feeling grateful

this weekend was back to normal

back to our way of things

no runny noses of any sorts

loads of energy busting at the seams to make up for lost time

i'm so grateful that no one got worse than they did

with a birthday come and gone we started to put things away when i realized a couple things

i really liked cupcake liners...they now have their own jar

i like the dainty feel of the old hankies...so they now sit on the kitchen table 

after a trip to town for dog food, i walked in the door with some goodies from target

not sure when these lovelies made their way into my truck.

just kidding...grateful for such inexpensive cuties

we didn't do much when it comes to excitement

we're trying to take advantage of the little moments we have

when daddy's not checking off pre-deployment stuff, we can be found playing in the backyard

watching little feet make their way through a big backyard

soaking up the change in the weather

just being together 

i'm grateful that that is enough and that we need nothing more

we dug through the hand-me-downs

with cooler weather moving in, little arms and bony knees are in need of some cozier covers 

while we were shopping through our bins

someone found an open door in the hall and a big bowl of water

swimming occurred both in the toilet both and in the big bathtub abruptly following.

my ellie lee keeps me on my toes more so than the twins ever did

i'm grateful she's the caboose to our little 5 car train

we are busy

our house is loud

there's never ever a dull moment

but that's how we family though

and for that 

I AM VERY 

GRATEFUL