Sunshine

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray. You'll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away.

When I was a little girl, my mom used to sing this song to me. I understand, now, why. Man, I love my family. I'm so blessed. Here's a little sampling of the sunshine in my life the past couple weeks.

Laughter really is the best medicine. It feels so good to just let myself laugh out loud. You can bet my house has lots to laugh at with these crazy kids...

Gross!!!
Eewwww...
I've been thinking about how awesome my kids are lately. I am so blessed to have them. Sometimes they drive me crazy, yes. But when I look past the tiny bit of crazy, I see the huge percentage of awesome that they are.

How could this face not brighten my day? Oh my goodness I love this baby!
And these two?! Bryant is growing up so much. I love to watch him work side by side with his dad. He is loving cub scouts, eager to work on projects and sign things off. Don't you just love it when your kids are motivated?
Family Home Evening. It can be a huge ordeal, yes. But sometimes it just works out beautifully. Last week Bryant taught our lesson. He taught us about being a family, then talked about Noah building the ark. How his family supported him and they worked together. So, for our activity we built our own "ark" with our very own "Noah." Do you like his beard?

I know I tell you all this plenty, but what a blessing this man is to my life. Love him so much!
Have you ever put tape in the bottom of a cat's feet? Its pretty hilarious. Put Bolton down to crawl on the grass and its a similar reaction... am I mean that I think its so funny watching him walk/crawl?
Have I mentioned how much I adore this boy?

One thing I really love about my kids is the way that they love others. I recently taught a special lesson on this very topic and I realized what tremendous people I get to live with, such great examples to me. They don't think they are better than anyone. They are kind. They share.

Another thing I love is their generally positive attitude. Hanging out with some of my friends' kids helps me recognize how much I appreciate my own. I go walking in the mornings with a friend and her daughter whines a lot while we're out and about. Its a constant battle for her. Eliza and Bolton are just so happy to be there. They are delightful. I am blessed.



Together we're safe from the flood on our ark. Go team!

Jonas went around all afternoon Sunday like this. Cute little stinker.

I heard a story once about a man and woman who were getting married. The man told the woman that everyone has 80% good qualities and 20% bad. If she chose to focus on the 20%, their marriage would be unhappy. But if they chose to focus on the 80% they would be successful and happy.

I believe the moral of the story to be true. Focusing on the good (not only in people, but in circumstances) makes all the difference. And when the 20% just can't be ignored... go get the camera. You'll hopefully be able to laugh about it. Eliza's artwork sure made me giggle.

Here's hoping you enjoy the sunshine in your day!