because it makes me smile....

We got all of our Usborne books this week from a party I had & they are so good!!! Loving them all, and I really love watching Solomon enjoy them. He didn’t even ask for tv time last night!! 

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It was another week of sickness in the Eliya house, which had us all nervous about the flu. I’m thankful to report that I think we were safe from that, but another nasty virus took hold of Asher. So far, no one else has been compromised, but if I’ve learned anything about being a mother of two, it’s the waves of sickness. Once the first child is all better, the second will start showing symptoms. We have been much more careful with Solomon playing with Asher, and absolutely no kisses, which is about to KILL Solomon. We are just praying and crossing our fingers that we will all be happy and healthy by Monday! Happy weekend!!!

Before we had any signs of sickness, we had a fun morning with friends!! I mean, Captain America & Iron Man!

Separation and blueberries. 

The highlight of any sickness, all the cuddles!!!!

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Happy February, and happy Friday!!!! I'm so excited to see this weekend arrive. It has been a fun week for us and we have a lot of birthday fun planned. Both for my nephew and a little Super Bowl shindig for my birthday. I always have to share my day with the Super Bowl, so it's a good thing I love football. I hope you all have a beautiful weekend!!!! 

working on the letter A this week has been a lot of fun with my big boy!

so much goodness from our weekly meeting at Mom to Mom. Forever thankful for that program!!

I'm really excited to see Solomon starting to use several colors while coloring a picture instead of coloring everything the same color! So fun to watch him growing up right before my eyes!!

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This week has been full of long nights, short tempers (on everyone's part) and days spent in PJs. Some weeks are just harder than others, but they are still full of learning lessons and asking for forgiveness, which is a win in my book. I sure am happy to see the weekend. I found myself thinking about how wonderful tomorrow morning will be with Peter home. Saturday mornings really are my favorite!! Plus, we have a date night tonight with some really sweet friends, so that's making me all kinds of happy. Happy weekend, friends!!!!

How most of the mornings were spent this week.... trying to soak in as much sleep as possible with this little dude between us. He's never been a fan of co-sleeping but the mornings are always full of cuddles. 

We worked on the story of God's Creation this week and loved it!!! I had a blast making these cards and sharing the story with Solomon. We started the morning by listening to Genesis on the Bible App, and it honestly surprised me at how much he loved it. He even asked to listen to "chapter one of the bible" in the car. I laughed but also thought it was very sweet! 

Asher is SOOOOO close to walking and it is so fun! He's at that fun stage where he gets super excited every time he actually takes more than 3 steps without falling. I have a feeling he will be walking by Monday!

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This week flew by with family in town and our daily routine back to normal. We've had a fun week exploring the fun of homeschooling and adding a little more structure to our "school time". It's pretty obvious that Solomon thrives on a schedule, just like me, so we've really enjoyed it. I can't wait to see how much he will learn in the months ahead. The past week has been amazing to see how much he truly grasps and understands. I always pretended to be either a teacher or a mommy when I was little, playing with all my dolls, so I feel like I'm living a dream com true!! But today is Friday, and we are so ready for the weekend, especially a very much needed date tonight! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

We worked on colors this week, which also involved some paint art each day. Solomon got so excited and said, "Let's do this everyday!!!" haha, it was cute and I loved how much he enjoyed it!

Healthy dinners that the whole family loves is a huge highlight for me this week!

Sweet little brothers! Jill and I joked about how many photos we have of Solomon and JF playing, but only a handful of these two. 

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I had big plans to blog more this week, but this week was also the first week back to our normal routine, so the blog was the last thing on my mind. I did remember to pick out three little moments from my week that made me smile, though! It was a LONG week, but it was also a good one. We started a relaxed homeschooling routine with Solomon and really think we are both going to love it. I'm excited to start an official daily schedule next week. I was planning to only have an hour of school time on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, but he was begging to have school on Wednesday, so I think we will just play each day by ear. I love how eager he is to learn, so sweet to watch him growing and becoming such a big boy!! This weekend is very busy with a lot of family fun, but daddy is out of town, so Gigi is around to hang out with us. Even if we miss daddy, it's going to be a good one!!! Hope you have a wonderful weekend, too!

