6 Year Anniversary

Today is Drew and my six year anniversary! Six years seems like so long, but looking back it has gone by so fast. Even though we didn't really celebrate our anniversary officially today it was still such a wonderful day. We were blessed to attend the wedding reception for my good friend, Jessica, and it was so beautiful. It is really is such a blessing to share in the joy of others and I am just especially happy for her. It was so sweet to hear her, her new husband, and her two kids singing "Families Can Be Together Forever" at the reception and it was a perfect reminder of the blessings our sweet little family receives, on this our anniversary.

Shopping

Today my Mom and I took the girls 'back to school' shopping together and it was a fun afternoon letting the girls try on and pick out some clothes, spoiling them with Icees and eating dinner together. Abbie is only getting ready for preschool, but they both seem so big already and it was a blessing to go have some 'big girl' fun together.

Melissa's Mission Call

Today my sister received her mission call to the Lisbon Portugal mission. Our family is so blessed already by Melissa choosing to serve a mission and it was so wonderful to gather together as a family and feel the Spirit as she opened her letter from the First Presidency. What a blessing.

Sick Day

Today I was sick. Sick, sick, sick! I feel so blessed, though that I was given the opportunity to really get myself healthy again. Sometimes the best remedy is just rest and sleep, but as a mom that is usually hard to get. I was so blessed today! Drew took the girls to my Mom's house on his way to work and she watched them for most of the day, and then when Drew got home he watched them all evening so I could keep resting. It is sometimes hard for me to just lay down and rest, even when I'm sick- I just think I should be doing something, but I know it was a blessing today and I'm ready to be healthy tomorrow!

Sweet Twins

Today I was blessed by performing an act of service. I know that as we serve others we are blessed, but today the blessing seemed so immediate that it was extra special. I am helping supervise some playdates with our friends and their twin daughters and today was the first one. I was very disappointed at first that everything didn't go quite as smoothly as I was hoping- car seats weren't ready so I had to drive all the way back, have some brought and then go get the girls again. But it was such a blessing to finally bring the girls to our home and see them so excited to visit with their parents. These girls just always put a smile on my face. They are so excited to see me and my girls and their sweet personalities just really brightened my day and I feel very blessed to be a part of their day every week.

Family Photo Shoot

Tonight we were blessed to spend our FHE getting our family pictures taken. It wasn't the idyllic setting you might think of- it was drizzly and raining most of the time, Lauren kept falling in the mud and got really dirty, we had to threaten milkshakes multiple times, and Drew and I both did get frustrated and times with the girls not listening. But, despite all that I am grateful for the opportunity to be together and get some pictures taken together. I'm grateful for a good friend who is a talented photographer, and I'm confident that we will still end up with some great pics despite all of our craziness.