Today was a great day. We celebrated Jake's 4th birthday today, just our family. His big party is next week-end (strategically planned around the Husky football schedule). Today was a day that made us thrilled to be parents. Jake was so happy and we did everything he wanted to do on his special day, including pancakes with candles for breakfast, bike riding, Chuck E. Cheese for lunch, lots of time for playing with new toys, scooter riding, football playing, Husky watching, his choice dinner (mac and cheese, banana, carrots, sushi and pot stickers - what an eclectic little guy), and cake of course. He had a great day and he and Lauren played really well together all day. We're not sure if it's because it was Jake's birthday, or if she just wanted to play with his new toys. In any case, we had a great day.
We had several moments that I just cherished as special family time. The small moments really are the best. While we were driving to Chuck E. Cheese I started a rhyming game to pass time (dog/log for example) and David, in his most boyishness, said "spring/ding-a-ling" - Jake's favorite word for his privates. Jake died laughing, which cracked up Taylor, which cracked up Lauren, and suddenly the whole mini-van was in hysterics. This didn't do much for our anti-potty talk, but I cherished the laughter surrounding us. We also spent time in our front yard, just soaking up the sunshine - planting flowers, playing football, and running circles around Taylor. She just laughs at the big kids and we set her swing up outside so she could enjoy the nice breeze.
Nothing major to report today - it was just a blissful day. It was a day especially appreciated because the last week was hectic and stressful with Taylor's stuff, and David and I were both a little fried. A few words of wisdom have also lightened my heart today. Julie wrote a beautiful card about God making smooth and easy paths for us, illustrated by Isaiah 49:10-11 - "For he who has compassion on them will lead them and will guide them to springs of water. I will make my mountains a road and my highways will be raised up."
And, I returned to my favorite Randy Pausch book (The Last Lecture - you really must read it) - and found a great reminder: "We all have finite time and energy. Any time we spend whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won't make us happier." So, smile on my face and looking forward to a great week!
We had several moments that I just cherished as special family time. The small moments really are the best. While we were driving to Chuck E. Cheese I started a rhyming game to pass time (dog/log for example) and David, in his most boyishness, said "spring/ding-a-ling" - Jake's favorite word for his privates. Jake died laughing, which cracked up Taylor, which cracked up Lauren, and suddenly the whole mini-van was in hysterics. This didn't do much for our anti-potty talk, but I cherished the laughter surrounding us. We also spent time in our front yard, just soaking up the sunshine - planting flowers, playing football, and running circles around Taylor. She just laughs at the big kids and we set her swing up outside so she could enjoy the nice breeze.
Nothing major to report today - it was just a blissful day. It was a day especially appreciated because the last week was hectic and stressful with Taylor's stuff, and David and I were both a little fried. A few words of wisdom have also lightened my heart today. Julie wrote a beautiful card about God making smooth and easy paths for us, illustrated by Isaiah 49:10-11 - "For he who has compassion on them will lead them and will guide them to springs of water. I will make my mountains a road and my highways will be raised up."
And, I returned to my favorite Randy Pausch book (The Last Lecture - you really must read it) - and found a great reminder: "We all have finite time and energy. Any time we spend whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won't make us happier." So, smile on my face and looking forward to a great week!
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