merry christmas!

This year brought so many new things, we are so very rich in our life, I am very thankful. 

Merry Christmas from our family to yours, hope it is a bright one.

 

Happy Christmas (the war is over)- John Lennon

year coming- singing sundays

I heard the counting crows the other day and it made my list for the week about the year ahead of us.
enjoy!
Long December- counting crows
make it through this year- great lake swimmers
next year- Foo Fighters

beach rocks

This is one of the beach rocks we picked up in the summer.

It's now a magnet on my fridge :)

a little reflection.

This time of year brings a lot of looking inward for me, makes me think about what the last year brought and how I would like this year to be.
Each year that goes by seems a little more precious now. We are responsible for three amazing little kiddos and their experiences each year. As well as being responsible for our own happiness and experiences in the coming year as well. My biggest hope for the coming year is to strive to be more about experiences and less about material things. This is something we have been working on for a few years now, but it seems ever more important as the boys get older and start to really take in the world.
Having Hector, and going through so much emotion and growth in one year alone really put a new perspective on things for me as a parent, as a person. If I want things to be a certain way, I have to make that happen. We as a family have to make that happen. If I wish for more out door experiences, we just need to put on our shoes and do it. Leave the dirty dishes in the sink, and the piles of laundry in the corners. They will be waiting when we get back.
No need to rush through the days with no time to enjoy, too busy tackling all the tasks I feel the need to get done to be the perfect mom, partner, and woman.
I want to set an example for these loving, sweet little boys over the years. Show them that the world has a lot to offer them and that they are the maker of their own happiness. Hopefully a simple start to that will be taking advantage of the great outdoors and not getting caught up in the busy of everyday life.
Just a little thought.

white stripe's secrets- Singing sundays

So many years ago when I had the pleasure of seeing these guys in concert, they were doing secret shows during their tour. Dave and I were eating a quick lunch waiting for them to announce where they were. We actually chased the car they were in, hoping to get into the show. We missed it, but I had friends that made it in time, they had a great time. Oh the days of chasing musicians, that was fun.
Here are three of the secret shows that I thought looked amazing, including the one we missed.

Locas Bar
Transit Bus
On a Boat

coffee time - singing Sundays

This week I was thinking of how nice it would be to sit quietly in a coffee shop, with a book and hours of time. Like I used to before kids!

So I take inspiration from those coffee shops and the music I used to hear in them.

so sorry- Feist
dynamite walls- Hayden
banana pancakes- Jack Johnson

happy heart.

A small update on Hector and his heart.
He had his first follow-up appointment after being discharged from the hospital. His echo and ekg both went very well, and the team is very happy with his weight gain and how he is looking! His incision site is pretty much healed with some stitches that have surfaced. They should eventually fall off, they are the dissolving ones but need to be in skin to dissolve. So we shall see how long they take to go away! All in all he is doing really great. Had/ has his first cold! Which I am going to assume it is impossible to keep away colds with his older brother in preschool.
His chest bones should basically be healed now. Tomorrow is 6 weeks after surgery! It is going to be more of a challenge for us to slowly get used to picking him up like a normal baby, after training ourselves not to.
The greatest thing from just yesterday is this, him sleeping with his arms above his shoulders. It is so nice to know that he is comfortable again.

Thank you everyone for reading and sending us your well wishes, they mean a lot!

live at bbc- singing sundays

Live music links this week. Love the age we live in, where I can watch/listen to concerts from before I existed in the comfort of my own home.

The black keys
Neil young
Oscar Peterson