One thing that we've been doing this week is starting our morning with a bible story and questions from this Bible Story Book. These books are some of my favorite for beautiful stories of Jesus and really good questions that stir thought and conversations with little ones. I highly recommend them! 

Watching this handsome boy at my grandma's house makes me feel all the warm fuzzies! I grew up spending my days with her while my mom worked, and I always dreamed about my children playing here one day. Solomon was coloring in an old coloring book from when I was little!

Party decorating for my niece's first birthday.... so much pink and sparkles and pretty things! 

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First Friday of January and I'm officially back on my Weekly Three posts. I love these, and I'm excited for a new year full of little memories from my week. It has been a busy week, that has felt like a super long weekend, thanks to Peter being off work. He's worked 2 days since Christmas, and those two days were not back to back, so I've been spoiled!! Now we have the weekend to enjoy before next week is back to our normal routine. I'm going to soak it in as much as I can!!! Happy weekend to you! 

Readjusting after the holidays with some quiet time for Solomon and a lot of laundry for me. At least I got to enjoy the Taylor Swift concert on Netflix while I folded!! 

Starting a preschool schedule with Solomon next week and I'm really excited about it! He is too, constantly asking for school time and wanting to learn. I love it!! 

Three year old children are not for the faint of heart. Man, I'm thankful for that man and his patience!! You never know what you are going to get with Solomon lately, but then he did just run up to Asher in the playroom while I was typing this blog post and said, "Ashy, I love you!"

I mean, come on.... I love my three guys so much!

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This week has been one of those crazy ones full of plans and trying to keep my head above water. Somehow it's Friday, and somehow I haven't had a chance to work on this space at all this week. It makes me sad when that happens, but at least I can keep three little things that did make me smile. I'm so happy to see the weekend and we have a lot of fun plans as a family over the next couple of days. Hope you have a fun weekend, too! 

Pulling out the Christmas crafts during Asher's naptime this week!! 

Sharing a very special beer with this guy made me so happy this week. It also made me think about all the fun we have had, and all the fun we will have together. So blessed!! 

& at my hair appointment this morning, this adorable couple was leaving & I text Peter a picture of them, saying this would be us in 50 years when I still need my hair done. 

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It's that time of year where you start the week with Halloween and then you end it with Christmas, somehow! I always used to push off Christmas till after Thanksgiving, but each year I become a little more welcoming. I don't know if it is my age, or having sweet little babies to celebrate with, or the fact that we are going to be out of town for Thanksgiving this year. I just feel Christmas is right around the corner and I'm dying to decorate already! WHO AM I!?!? I can't believe I just typed that. Happy Friday, friends!! 

Swinging with big brother like a big boy!

Sweet moments in the morning with Halloween jammies! 

Target Dollar Bin this time of year makes me all kinds of happy!!!

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It has been such a BEAUTIFUL fall week!!! The weather is finally cooled down and we are enjoying all the fall things. Halloween PJs, playing on the front porch, and going to the pumpkin patch with Gigi tonight!! I'm excited, and Solomon is super excited! Hope you have a wonderful fall weekend, too! 

We started the week with a birthday party for that cute little girl in the middle. I have SO MANY cute photos from her party, and I'm planning to share some next week!! 

Cooler weather calls for matching bear house slippers for my baby bears. TOO cute!

Asher is doing so great in the sleep department at night recently. Of course, now that I've typed that out for the whole world to see, it will change. HA, but his one wake up a night is pretty great... then he wakes up around 6:30 each morning and I get to nurse him in the bed and cuddle till we are ready to get up for the day around 8. It's pretty great!