I don't want to miss this!!

I don't want to miss snotty nose kisses and messy faces and food streaked through freshly washed hair...

I don't want to miss belly laughs, tickle tackles and squeals of delight as daddy walks in the door...

I don't want to miss mountains of laundry or baby clothes soaking in the sink to remove poop stains from an outfit or middle of the night bonding sessions...

I don't want to miss answering a million 'Why?' questions or repeatedly telling a certain toddler to stop doing this or don't touch that...

I don't want to miss the moments when my children are proud of themselves or the sound of little feet running through the house because they just took a toy from their sibling....

I don't want to miss the 'Oh, I'm so cute!' looks or playing dress-up or superheros...

Nope! I don't want to miss a single second in the lives' of these little blessings! I want to be witness to it all-good and naughty/not so good! I am so thankful for my children and that they have good health to be here to do things that need corrected! My heart aches in realization that this time is going by so quickly, and I NEED to soak in and relish in every single second that I am blessed to be mommy to these 3 children! It isn't always pretty or fun and I may complain on the tough days, but my heart's prayer is that I am present in every moment of their lives' and that I enjoy every second with them because I am blessed beyond measure!!











Time for a change!

Well, there have been TONS of things that have changed since the last time I posted. And thanks to my friend, Julie, my blog design has changed as well! I just love it! It is much more fun and much more what I wanted in the first place. I also changed the name of my blog to Svennes Punkin Patch....cute?!?!?! I think so!! I have to dote on my sweet little ones of course! :)

We have moved back to Sioux Falls from Des Moines. The move happened toward the end of March and we are happy to be back! Travis is working with the company that he previously work with as his p/t job before we went to Des Moines. He loves his job and the people he works with and works for-it is a wonderful company!

The kids are doing wonderfully! Little Miss Lorelai is 5 1/2 months old. She rolls all over the floor and is getting very close to being able to sit unsupported. She knows just how adorable she is and how much she has daddy and mommy wrapped around her finger! We are just so very thankful for her as she is our little miracle! :) Miss Bella is doing awesome! She loves to give kisses and loves to dance to some of daddy's music. She talks a lot and loves to cuddle her baby dolls. She is very cute and very sweet with her sister-always giving tons of kisses to her! And my big boy Landon is just that, a big boy! He turned 5 back in February and has completed kindergarten. He can sound out and read any 3, 4 or 5 letter word and is doing better and better with his addition. He loves to help out, whether it is making cookies with me or mowing and spraying the weeds with daddy.

I am completely and 100% a stay-at-home mom! Woohoo!! It is wonderful and I feel so incredibly blessed to be able to be with my kids all day, every day. Things that have been filling my time since we moved back consists of finishing kindergarten with Landon (yay!), swim lessons for Landon, lots of initial appts for the kiddos once we moved back, the normal everyday stuff to keep bellies full and smiles on faces and keeping house. Just recently I have embarked on a whole new way of eating-a gluten free diet! It was a bit overwhelming at first but I am feeling more and more confident with my food menus and groceries lists. I went gluten free for my health due to problems that I have had for at least 10 years but never really knew it was abnormal until recently when talking to more people and finding that people typically feel normal and ok after they eat, which I never did! I am already noticing symptoms lessening and feeling better after I eat and it has only been a week and a half. Praise the Lord that I found out about this and could finally start to feel normal!

This summer is flying by already and is proving to continue to be super crazy and busy with no end in sight. So, we are all just hanging on and enjoying each other through this hectic time. Life is good and we serve an amazing God who is constantly blessing us even though we don't deserve it....I certainly have no complaints!!

Happy Tuesday! :)