Christmas

For his Papa

I copied my sister in law and made this video of Jonas. I'm sorry Mel it was just too good. We had so much fun watching yours and I wanted to have something to put a smile of James' face tomorrow.

My babies are growing up. Sniffle Sniffle. We recently celebrated their birthdays which are only a few days apart. When they get older it is a reminder to me of truly how brief our time with them is. On a day to day basis it doesn't feel like that, especially when I'm trying to get us all ready to go somewhere which takes anywhere from 1-5 hours and one of them is pitching a fit and the other is crying every time I set them down. That was the case earlier today. But we eventually made it out the door and after running some errands we made our way to the park.I like how M Russell Ballard said speaking of motherhood that there will be hard times and frustrating times but the joy comes in moments. Today at the park I enjoyed the warm weather (the sun was shining and it had warmed up enough that we didn't even need our jackets), I enjoyed my son pretending to pick me up in an ambulance, save my life,and show me his new climbing tricks, and my daughter grinning away as she tried new things, climbing all over the playground equipment and sitting in the swing.

We also recently got to go home to see the Powells and Atkinsons for Thanksgiving. Thanks everyone for being great company, lending us your cars, letting us borrow your wii and coats etc., babysitting, and most of all for delicious food. We love you!