This. Is. Hard.

This week was just hard. Cooking was hard. Sleeping was hard. Making lunches were hard. Even breathing was hard. Just a lot going on and a tone of negativity directed my way. But very often, there is a diamond in the rough and I am lucky to have two:



In all of these difficult times this week, just one smile from this little one turned it all around..even for just a little bit:



And I got to spend a lot of time with him, so that was great. We've finally got ourselves in a bit more of a routine and are able to keep up with a bit more now that we are home from all our travels and that has freed up more time for play. George and I pulled out a favorite one afternoon: magnatiles. We built a cool house with trees



and then he built a super long road "for Daddy".





This weekend was spent doing a few errands but mostly relaxing and having some downtime. I had a bunch of FRG stuff to catch up with and the boys enjoyed playing much of the weekend. On Saturday, we pulled out the Geotrax which the boys both still love, love love!



Liam got his first set when he was just over two and they are still going strong.



And I love that we now have a couple of trains and so they can both play at the same time.



Today, Liam declared that he would homeschool George. He spent most of the day doing just that. He did activities with him, read him "I Stink", played games with him, gave him a "30 second" nap, and made him lunch. At one point, I also heard them singing the ABCs together. They played so nicely together and had a good time homeschooling.

I'm so lucky to have these two little boys. The push me on through these hard times in their own little ways...with their laughs, their smiles, their hugs. I'm so grateful to God for giving me them and pray that this coming week is just a little bit easier on all of us.