Well, Here We Are!

Okay, so after months of blog-hiatus I'm ready to get back to it. I tell you, going from 2 kids to 3 will really trip you up! Then getting Trinity into Kindergarten, selling our old house and buying a new one...it's been a crazy few months.

But I have an insight today, before I post any pictures: life is GOOD. Seriously, though I'm feeling a little melancholy right now, early today I was in bliss. And why? For all intents and purposes today was an average day. Kids woke up at the normal time, took Trinity to school, went grocery shopping...did laundry; the usual. But though I still haven't showered yet today, I realized that with all the "duldrums" of life there comes an intense satisfaction that I am incredibly blessed.

So the Lord knows us. He knows me. And I am happy! Does any of this make sense? I mean, I live is this great country with so much freedom we have to fight about freedom. I have a great new house (albeit unfinished house) that is so big it takes me more than an hour to clean it! I have a music room! I have a laundry room! My husband has his own room and a garage! We have a fully-fenced back yard. I have a KILLER view of Mt Timpanogos out my front window! Sometimes I wake up and I can't believe I am so blessed.

Then I look at my family. I have this awesome husband-who for some reason I have yet to find out loves me beyond all others; always has and I'm starting to think he always will. And he lets me stay home and raise our kids! He let me have his kids! And not only that but he cares for me. And about me. Sometimes I feel I just don't deserve him. Oh, and then there's the whole fact that he's a terrific dad. He comes home from work today and after dinner plays his drum set for awhile before he plays on the floor with the kids.

Then there's the kids themselves. I swear Heavenly Father sent me the cutest, most special kids in the heavens. Trinity is so smart and funny and caring and feisty and loyal. Timmy is so sweet and fun and thoughtful and kind and everything I didn't think a little boy would be. He's just cool. And mellow. And affectionate. Connor is just an ideal little baby! He smiles all the time! He loves everyone the same and doesn't know yet how to react when repremanded- it's precious beyond words. And they are all smart, and gifted and amazing every day.

And here I am in the middle of it all. Sure we don't have a lot, but we have eachother and that is everything to me. And what we do have is so amazing to me that I'm just contented. So here are some pictures from my contented life. I hope you too can look at all you have and see how amazing YOUR life is. Because Heavenly Father really wants us to have joy- so be JOYFUL!