Feeling Lucky

For some reason, I just felt overwhelmingly lucky and needed to write this down.

Nothing in particular even happened today to make me feel this way. But sitting here, paying bills of all things, in a rare moment of peace and quiet, I felt the urge to praise my husband. I just feel like I am so lucky to have him. He works so incredibly hard for our family, and I don't think I tell him enough how much he means to us. And I know he probably won't read this either. But it feels good to put it out there.

I had a frustrating morning. Went to the mall to buy myself some stuff for the first time in a long time. Just Landon and I, out for a bit. And I got to the check out, only to have my card declined. I was thouroughly confused, because I knew there was more than enough money in my account. So after calling the bank, I find out that my card has been cancelled because it is about to expire and they are sending a new one. How convenient. Thanks for the heads up. So, very depressed because I couldn't get my things, Landon and I left the mall and called Nate at work to voice my frustrations. And his first reaction was to tell  me where the cash was at home so I could go get enough to go back and buy what I wanted. Sure, very logical. But for some reason it really made me feel good. I still haven't gone back to get what I wanted. I think I'll wait a few days.

Lame story over.

I think it has just been a challenging week for us. Maybe even a challenging few weeks. And now that I have a moment to myself, all I can think about it how wonderful he is to me and to Landon, and to everyone else in our families too. He always helps out when he can. And he goes out of his way to make sure things are taken care of for people. He works full-time, goes to school full-time, and has had to take on an internship for school as well. And somehow he still manages to find time for us. Maybe I'll buy him something this weekend instead of myself. He deserves it.

Just remember. Even when things aren't going as planned, always take a moment to think about the things in life that turned out for the better. Some of those things weren't planned either.

Three Year Pictures

As previously mentioned, our little man is three now, and I'm having a hard time believing it. He is so grown up sometimes, I can't stand it. But other times, he reminds me of the little boy that he always has been, and manages to melt my heart still. Just today, we were watching Flipper during our quiet time (he gave up naps, so we have quiet time now. Yay.) and he got so sad for the dolphin and scared for him, he came to sit in my lap crying. He has such a gentle heart, when you get down to it. But, he is definitely his father's son, and energetic as ever, and sometimes manages to forget himself and his manners. But, hey, hes three, right?!

This was requested by Landon Himself. Had to have the guitar once he laid eyes on it.

These are just a few of my favorites. He has grown into such a handsome little boy. Sometimes I can't believe I am lucky enough to be his mom.

Our Family is Growing!

In case you didn't know already.

I always seem to be behind on this thing, but I'm trying to keep things somewhat current. So, our most recent exciting news is that we are expecting another little baby!

We found out late in January, and had to share the news with our families ASAP because we were just too excited! Currently, we are 12 weeks along, and due on September 26. We are so excited and can't wait to find out if we will be blessed with another little boy or our first little girl! Stay tuned for more... :)