Sunday at our house...

This morning I worked very hard to compile two church bags that were full of snacks and books/toys to keep the kids happy for the LONG one hour sacrament meeting. I felt very proud of the contents of those bags, thinking perhaps this might be the week that our kids sat quietly for the entire meeting. However, Sam discovered these bags while John and I were busy getting ready and he did enjoy them. He enjoyed dumping everything out and throwing things around. Abby came to us in absolute tears. When I asked her what was wrong, she said through her tears, "Mom...Sam is ruining SUNDAY for EVERYONE!" He later redeemed himself by staying in nursery the entire time without crying...or being mean to anyone. Good day for him.


I dressed my girls in the two cutest dresses ever. My sister Jewel had sewn them for her girls and has since lent them to me. Today my kids looked adorable! They were clean, happy, and they all matched (right down to the pony in Sams hand). Spontaniously I decided we needed a family photo. I had to photograph the kids in these outfits. So we hauled everyone out, posed took the pictures,...and were late for church. When I got home this was the photo we had.


Aside from the fact that the lighting was Terrible, I was so upset to not see all of the kids. When I asked John why he didn't get the kids outfits in it he said one word. ..."headshots?" lol:) Clearly John didn't appreciate the significance of that moment. Clean kids,...happy kids,...kids with nice hair...kids in cute home made outfits... May never happen again, but take my word for it...they looked great and did great today!

Abby, Sam, Jess and I enjoyed a nice Sunday walk this afternoon. The weather was beautiful! There is something about nice sunny day, this time of year, that I particularly enjoy. Perhaps it is partly due to the fact that I know it could easily be snowing instead. Makes me really appreciate the mild weather. All in all a great day and we almost feel ready to start the work week. ...almost.



PS: I don't mean to brag but we have the most pleasant baby you could ever imagine. Seriously I dare you all to have a baby who is happy 24/7, sleeps 9 hours straight at night, and cries ONLY when her old brother is sitting on her. What a doll!