It's not really December is it?

For a lot of reasons the fact that it is December just blows my mind! I can't find my camera. I have been meaning to post these pictures anyway. Halloween was fun, carving pumpkins was surprisingly enjoyable as well. I actually made a pie from a garden pumpkin and roasted some pumpkin seeds this year which is new! I was quite, vocally proud of myself for attempting such a feet. :)


When I actually look at my children's faces and think of how lucky I am to be there mother, I am happy to be here. Right here.

Counting my blessings is a really, really good medicine these days.

With tears in my eyes that come easily right now, I really do feel blessed.

Interesting thing that Lily was due on December 25th. Everyone said (well, mostly everyone) that this time of year would be hard for me. October and November came and I felt blessed, happy and like life was going well. Then December came and I started crying for it seemed was no reason. Then I realized, "oh, duh, it's December". I pretty much haven't stopped crying since. I am not trying to, it's just that I have realized I am repeating August. This time I feel like I know how to handle it better though. I do feel weak and it is hard to muster the strength sometimes to do what I need to do. But at least this time I know what to do.

I am really enjoying this time of year too because of all the focus on the Savior. I feel the Spirit so strong whenever we talk about Him in Primary. We are so very blessed to know of His life and teachings and what they mean for us here and in the hereafter.

I was not planning on posting anything today. I think I just needed to write.

I know my Heavenly Father knows exactly where I am and exactly what I need. What a wonderful feeling that is!

I'll work on finding that camera of mine so it can start looking like Christmas on this here blog. :)

I want to bottle them up!

I took these first two pictures yesterday and fell in love with my kids again. I love their randomness! I thought, "I want to bottle them up and preserve them just as they are!"

Currently Josh is so proud he can get undressed. I wasn't fast enough with this picture. Just before this he was standing facing the fridge with his pants at his ankles. :)
Sarah is as sneaky as a cat! She wakes up quite often in the night and we (using our CSI skills) attempt to figure out how long she was up by how brown the apples are or how warm the string cheese is. Most the time she puts herself back to bed. Every once in a while we find her in the hall way or some other random place.
Under this table at the end of the hall is a new favorite location for sneaking food she isn't sure if she should be eating.
Josh and Sarah both like to "help do the dishes". They both usually end up soaked. This time Sarah got creative. It was funny to turn around and see her sticking her head in the bowl. She really is random. :)
In this stash of pictures I only had this one of Ben. I thought it was funny he was so relaxed in his efforts of putting on chap stick. He usually is pretty chill when he's home. We miss him when he's gone. He is a big helper with Josh and Sarah and often helps me figure out little problems.
The most recent one being why our house smells like skunk sometimes. "Mom, I know why our house smells like skunk sometimes. It's because of Josh and his poopy diapers." :) I don't know what I'd do without him! :)