Hi-Ho! Hi-Ho! It's off to ____ I go!

Who knew that life would all of a sudden get so busy when the Fall season swept into our lives. The kids have enjoyed our fun outings but mommy has been a little stressed with trying to maintain a clean house as well as carting the kids from play date to gymnastics to appointments to Bible Study to...(you get the idea!). Add to that the constant reminders to make meals, desserts, or gifts for said groups and it seems too much for one person to handle...right? Well I have started to realize that this is the life of a mother...at least a stay-at-home mother. I can't imagine (yet) the chaos that comes along with being a working mother of two athletes who needs to be in two different places at one time. I'm sure that time will come though.

And here I sit for a few minutes - kidless while my children rest after a long morning of excitement and play time.

I rest in moments like these to reflect on the sweet innocence of my children....



What can be more sweeter?

Even when the volume in the house is at a maximum, they still manage to make me smile and be proud of everything they do. I see more and more promise in every day that my little girl will be a future performer.

This morning we had a play date with some friends at Scotty's Playhouse in McMinnville. The playhouse is located at the church we used to attend when the kids were first born. It is named after my friend Carmen's son, Scotty, who died when he was around 12 year old of cancer. Scotty would be in college if he were with us today. On our way to the playhouse, Maya said "I love Scotty mommy!" Knowing she had never met Scotty I asked her why she loved Scotty to which she replied "Because he's my best friend and he has a park in his house."

Perhaps there was a little too much static around for Kestyn. Can you tell?

Here is my friend Sarah who is starting to show. She just found out she's having another girl! Now Declan will have TWO Ondracek girls to choose from.

I love the look on my friend's son, Brevin's face in this picture. I think he really wanted to play with one of those enormous baseballs.

It was a fun morning.....now I'm off to work on a newsletter.