Blessed Life

 We really lead a blessed life! We have the best little family anywhere and have so much to be grateful for. {above: my three munchies on the day of our first snow}

 The sweetest girl EVER!

 LOVE this guy!

 Once there was a snowman, snowman, snowman...

 Dude. He rocks.

 Snow forts

 Isaac doing his happy feet dance.

 The ONLY picture I got of my kids at Halloween, Olivia was a witch, Michael, Darth Vader and Isaac a penguin (of course). A friend of mine took some cause my camera was spazing out, thankfully.

 MY Mr. Incredible.

 Basketball

 Dribbling away.

 Michael and Olivia's team practicing.

 Isaac self portrait.

Life is good:)

Rain

 Sometimes, when I rains it really pours!

But, life is all about PERSPECTIVE!

“What we see depends mainly on what we look for.”    

{John Lubbock}

There is good in every situation,

there is something to be learned in every circumstance,

it just isn't always easy to remember that when we are in the middle of something yucky.

It has been raining lately and I have just been thinking about how wonderful it is, how beautiful it is and how much I love the change in seasons and weather! Now if I could just remember this when it is raining in my life! This is where gratitude comes in for me:)

I have SO so much to be grateful for!

My sweet family. My children are just perfect! Yes, they make mistakes, they frustrate me, but they are just so amazing and I am so grateful for the opportunity to be their Mother!

My husband who is truly my best friend. I feel very blessed to be married to someone so wonderful, who gets me and still loves me, and is just downright amazing:)

Trials that stretch me and help me to become more like my Savior (aka pouring down rain).

Coming from such a great family. And the fact that they are all still my best friends.

SO MANY wonderful things



Lessons I learned from HGTV

  Last night, Olivia and I were watching HGTV (Home and Garden Television) basically the only channel worth watching! I learned a lot! We were watching a show that was a remodel of a five story townhouse in the middle of the city. Olivia said, wow, a five story house, that has to be the coolest thing I have ever seen!

Then a commercial came on with a dancing woman vacuuming. Olivia said wow, she is a rockstar. She is really a rockstar. She is really good.

Then Olivia asked me why the family was on TV from buying a house (I was watching the property Brothers). I explained that this channel was all about houses, buying selling. She then said, "THEN WHY AREN"T WE ON TV? WE BOUGHT A HOUSE?" Then she proceeded to tell me how cool that would be to be on tv with her family.

I am grateful for this sweet girl. For the opportunity and privilege it is to be her mother. She is such a light in my life and I love her thinking and questions. I know this stage won't last forever and I am grateful to be able to enjoy it. I am also grateful for fun times with my girl and ALL of the things that can be learned from HGTV!

Thursday thoughts...

"Everything has beauty,

but not everyone sees it."

~Confucious

Lately, I have been feeling weighed down by everything.

{like this poor guy!}

I am overwhelmed with all I have to do and be.

Trust me it's not a good feeling!

Sometimes, I am tempted to sit down and cry, I don't know why I think this will help!?!

-OR-, I think if I work really hard I can take of everything I need to and then be able to relax...I know I am funny!

But, this morning I realized that in addition to doing the things that bring me peace and strength (reading my scriptures and praying) that I need to practice MORE gratitude. I'm talking buckets and buckets. I need to say it, think it, write it to help my perspective!

I REALLY DO have so much to be grateful for!

*I am grateful for my health, although I still have things that I struggle with and wish were better, I am so grateful for a strong body!

*I am grateful for my Savior, Jesus Christ. I know he loves ME, I know that he KNOWS ME personally!

*I am grateful for my sweet Waylon. He is just absolutely the best. He is such a great father and husband. He also works so hard and this year he is constantly stretched to the max and always has a smile on his face and a great attitude.

*I am SO grateful to be a mother. It is so amazing to watch my children learn and grow and they are such sweet little people. They make me smile EVERYDAY.

*I am grateful for our house. It is fabulous to live in a house that is comfortable for our family, and it doesn't hurt that it is pretty:)

*I am grateful that I have the opportunity to teach BODY COMBAT, it stretches me over and over, but I have learned SO MUCH and am grateful to work with such an amazing team!

*I am grateful for sleep. There is nothing that makes me feel better than a good nights sleep!

*I am grateful that I had the opportunity to come to this earth and learn about my Heavenly Father's plan for me. This doesn't mean life is always easy, but it does mean that I know that I am guided by a loving Heavenly Father, that everything I go through is for my own good and will help me learn and grow.

*I am grateful to come from such a wonderful family: I have loving parents and eight siblings who rock pretty much more than anyone!

*I am grateful for beautiful sunrises. I have to admit I am not a fan of getting up when it is dark, but seeing a beautiful sunrise just takes my breath away!

 

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.

The other is as though everything is a miracle.” — Albert Einstein

This is gonna be a great month!