Happy moment

My friend Brittany shared some happy things happening in her life and it got me thinking about my great couple of days. I need to document them.

Yesterday the weather was beautiful. So after the kids and I had a nap (it was amazing,) James and my mom took the kids outside while I got ready for the day. Then I came out with William and got to let him sun bathe for the first time in his little life. It felt great. We stayed outside for quite a while, then came in a washed up so we could make sugar cookies together! It was the first thing we really did since William got here. Edin and Lizzie had a great time "rolling" the dough and playing in it. I don't think a single cookie of theirs survived because they just got smashed up over and over. But the cookies James cut out were dang tasty. I added extra sour cream this time to make them even softer. Fresh out of the oven, they were like heaven. I didn't even frost them because they tasted so good. James wanted to make flower cookies for spring time. ("Captain, we always knew you were a whoopsie") We made dinos and fishes for Edin. I chose letters of my kids' names, WEE or EEW if you prefer. For William, we made feet. You know, cause they make little feet prints at the hospital for babies. And for our sweet and very girly Lizzie, we made trucks. And again, no frosting. They were too good to frost.

The point is, it felt so wonderful to share that time with my family. My children were happy playing together. My husband was handy in the kitchen. I got to help and watch and appreciate all while holding William, loving and watching over him. This was a "happy moment" for me.

Today was another wonderful day. The happy moment occurred while I was walking to the "bark park," holding Lizzie's hand. Lizzie and Edin both work up from their naps pleasant and compliant. Lizzie didn't even fight when we put her jacket on. She's hitting the "terrible twos" (or has hit, rather,) and if it's not her idea, she doesn't want to participate. But as we were walking and holding hands, I realized how blessed I was to have this time with her and Edin, playing and happy.

This quote was on our weekly RS bulletin and I liked it very much:


"A good woman knows that she does not have enough time, energy, or opportunity to take care of all of the people or do all of the worthy things her heart yearns to do. Life is not calm for most women, and each day seems to require the accomplishment of a million things, most of which are important. A good woman must constantly resist alluring and deceptive messages from many sources telling her that she is entitled to more time away from her responsibilities and that she deserves a life of greater ease and independence. But with personal revelation, she can prioritize correctly and navigate this life confidently." - Sister Beck