Sharing Is Caring

March 18, 2015 by Aliesha

Sunday Vera had a slight sore throat (she was fine by mid-morning), so I asked Tad to pick up some popsicles on the way home from church. I gave them to the girls, but Jude was down from the table and I didn’t think he needed a whole popsicle anyway!

Tad told me to come into the kitchen because Cordelia was sharing her popsicle with Jude.

She’d let him have a lick…

…then she’d wipe his mouth…

…let him have a drink of water…

…and repeat!

Don’t worry; she still got to enjoy most of it herself.

And Vera enjoyed hers too! (Glad she wasn’t in the mood to share, since she would have been sharing her germs!)

So sweet to see sibling interactions like this!

Just This & That

March 3, 2015 by Aliesha

Life has just been chugging along here, and while I don’t have any huge updates, I thought I’d share some of the little things happening here!

Playing
The kids have been playing together really well this week so far, and that’s been awesome. The girls especially are becoming more imaginative in their play, whether it be kittens or babies or adventures in Narnia.

Sansa
Tad and I have a beautiful new niece who lives half a world away! Nate, Tad’s brother who lives in China, and his wife Xiao Feng, just had a new baby, named Sansa. They are doing well!

Spring is springing
I think spring is beginning to “spring” here, as we have seen some warmer days lately. We had more snow and a cold spell last week, but the weather is on a warming trend now!

Calligraphy
I’ve been learning modern Copperplate calligraphy through a course that Tad gave me for Christmas. Some days I get frustrated with myself, but overall I’m seeing progress. I love the personalized feedback that the course provides.

Esther
I lead a community ladies’ Bible study that meets twice a month, and we’ve just started studying the book of Esther. It’s an interesting book!

Hospitality
We’ve been blessed to be able to show hospitality a little bit more lately. We took a meal to friends who had a baby, we hosted family for CC’s birthday party, and we had a family from our life group over for dinner last weekend. We’re also looking forward to having some friends stay with us next week!

Cooking
I’m using a real food meal-planning service to help me get back on track cooking healthy food every night! The plan I’m using is veggie-heavy, which I love, as well as frugal to execute.

Pregnancy
One of these weeks I will put together a real pregnancy update post! I’m 14 weeks now and feeling good most days. Baby Apricot is starting to make his or her presence known, and I have a little bump now!

All of these photos are from my Instagram feed, so if you want, you can follow along over there!

Things I Like About Winter

February 18, 2015 by Aliesha

I don’t really like winter, but I’m trying to seek joy this week even though it is ridiculously cold for Eastern NC! (And on top of that, our 95-year-old home isn’t any too warm.) As an exercise in contentment, I decided to make a list of things I like about winter!

1. This outfit (similar). I mean, for real. It has ears!

It just doesn’t get much cuter than this.

2. This hat (handmade by MiMi). Speaking of cute, hello, little owl!

3. These mocs (Target). I wear them all the time. Seriously. (Ignore the socks… as I mentioned, it’s quite cold here this week!)

4. This blanket (gift). Softest thing ever and perfect for snuggling!

5. These cookies. Winter makes me want to hibernate and eat cookies. What’s better than White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Craisin Coconut Cookies?

6. This party. I’m so glad CC has a winter birthday. It gives me something fun to plan for in the midst of the long stretch between Christmas and spring! (Can you believe she’ll be three next week?)