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“Doctor say JUICE.” Funny Moments from Raising Four Boys

2014-03-14 aprilmomoffour baby milestones, big family life, Caleb, cub scouts, Daniel, juice, little boys, pajamas, parenting, toddlers

If you read my last post, Our Vacation Nightmare, then you know that this wasn’t our best week. Now it’s Friday night, and as I sit here, with Alan beside me, and all of our children sleeping soundly, none of that even matters anymore. I love it when we sit and talk about all the cute and funny things our children have done lately. And whose heart wouldn’t melt from having little almost-three-years old Dan keep visiting my room, after […]

Hilarious Mom Story: Taking 4 Boys to the Pinewood Derby

2014-01-27 aprilmomoffour babies, cub scouts, nap, Pine Wood Derby, toddlers

Today you get to laugh at my misery. I have a hilarious mom story for you. Before the “mommy brain” kicks in and I forget, I must share this quote that I am still smiling about: This morning I put JD in his high chair and began prepping his breakfast. (He is much easier to feed now than he used to be. It turns out that he will eat ANYTHING if you mix it with applesauce.) Daniel LOVES to feed the […]

Finding My Sunshine

2013-11-09 aprilmomoffour cub scouts, little boys, pictures, postpartum depression

no make-up, no nice clothes, no contacts…..no problem. Saturday. Don’t you love Saturday? Here in suburbia, Saturdays are kind of stressful for many. That’s the day of kiddo ball games, birthday parties, scout events, just a constant string of commitments. This was another Saturday that we were thankful we skipped sports this fall! The only commitment we had was Cub Scouts. It was a pretty busy cub scout day, but there was plenty of down time too. […]

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Trusting God When Life is Overwhelming

2013-10-21 aprilmomoffour Caleb, cub scouts, God, prayer

I have mentioned several times lately that my current life circumstances have been leaving me feeling extremely overwhelmed and highly stressed out. The baby phase is always tough anyway, and when you have a lot of other things going on, plus Alan working late, it just seems even tougher to me. I’d love to stop the world and wait on John David, but of course, that’s just not possible. I keep trying to strategize and find a way to make […]