Grateful, Thankful and Blessed

It's funny to think that the first thing that pops into my head when I wake up in the morning is "Ugh, I actually have to get up?"  or when the boys are vieing for my attention I will catch myself getting upset.  I am setting a new challenge for myself this year.  I am going to be Grateful, Thankful and Blessed for at least one thing everyday.  I have so many things to be GTB for that it blows my mind.  Here are just a few:

* a loving, always has my back husband
* Aidan - athletic, always on the go, smart, sensitive child
* Ethan - wicked smart, drama inducing, lover of a boy
* My Entire Family - such loving, wonderful, caring people (I am lucky to have them in my life)
* Friends - through good and bad, thick and thin, days and months they are always there for me
* A God that loves me no matter what I do or say.  His love is unconditional.

I challenge you to take a moment today to think of things that you are Grateful, Thankful or Blessed with/for.  I bet you come up with alot more than you expect

Merry Christmas!

May you have simple joys this holiday season!

(On a side note I realize this looks an awful lot like my sisters pictures of her little one, Everett.  We both really liked the whole christmas lights effect.  I think hers turned out better than mine!  Check out her blog at aaronandkristenwindle.blogspot.com)

I Think This says It All...

Easter with The Mock Family

When Todd and I got married I was lucky enough to marry into a huge family.  They are all loving and accepted me immediatly.  What I love is that they love my kids as their own.  We have some great traditions that I hope will continue for a very long time.  Just one of those is the easter egg hunt.  Every year Aunt Blah Blah (aka Aunt Amy) does a wonderful job making it special for the kids.

Aunt Blah Blah and her "Bubbas"



Everett is One!

I can still remember my parents getting that phone call that Kristen was heading to the hopsital.  I was so very excited to beome an Aunt!  Having the 2 boys of my own makes you realize just how precious a child is and I was excited that my sister could now have her own experiences with her little boy!  Being on the other side of the state has made it hard, but getting pictures and texts about Everett have made me feel like I am a part of his life.

  

Happy 1st Birthday Everett!

My Baby is 5!

The above sentence was very hard for me to say! I still cannot believe that Ethan is 5! Seriously where has the time gone?  Ethan has turned into a loving, caring, inquisitive little boy.  Above all he has a mischievious streak in him...you can actually see the twinkle in his eye, which makes him Ethan!

Turning 30

Birthday's don't usually bother me, I mean it's a fact of life.  Everyone gets older.  For some reason this year was hard for me.  Leaving my 20's was hard.  A lot of great things happened in my 20's, I met Todd, got married and had both of my beautiful boys.  As hard as it was for me, I am thoroughly looking forward to seeing what 30 brings!