It's the Little Things That Really Count

Isn't it those little unimportant things that make all the difference anyway? I've been tagged by my friend Kim. Normally I don't do these type of things but I was just thinking the other day about a few things that are small and silly that make me happy. One of my favorite quotes says "Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things". Ok so I don't think these will ever turn out to be big things but I do think it's important to enjoy the small things.

Unimportant Things That Make Me Happy:

1. Having fancy soap that smells yummy to wash my hands with. (I like the antibacterial pump soap from Bath and Body Works)
2. Working in the garden..... even better is when the things I plant grow!
3. Touching my tomato plants. I love the earthy smell they give off!
4. Texting
5. Stepping on the scale and seeing the numbers get smaller (started Weight Watchers 2 weeks ago to help get the baby weight off!)
6. Candles... I love having a candle burning... for some reason I feel fancier and relaxed even though I may be going crazy with the kiddos. =)

When I grow up...

I asked Carter what he wants to be when he grows up today....

Me: What do you want to do when you grow up?

Carter: I'm going to go to church

Me: oh... that 's good. What else do you want to do when you grow up?

Carter: I want to grow a garden.... and water with watering cans.

Me: What are you going to grow in your garden?

Carter: radishes, strawberries and plants

Me: radishes, strawberries, and plants?

Carter: yep

Later in the day I asked him again what he wanted to be when he grew up and he said he wanted to grow plants and asparagus and strawberries. I guess we have a future farmer on our hands. =)

Ocean Shores

Carter, Max and I went on a mini vacation to Ocean Shores tuesday and stayed overnight with my parents in their time share condo (they are staying the whole week for vacation). It was nice to get away for a bit and give the kiddos a change of scenery. Click here to see more photos.

Pool Party

Carter and I had a pool party in the backyard today to cool off in this awesome weather we've been having lately. It was our first time breaking out the pool this year and he's grown since last summer so he can't quite "swim" in the pool like he was able to before but he had a blast splashing around and thought it was hilarious to splash me. I love sunny weather in seattle!

One Month

We've made it past the one month mark of life with two kids on May 8th and I would personally like to give a HUGE hats off to all the mothers that have more than one child... I called my mom a few days ago half in tears asking her how in the world did she raise seven kids and stay sane!?! I totally took her for granted.

Carter has adjusted really well to having a baby brother. He is actually more patient with him than I am and doesn't seem to mind at all when he is crying. He is a really big helper and is learning to do alot of things by himself. I can't believe how fast he is growing!

Max is growing like a weed too and is starting to pack on the pounds. =)

Here are a few pics we took of them recently.

Crunch time again

Those of you who have had a baby will understand....
A few days ago I was laying in bed on my back feeling my post pregnancy belly. You know... loose skin and squishy. Brandon rolled over and felt my stomache too and said in all seriousness and with a bit of awe in his voice... "it's softer than jell-o." Seriously?!?! did you really just say that?!?! All I could do was laugh! To be fair, Brandon is a very loving husband and he really is normally very sensitive in what he says.
I guess it's time to start in on the crunches again...

Welcome Maxwell Lee Green

Max was born on Wednesday, April 8th at 6:08 pm. He weighed 8 lbs and 12 oz and was 20 inches long. Click here to see some photos of Max's first few days.