What I Know

1) Your significant other is a mirror of your self-esteem

2) Your children are your spiritual guides

3) Chronic symptoms of any kind, are the avoidance of the truth

Three

This sweet little baby girl turned 3 today. I can hardly believe it. The Johnson house is officially baby-free. Bittersweet. Not a moment of her day was wasted and in true Carsyn form, she refused to nap and crashed hard tonight. The highlight had to be when the servers at Cheesecake Factory came to sing her happy birthday and she belted the tune out right along with them. We all laughed- a consistent theme when referring to Carsyn's antics.

Gosh I love this little girl. No longer a baby, she is a mirror for my insecurities. Laid-back, trusting and hopeful, she reminds me of the person I strive to be. She truly completes our family. The world is lucky to have her here and I'm beyond blessed to hear her call me Mommy........even when she does so 20 times a minute. :)

Happy Birthday Tiny Toon! You're not so tiny anymore!

Love,

Mommy

Meet Mango

So, I must have been feeling a bit too ambitious when I dedicated myself to thirty straight days of posts. Lesson learned. A few years ago, I would have proclaimed my inability to follow through a failure. Today, I call it being resourceful and conserving my much needed energy.

With that being said, you must meet Mango.

Thank you Kirk for promising my child a bird. I cannot wait until you have kids.

Chloe

It's late and I almost forgot to post! YIKES! So a quick post.

Ray and I got Chloe in 2002. I've never been a dog person and to be totally honest I'm still not. They stink. They shed. They lay in the middle of the floor. They bark and they poop on my lawn.

I must say though, I do love Chloe. (Ray if you're reading this try to refrain from fainting.) Obviously, so do the girls.

Six

Six years ago I became a Mommy for the first time and watched as my heart walked outside my body. My 7 lb 12 ounce baby girl is now six-years-old. She is smart and funny and kind. She loves animals and nature. She wants to be a vet and save all animals from suffering. She reminds me daily to slow down and take life just as it is. She is whole and happy and embodies everything that is right with our world. I am so proud to be her mommy.

Happy Birthday Angel Girl! I love you with all my heart!

Presley and Carsyn's Corner Store

Welcome to Presley and Carsyn's store. Here you will find just about anything you didn't know you needed.

Sippy cups, Netflix and Zoo Brochures.

Bubbles, fake flowers, pens, hairbands, Wii games and dolls.

Pictures of the owners themselves! This store seriously has it all!

But seriously...watch out for the crazy lady in the pull-up.

She's chase you out with a fly-swatter before you can pay.

Ugh, I love my girls. It's beyond words ;)

Mother's Day

Tonight I am grateful for so much. Ray took me to the I AM documentary at The Flicks that I've been dying to see. I cried through the whole thing. Although the movie depicted everything I know at my core, it felt so good to have it being confirmed by science and brought into the world on a bigger level. The world is shifting and I know my daughters will grow up in a better world than I once thought. That feeling and inner knowing is the best Mother's Day gift of all.

The movie was also a gentle reminder that the most important things in life are not things at all. I had it wrong for so long. Ray not working for my dad and losing his job is perhaps the best event that could have happened to us. I would have laughed in your face had you told me that a year ago. I know now that life is not defined by the things we accumulate. It's defined by the little moments. It's defined by LOVE.

So today, on Mother's day, I am feeling so lucky to be called "Mommy" every single day. These are the two reasons I get to celebrate Mother's Day. They are the reasons I am alive today.

This is what I woke up to this morning. Although Presley has never called me "Mother" in her entire life, does this not just melt your heart?