Friday, January 13, 2017

This and that...


It's been awhile! Where to even start? The last few months have been full and busy, which is pretty much the normal. Life doesn't really seem to slow down much these days. The kids are growing and getting busier and busier. But we manage to squeeze some fun in too. I often think of the quote by President Hinkley, "In all living have much fun and laughter, Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured." I love this so much. I'm not always great at it, there's a lot of stuff that just has to be done, but I want to do better. Have more fun, and make more fun in the mundane.




The Holidays were great. Thanksgiving was a great time to be together with my family. We were all together, minus Gareth and Elliot, but the rest of us were together, which hasn't happened in years. It was really nice.
Christmas came and went so fast, like always. It was wonderful in so many ways. Every year brings new experiences, the kids are growing and changing and each year is a little different then last.
I just love everything about Christmas. It's always been my favorite time of year.
I'm so thankful for the reason we celebrate, the gift of our Savior Jesus Christ.
I love him dearly and am humbled daily by His grace and love.
All that I am and have is because of Him. I am far from perfect, but I'm
so thankful that each day is a new start to be a little better than
the day before.



It was so great watching the kids on Christmas. It really was the perfect day. They were thrilled with all of it. And the smiles on their faces and excitement in their eyes was priceless.


And here we are in January, a new year, a new start. I really love this time of year too, when I can start again and renew a bit. At this point the year seems so bright and hopeful and I'm excited to see where it goes, what lies ahead.
I painted Livie's  room did some major closet purging, whoo hoo!
On another note, Mckay has been one little sick boy this last week. High fever, turns
out it's the flu.  He's been down for about a week now, with little improvement.
My mama heart breaks a bit everytime I look at his peaked little face and sick eyes.
Praying and hoping for a breakthrough and some improvement soon!
And I guess that about sums it all up for awhile.