Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Not Wishing Life Away

My whole life my mom has been telling me not to wish my life away. When I was in high school, I thought this was her way of telling me to enjoy being young. Now, what this means to me is enjoying every moment I have-good or bad. It takes a lot of work, especially when a 15 month old is randomly up at night for hours. It is, however, worth it. In fact, lately I have caught myself several times thinking, "I am happy, so happy, right now," and then I think, "it's not just right now, I really am happy and oh so blessed." Thanks mama.


these are my favorite moments from this last week:
My boys cleaning the table before Sunday dinner.

A one year old does in fact fit in a tonka truck:)

William is turning into Peter Rabbit. He LOVES carrots from the garden.

Chowing down on burgers from good ole AC (this is a rare treat for me). Lately we cannot feed William enough! He is getting taller everyday.

Today William got meatloaf in his mouth with a fork-a first.

William figured out the ladder on his slide. It is sort of a tricky transition for him to get his feet out in front of him. When he finally did it on his own, David held up his hand and asked for a "five," William with a big smile on his face obliged, and then held out his fist for "bones," We laughed so hard it hurt, we only ever showed him "bones" once or twice, but apparently he was so pleased with himself, that a "five" just wouldn't do. Shortly after this, he decided climbing up the front, was by far the best method-and for him faster.

Memories of a very fun vacation.

I got a dozen cinnamon rolls on sale at the store, and gave William a few bites, then I put the box on the kitchen table-the middle of the table, after which, I went back to watching the olympics. A few minutes later, I hear a noise, the thought came to me that he couldn't possibly reach the rolls, right? Wrong. He picked up the box and a fork and took them to Dave-another laughing moment.

I have been meaning to take a picture of William in this blue bubble-it has beautiful smocking on the front of it (a friend of Nina's made it for David) and he looks like an angel in it.

Don't you hate it when underwear gets stuck on your head?!


Life is fun don't you think?

4 comments:

Megan said...

I too, am appreciating life right now. two sweet kids, a great husband, cooler weather....
my favorite moment, when my two kids fight over whose mama i am . "my mamma," "NO, my mamma" as they smother me--love it
I LOVE that picture of william in the blue outside--very angelic

Van said...

I LOVE the picture of William in the blue bubble. I want one. Life is good - very good. I also know, now, that it goes by very quickly so treasure each moment!

Amy said...

I definitely agree. It's easy for me to get caught up in what I'm working for and so I have to remind myself to realize how great things are in the moment. I loved this post!

sstar said...

Dave - I am so glad you invited me to your blog! It is absolutely fabulous to see your family - and william is of course beautiful. :) You look happy -and that makes me smile. :) Here's to finally finding our places in the world, eh?