Home Improvement :-)

 Here are some pictures of our work in progress. :-) Seth was kinda confused by the wall going in at first.

 Helping Papa measure dry wall tape. Finally something that Seth could help with. Otherwise he just talks Papa's ear's off....... :-)

 This is going to be Seth's room, at the moment it needs a few more coats of mud and then we can repaint. Not sure if it is going to be green again or not.

Our new much bigger bedroom. :-) As you can see we still have some things to do in this room, but it is very use-able until we get around to them.

 This will be the piano room/guest bedroom. We have a little bit more trim to stain to get this finished up. I'm hoping to start piano lessons in here by next fall.

And this is our most important work in progress. :-) 33 weeks today!! 

3 Things I've Learned as a Mother to a Toddler

Maybe I haven't really learned these but I've been reminded of them many times over the last few weeks.

1. God is a Personal God ~ I've always "known" this but my Seth-boy reminds me of this all the time. He is always running to me asking me to pray for owies and food (sometimes he likes to pray over the food several times in one meal, hopefully that is not a reflection on my cooking.), or to thank God for a good potty trip, books, toys and snow. A constant reminder that I need to come boldly before the throne of grace (Hebrews 4:16) for everything, not just the big things. Sometimes I get it into my head that God only wants to be bothered by the big things, I mean he has to listen to how many millions of prayers every day, does he really want to hear about potty trips and accidents? Seth-boy has reminded me that God wants to be included in every area of my life, not just the ones that I think are important enough to bother Him with, nothing is to small or to silly.

2. Find Joy in the Little Things ~  Finishing a puzzle, building a tower, putting boots on(all of which happen multiple times each day) these things fill my  boy with excitement and joy. Just as Seth finds joy in these I need to find joy in my little things. Little things like washing the dishes- we have food to eat, plates to eat off of, hot water and soap to wash with, folding laundry- I have an amazing husband who provides and cares for his family and puts up with me and I am also blessed with a little boy who loves everyone he knows and goes through many pairs of underwear. Sometimes, in reality a lot of the time, I forget all that I have and start thinking about things I would like when I need to be looking at all the things I do have, things that God has blessed me with and start being thankful and finding joy.


3. Pooping on the potty is a very, very, VERY exciting achievement that is worthy of lots of hugs, many kisses, cheering and of course chocolate chips. ;-)