A week in pictures

I know I said I was going to blog later last week while we were still in OK but sometimes things don't always go as planned.

In between Nate's meetings in OK the girls and I killed time by walking around the grounds. I broke one of my camera lenses while trying to keep Shelby from running away and the girls only had a couple of moments that were less than delightful, which of course I documented with my beloved camera.

 After the last post I ended up making a friend at the pool who just happens to be the mother of Charly's future husband, Sam. Sharing birth stories with her and watching the kids become friends.was a treat. It was neat to discover how much we all had in common. Later that night Charly turned to Nate and I and got extremely shy while asking about whether or not it was OK to marry your friend. Nate knew she was talking about Sam and as soon as he turned to answer her she blushed. This was the first time Charly has ever expressed interest in a boy, it was a very sweet moment, one I wish we had on video. Her sweet little face will forever be engraved in my mind of the moment she told us of her first crush.

The girls were dying to get Nate down to the pool after him being gone all day. Despite me throwing up in between pool sessions, we actually had a pretty good time there, it was a nice break from our HG home.

Piper, of course, was a little dare devil around the pool. She went under a few times and with no cares either. I was always near by to help her out but it boggles my mind how she could be so fearless, even after going under multiple times.

Nate gave Charly a lesson on skipping rocks on these bizarre stairs that seemed to lead to nowhere. We didn't hang out on them too long for fear Piper may just decide to run and fly off of them.

After a sad goodbye to Sam and his family and a long trip home we arrived at the house in the middle of the afternoon and spent quite a while outside admiring new growth in the garden/yard.  Since being back my nausea still comes and goes, being tolerable one day and terrible the next. Luckily I haven't lost my desire for watermelon and Trechas(a chili powder seasoning). Piper and Charly love it too. Nate, not so much.

Saturday was such a lovely day outside. After Charly's T-ball game we spent the rest of the day outside. I got burnt while I pulled weeds, ate more watermelon and even got to take a nap on the grass for about an hour while Nate did his homework under the tree and the girls played in our homemade birdbath.

It's so nice the girls have each other, especially when I don't feel so great. Most of the time they play nice together.  Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be a carefree little girl when I watch them play. Oh to switch places for just an hour with these sweet faces.

Speaking of fun, we finally got to plant Piper's placenta! I know right! Very exciting, considering it has been taking up space in our freezer for the last almost three years. The girls were very helpful digging up the hole and keeping dirt from falling in while we waited for the placenta to thaw.

Here is the final product, a fine sweet little Granny Smith apple tree. I couldn't imagine a more perfect Mother's Day gift.

While this week has been better than last as far as nausea goes, I still find myself bent over toilets more often than I would like to be. As I looked through the past week and a half in pictures I realized this period in our lives doesn't seem to be as bad as I would think with me half present most of the time. The girls are thriving, having fun and enjoying the small things around them. I find great beauty in that.