My Boys

Maybe it's because we created them, but it seems that mom's always think their own kids are the most beautiful things possible! I've never seen more handsome boys as I'm sure everyone would agree (unless you have your own, of course)!

Are you happy?

When Peter can see that something isn't right or that I'm a little upset, he often asks, "Are you happy, mommy?" He almost always asks me "Are you sad?" when I'm changing his poopy diaper. I tell him that I'm sad that he pooped in his diaper and not in the toilet. One of these times he wanted to know how to make me happy. I told him it would make me happy if he pooped in the toilet. Even though he still uses his diaper more than the toilet, he seems truly concerned with my happiness. His toilet using abilities don't determine my happiness. Being blessed with a husband and three sons helps add to my happiness, but mostly, I've decided that happiness is grown in one's own garden, and like Abraham Lincoln said, "People are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." I hope that my children will learn that although people and things can affect me, no one and nothing can make me happy or take away my happiness but me.

So, yes, I am!

7 years ago today...

Cheesasaurus Rex

So, in my last post, I made a comment about how I take care of the kids, including Wade. Which is true, I do take care of Wade sometimes and he is like a big kid in the sense that he loves to play (on his bike, with his cameras, out in the mountains, etc.). But he is also an amazing husband and father. Last night, he said "I think I take care of you as much as you take care of me." He's right. In fact, he takes care of me more than I take care of him lately and he's better at it than I am. I won't go into all that he does, but I am grateful for him and ALL that he does for me and our family. You should all be so lucky to find someone like him, a big kid at heart who takes care of you!

This is a photo from July 2001 at Rainbow Falls in California (before kids, oh we look so young and innocent- no idea what we're in for). Note the "Cheesasaurus Rex" t-shirt Wade is sporting! I love it. BTW he saved up enough mac'n cheese upc's to send in for this t-shirt when he was in high school. I'm pretty sure the shirt still makes an appearance every once in a while.

Life is just so daily

The Grandkids!

I don't know why this thought has been in my mind lately. Maybe it's because we just had two babies and I all I do is change diapers, prepare meals, and clean up after the kids (including Wade). I do the same things every day it seems and life really is just so daily, but someone has to do those daily things and I'm actually glad it's me!