Sunday, November 8, 2009
Laughing all the way....
Today I am glad for pillow fights! Jared and the girls just had a great pillow fight, that lead to general giddiness and joy.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Grateful fors...
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life, it turns what we have into enough and more."
From now until the end of November I decided that I am going to post something I'm grateful for every day. Now, there are the big thing that I am always grateful for, my husband, kids, testimony, house, health, job, indoor plumbing...you know the big things. But sometimes, we let the little things in life go by without always thinking about how much they influence our thoughts and views of the world. So in an effort to better appreciate the lesser noticed joys of life, I am going to pay close attention to what it is that makes me glad I get to live a life.
Today I am so happy for the smell of burning leaves! It has been a beautiful day, and we have all been working outside raking leaves and cleaning up the backyard. Usually we put all the leaves in the lawn bags and put them out to the curb. This year, my pyro of husband decided to build a make shift fire pit and burn the leaves. It has been years since I have been able to really smell the honest scent of burning leaves! Living in subdivisions where the HOA has pretty tight control over what you can and can't do, makes it hard to enjoy the smells of fall. (we live right on the edge of our neighborhood...with fields around, so we figured it would be ok). For those of you who really know me, you know that smells are a very important way I relate to the world. They are powerful and often sneaky. The burning leaves smell takes me back to those autumn days in Wisconsin, when we used to rake the leaves into houses and huge piles to jump in, of walking through the neighborhood and listening to the sound of crunching under your feet. (Jared just walked by and brought a fresh wave of the delicious odor with him....sigh)
From now until the end of November I decided that I am going to post something I'm grateful for every day. Now, there are the big thing that I am always grateful for, my husband, kids, testimony, house, health, job, indoor plumbing...you know the big things. But sometimes, we let the little things in life go by without always thinking about how much they influence our thoughts and views of the world. So in an effort to better appreciate the lesser noticed joys of life, I am going to pay close attention to what it is that makes me glad I get to live a life.
Today I am so happy for the smell of burning leaves! It has been a beautiful day, and we have all been working outside raking leaves and cleaning up the backyard. Usually we put all the leaves in the lawn bags and put them out to the curb. This year, my pyro of husband decided to build a make shift fire pit and burn the leaves. It has been years since I have been able to really smell the honest scent of burning leaves! Living in subdivisions where the HOA has pretty tight control over what you can and can't do, makes it hard to enjoy the smells of fall. (we live right on the edge of our neighborhood...with fields around, so we figured it would be ok). For those of you who really know me, you know that smells are a very important way I relate to the world. They are powerful and often sneaky. The burning leaves smell takes me back to those autumn days in Wisconsin, when we used to rake the leaves into houses and huge piles to jump in, of walking through the neighborhood and listening to the sound of crunching under your feet. (Jared just walked by and brought a fresh wave of the delicious odor with him....sigh)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Blast from the past
So, I was looking through the pictures on the computer and I figured I would post some of the "oldies but goodies"!!
She really was asleep like this!!
Silly girls!
Going to Utah and Idaho in 2008
Welcoming a new sister!
Catching butterflies
Sisters!!
Trip to Sea World in 2007
Abby and Emma checking out the new goggles
She really was asleep like this!!
Silly girls!
Going to Utah and Idaho in 2008
Welcoming a new sister!
Kalli working on that first grade reading
Catching butterflies
Sisters!!
Trip to Sea World in 2007
This is a short little video of Emma Jo when she was about 18 months old...
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Kalli's new glasses
Unfortunately my girls eyes aren't any better than mine were...
Here is Kallianne in her new glasses!
Here is Kallianne in her new glasses!
Adventures in 1st grade
Abby has a teacher who likes to take pictures of the kids as they work throughout the day. Luckily for me I have a cute girl to take pictures of!!
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