Happy Cheetos ® Friday

So in between bouts of laughter I'm trying to figure out at what point sharing becomes a negative. Abbie wanted some Cheetos® so I put some in a baggie for her to have a small snack while I was trying to get some work done. Abbie, being the wonderful big sister she is & loving to share - decided to share with Kassie. Not that Kassie can't physically eat Cheetos® but in trying to be a good parent I wouldn't have given it to her this young. Oh well, to late for that....

She loved them! Rather than try my luck at taking them away from her, which surely would have resulted in a very upset baby. I decided to let her enjoy it, it wouldn't kill either one of us & it would avoid the crying, for the moment anyway (she had some really cranky days this week). You should have heard her smacking her lips!

I took these from a distance - they didn't know I was watching them.

BUSTED!The "But MOM" we're so cute pose
Today I am grateful for 2 little girls who love each other, who love to play together. Not many things sound better than 2 giggling. happy girls, I can't get enough of it. I am a lucky mom!

Lots To Say

I had a lot I wanted to share today so I divided it up into 5 posts - so keep reading.....

Last week I wasn't feeling well & stayed home from church. After church Nate & Abbie put on a dancing show for me to help me feel better - I think when they coined the phrase "dancing fool" they might have had something like this in mind. They danced around for about 30 minutes - non stop. We were all tired when they were done - but it did lift my spirits! I love my kids!!!



My other posts from today won't/don't have what I'm grateful for - this one will cover them all. I'm grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who loves me, knows me, and hears and answers prayers. I am grateful for my son, who in the middle of extreme chaos and stress had the mindset to take the time to bow his head in prayer, not caring that he was in the middle of countless strangers. I am grateful for a daughter who's self confidence defies logic, but most of all I am grateful that we all came home together as a family safe and sound. A lot more stressed yet at the same time much more humbled than before we left for a day of family fun of trains & the zoo. A day that brought so much more than we bargained for! (Details in Abbie's update) And as always I am grateful for a loving husband, who I know will always do what is right & good, and who is an amazing father to our 3 fantastic children.