striving to radiate Him always
February 7, 2011
Papi finally decided to ride his big boy bike.
It’s official Sweetie rides a two wheeler. Sparkles has gifted her bike to Sweetie.
We celebrated with nature walk.
Rose and I had a craft flop. I don’t think we’ll give it another shot. Especially, since I read that this craft creates toxins. It was a darling idea but NO THANKS!
JAN 2011
christmas 2010 recap. baby’s 1st christmas.
1.1 – new year’s coloring fun.
1.4 – sparkles’ battle wound from a round of play fighting – chip in her permanent front tooth. she had to wait a day for repairs.
1.5 – my first boy’s haircut. i’m going to have to learn how to cut his hair fast. he does not like the cut hair on his body.
1.7 - dad’s soccer debut. dad was invited to play with parish young men, dads and father. his first time playing a game of soccer and he scored two goals. i was the ultimate winner since dad finally admitted (after 15+ years) that soccer is the most physically demanding sport that he has played (b-ball, football, and baseball). that’s right, more demanding than his beloved basketball.
1.8 – papa’s birthday that was postponed due to sick kids.
1.11 – dragonfly helping me cook chicken enchiladas, after my workout.
1.14 – homemade cinnamon rolls. 1 batch made 60 rolls. thankfully, we made the batch with friends.
1.15 – rose and i before our 8 mile run. my feet after my first barefoot 8 miler. i haven’t worn shoes since. i now have 45+miles logged.
1.28 – free-cycle rocker re-do. it only took me 3 years to start this project. it took me 5 hours to finish it. according to sweetie, “it took ALL day!”
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1.29 – semi-homemade dessert. strawberry lemonade cupcakes. rose’s new favorite.
1.30 – dad’s b-ball game. he was invited last min. by father o after sun Mass. it was a fundraiser bball tournament for the parish school. dad’s team was called father and sons. his team won! (i’m sure it helped that dad plays bball with father on a weekly basis.)
ALL FOR!
Totus tuus ego sum, et omnia mea tua sunt, O Virgo, super omnia benedicta. ~ St. Louis de Montfort
I am all yours, and all that is mine is yours, O Virgin, blessed above all. ~ St. Louis de Montfort
Sweetie turned 5 the day after Papi turned 3. They both opted out of our birthday tradition, to have a date with mom and dad. They wanted to continue their yearly pool party. We have scaled back tremendously over the years – trying to simplify.
Papi and Sweetie hardly got out of the water. Although, Papi is the only toddler I saw get out to use the restroom. I lost count after the 4th visit to the bathroom. I couldn’t believe it, this from a boy who makes his mark on the carpet in our home.
Sweetie swam till her eyes were burning. She didn’t even care to open her presents (at the pool).
They both opened their presents at home. They were delighted with their new treasures. Sweetie received a lovely costume jewelry necklace that she was so pleased with. However, she did not know where she was going to “put it.” Sparkles immediately offered, “you can put in my jewelry box. You can have it. It’s your present.” My heart leaped. Sparkles ability to be detached and give at anytime always proves to be a great witness to us all.
I give thanks for our children (GFG) and each day You grant us. I pray that all of our GFG walk in Your light and be filled with Your JOY.
Today, August 24 was a joyous celebration. Papi turned 3. We have much to be thankful for.
Unfortunately, we kept the celebration low key. Papi and sweetie, once again, opted out of our birthday tradition.
The littles (we believe) have a mild case of salmonella due to a bad batch of eggs.
We visited the zoo on Monday.
Tomorrow we will celebrate Papi’s baptismal anniversary, Sweetie’s 5th birthday and our wedding anniversary. I’m a bit overwhelmed but full of thanks!
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Thank you Heavenly Father for the all the JOYs that you have brought to us through Papi. We give thanks for Your abundant love – to bring us to our knees, to draw us closer to You. We thank you for giving us the graces to persever and trust in Your providence. Your mercy has overflowed unto us and we pray to follow You always.
…soon! We have not officially started our school year. We finished up in June and will start back up in September. However, we have begun our usual school readiness – where we gradually add a couple of “school items” to our daily routine. This is probably more for me than for the kids. They’re always ready to school and in fact, they do but they don’t consider it school unless all the new school items are in place. I on the other hand, need a gradual transition. The transition helps me to work out scheduling conflicts, rev up to an early rise time, train the littlest ones so that they’re somewhat used to a more structured day once school is completely in session, and lastly – I love schooling!
Really, I do! Once, when Rose was about 7 she asked me, “mom, what did you want to be when you were a kid?” I replied, “ a teacher. I was always playing school in my home. I would set up my bedroom for school and my stuffed animals were the students. I even had a school-like chalkboard/whiteboard that was on rollers. I loved pretending that I was a teacher.” She quickly chimed in, “Mom!!! Your dream came true…you are a teacher…you teach me at home!!!”
I had never put the two together like that before. It was a consolation that I needed at that time and one that I often need to reflect back on. God is good!
Hi! I'm Lena, mama of JOYfilledfamily.
We are a traditional Catholic family striving to live for Jesus Christ in everything we do. We pray to completely surrender our will to His and to become His servants. Our mission of this blog is to share our JOY.
This blog serves as a journal of us making good memories, living the liturgical year, and our spiritual journey.
