Gratitude a day #15

Today I am grateful for cellphone cameras! I have a horrible time remembering where I park in parking garages! Seriously I am the type who would walk around lost for hours. When Derek is not with me I am always scared I am going to forget where I parked. So I always snap a picture of where I park. Makes my life MUCH easier! :) So if you look through my camera you will find lots of pictures like this.

Gratitude a day #14

Today I am glad for my daddy bringing us some dinner so I do not have to cook! My dad loves to stop by when he is in the area, and usually always has left over food from a lunch in. My girls love to see him and I LOVE not having to cook!
Plus I get to see my dad who I love more than anything! I am so grateful for such a caring dad who loves my girls like his own kids. He would do anything for them, and as soon as they see him all they want to do to is cuddle and play. If there is an owie or a problem they just want their grandpa!
I am forever grateful for the example of Love and kindness, and dedication to the gospel my dad shows me.  I hope when I grow up I can be like him ;)

Gratitude a day #13

Today I do not know how to put into a simple I am grateful for. So here it goes. I used to be annoyed and frustrated that we do not own a home, we have debt, we have lots of bills and not a lot of money, ect. It can get stressful! Lately that stress has started to die down, and I have not been near as worried lately. Last night the girls and I were having a dance party in their room. They got up on their bed, and had their legs in the air and were laughing and giggling. I could not help but realize how lucky I am. Our home has love. There is so much love and happiness in our home. Nothing much more matters than that.
I am so glad I am a mom. I am so glad I get to have Jackie and Abby in our lives. I can not wait to bring our little Brigham into our home. I have learned that things do not matter. We have a roof over our head, food, and heat. We will be just fine because our home is full of love. I can not express my happiness and gratefulness for that. I am glad we did not wait to have kids until things became perfect. Things and time are never perfect. I know we will have a house someday. Our debt is going down, so one day we will have less money going to pay those bills. For now, I am just happy and grateful that I have my little family of four. Soon to become a BIG family of five. With the Gospel and each other we will always be happy and make it.

Gratitude a day #12

Today I am grateful for snuggles and cuddles! Today is my day off.  I have spent it loving on my cute girls and getting lots of snuggles! I love that they want to feel my tummy and talk to baby brother. I will take all the cuddles and snuggles I can get! :) Being a mom is pretty awesome.

Gratitude a day #11

Today I am grateful for date nights with the hubby! We had a chance to go to the BYU game last night just the 2 of us. It was a blast! Even if we froze in 27 degree weather. It is nice when you get more than a 2 hours a way from your kids. I am so glad that we have family close by that watches our kids for us and to know they are safe and happy while we are gone. Even better we got to watch our cougars dominate another team ;). I sure love my hubby, and I enjoy when I get to be the only one holding his hand!

Gratitude a day #10

Today I am so grateful for SNOW and kid to kid! My girls were SO excited today when they saw the snow. The first words out of their mouths were lets build a snow man! We did not have any snow gloves for them, and I did not want to go out and buy expensive new ones. SO one trip to kid to kid, and $5 later, 2 pairs of gloves and a hat!

We got all bundled up and made our way out. A nice fresh 6 inches of snow all to play in. We had a blast! We made a snow man, a snow fort, and started a snow ball fight with Derek as soon as he got home. The girls thought that was the best part! Throwing things at parents and NOT getting in trouble is way to much fun!

I love fun family activities, and snow gives us lots! Here is to more snow, and more fun!

Gratitude a day #9

Today I am so happy and grateful for a car port! When I saw the snow today and wanted to cry thinking about the ice and snow awaiting my windshield, but nope my car was nice and clean and clear! I am thinking winter will be MUCH nicer with one! :D:D:D 

Gratitude a day #7

Today I am SUPER grateful for Jackie's School. We talked and debated a lot on what school to send her to. Finally we decided a charter school would be best. I am SO glad we made that choice! She loves her school and is learning SO much! She learned to read so quickly, loves all her teachers, loves her friends, and is getting smarter every day! I love that she comes home with stories of Christopher Columbus, the  names of trees, and what tribes of Indians she is learning about!
It is really fun to watch the world open up to her as she learns and grows.