Serving my family

I am enjoying these days with my boys. Holden is growing so fast. He is sitting up and eating baby food. He smiles all the time. And his laugh is just the sweetest. He loves his brother and lights up around his daddy. The best thing for me as his mommy is he kicks his little feet so hard when he sees me. Billy says because I ran with him during most of my pregnancy Holden is going to be a runner. We've been going to the pool a lot. Tanner had some lessons and I try and practice with him too. He loves the swimming pool. We have even been out to the beach and lake already once and the summer is just getting started. Tanner is growing fast. He loves playing potato heads still and we love to check out new books from the library. He is very outgoing and loves to play with other kids his age. He really is getting better at trying new foods introduced to him. (sometimes with a little fight) :) These two boys are great kids. I love watching them grow. It is exhausting. It isn't glamorous. It isnt flashy. I don't get a paycheck. I do however value this time with my family. I love serving them. I love planning menus and cooking yummy meals for them. Ive been trying a lot of new recipes. I love reading to my boys and packing Billy's lunch for work. I love bathing Nani(like I did today because he was stinky)Most of all I love trips just with my boys. We recently went to Disney for a couple nights and it was a blast. We packed food and took breaks and Tanner has really become a big fan of the Magic Kingdom. We have even started some of our own family traditions. Billy loves to take us to Peachwave(frozen yogurt) on Sundays after church in the late afternoon. We've started making that our own Spivey tradition. We also make a point to all eat together at the dinner table with no T.V. and no electronics and telling about our day. Trying to teach a few things young. I always read to the boys before bed. ALWAYS! I started doing that when I was pregnant with Tanner. We pray and I recently started doing a devotion with Tanner and Holden every morning. It is for kids but I still think alot of it goes over his head but I do know he gets some of it. And he now knows it is part of our routine. I want him to know he his deeply loved by God. Holden too. Someone told me recently they felt lonely a lot when they were a stay at home mom. I never feel lonely. I have a lot of friends and Hubby is around a lot. We have MOPS, the Ymca, and I am involved in my 12 step and church. I think for me its overwhelming sometimes just in the moment. Somedays click and you feel so organized and capable. Other days I'm like I could shove a pencil through my eye. :) Right now I am in total denial that I am sick. I guess I'm fighting a summer cold. Makes taking care of 2 little ones a lot harder. I always think of the Proverbs 31 woman on days I am overwhelmed. She is an encouragement to me. I thank God that being of service could just be washing the dinner dishes or bathing my kids. I'm grateful for this season of my life and I know it is just that, a season.