I finally made it back to church today. Partly because I was part of leading music and part because someone reminded me that the technicalities of actually getting to church can be worked out. With there not being much of an option for Waverly and I during Sunday school before church, I usually stay home during that stretch. For Brady to load everyone up just to come back home to pick me up would be so much extra work, and that makes it really easy to just stay home. And honestly, sometimes thats nice. The quiet break is really needed and appreciated sometimes. But getting my family to Sunday school shouldn’t be what prevents me from going to church. Obviously. Aaaaanyway, that was a ramble. I went to church today. We all did. But Wavy and I did spend Sunday school time at home. She makes funny faces now, for the record. Its adorable.
Her hair though 😍
Music went well. Waverly wasn’t feeling 100% this morning at all, so I held her through most of the music on stage. She only had one mini hissy-fit where she wanted to grab the microphone and protested me. But we rallied. And someone lovingly took her for the closing, knowing full well she might cry. That was nice. Beyond that, I spent most of the service going in and out, trying to shut down a loud child. It wasn’t an easy first Sunday back at all, but I was glad I got to go, see people I really care about, and I had the opportunity to stand up and thank everyone who came together and helped us through our miscarriage. It was long overdue, but it was important to say. It means a lot to our family that our miscarriage was acknowledged by our church as a legitimate loss, not just a health thing or something “routine” that so many people go through. It was never downplayed, and people continue to check in on me. We are so fortunate to have the community we have.
After church, we headed to spend the day with my mom. We had grilled cheese buns with bacon on top, and pickles for lunch. It was delicious! The nappers went down shortly there after, pretty seamlessly. Brady took Laela to Costco at that point, because we were accidentally out of diapers 😳 Whoops. Dekker and my mom built an extra fancy paper airplane together. And I knitted like a grandmother 👵 because I’m cool like that. We had some Christmas music on in the background and everything. It was a super nice afternoon.
When supper time rolled around, Dekker and Laela got to work helping grandma make the pizza. From making the dough to spreading the sauce to sprinkling toppings, they were elbow deep in it! They did great!
While the big kids helped make the pizza, the little boys played and took turns with the sunglasses. They both looked fly.
I texted a picture of them to a friend saying they were “too stylin,” and autocorrect changed it to “too stupid.” 😂 I laughed super hard. Hopefully thats not horrible…
Wavy napped a lot and needed to be held a lot. It was cozy, though. We all took turns ❤️
It was almost time to pack up, but mom stole me away to talk Christmas for a minute or two. While we holed up in a room to talk in private, we heard the kids counting closely outside the door. All on their own, they had started up a game of hide and seek. Because they’re the best.
MAN I love my family.