OH WEDNESDAY

I havent blogged since last Wednesday...weird.

Ive literally sat down at the computer every morning, pulled up blogger, and could think of nothing to write. Actually..scratch that i can think of PLENTY of things to write..but nothing that would qualify as a post. But who cares right? So its wednesday...and I'm just going to talk about everything! :)

Took Leightons Easter pics with her cousins over the weekend. Something happened with the camera, i guess i pushed a button or moved the dial while trying to rangle one 7 month old, a 3 year old and a 4 month old. So who can blame me that the pictures are ridiculously over exposed! I could only save like 5 of them. Sad day...oh well we will try again..mabye this afternoon.

For about 4 days in a row Leighton would cry when I put her in the bathtub. I was so stumped...shes always loved the bath, especially her new bath tub. I really got to thinking about it and the first time she started to cry was when Taylor was bathing her, then my mom was over the next night and the same thing happened..I thought maybe it was just because she wanted me? No, still cried. Then I walked in on Taylor washing her hair with the wrong baby wash, the one that isn't tear free! Poor thing, she was so scared that her little eyes were going to burn every time she took a bath! It took about 3 days, but now she's fine.

Were leaving for Austin friday morning. Ive been trying to prepare. Making insane amounts of baby food, getting all the laundry done, making Leightons easter basket and headband. Finally found some shoes that match. Were only going for a day and a half and I feel like I'm preparing for a week haha! We've decided to keep Leighton at the bed and breakfast with us. Im just not ready to leave her yet. Taylor was totally ok with it, actually he was the one who asked if she needed to stay with us. So thankful for him being understanding, he really is great :)

Im loving the weather. Some days its a little TOO hot, it makes me sad to think there will be days this summer that we won't even be able to go outside because it will be SOO hot. Oh Texas, how we love you. So we are taking advantage of the weather for sure!
We go on a walk every day...its Leightons favorite thing. She refuses to be strapped in with the shoulder straps, she likes to pull herself forward and hold onto the cup holders. We walk around the elementary school and then along judge ely rd, by the inter mural fields then home. She loves looking at the kids playing, and the cars along the road. She just sits in complete silence...by little studier baby :)

I was at United the other night by myself and couldn't help but notice ( because the entire store was watching ) a woman in her 30s in a handicap cart, along with an elderly woman with a cane, and about 5 girls..ranging from 5 years old to probably 13, and one in the parking lot riding around on a bike ?! The woman in the cart was in front of me in line, and her kids were EVERYWHERE. One girl was picking up all the produce and putting it in the weight trays, one girl was just running up and down the isles. One girl ( the 5 year old ) was getting on all the other handicap carts and driving them into the store an d leaving them in the middle of the isle. The mom was screaming at the grandma ( who can hardly walk ) to get the kids in the car because she was to tired. The only thing in her cart was 3 cases of beer. At first, like 90% of the people in the store, I was annoyed. I wanted her to get out of my way, get her kids together and leave. Then I almost started crying. Its amazing how God convicts us at moments like that. I wanted to grab all those girls and hug them. Tell them they were beautiful, and special, and loved. It was compleltey heartbreaking. These are the kids we see who 15 years from now drop out of school, get pregnant, wind up in jail. And its not their fault. EVERY thing i do is for my child, my hear has been changed in ways i can't even explain and this mother gene in me has been lit. All i wanted to do was mother them. And i can't. And their mother won't. I got in my car and just cried ( surprise surprise! haha ) I pray Leighton is never out of the reach of my love, I pray she always knows my love for her. I pray she never questions it.

I got Taylor a surprise gift for Easter...he is going to FREAK! ill be sure to take pics and post about it next week! I hope you all have an amazing weekend! HE IS RISEN! :)