Gratitude a day #19

Today I am so thankful for places to eat out! Silly i know, but really the LAST thing I wanted to do tonight was cook dinner. After the dentist and feeling very pregnant all day, I just wanted to call in the towel. Thankfully my hubby loves me and gets it, and we all went out for a very yummy dinner at Robintions. A place that makes our whole family happy with dishes we all want! :) Plus, there was NO cleaning up. WIN WIN!

Gratitude a day #18

Today I am grateful for NAPS!!! I love a good ol nap! The best part about Sunday is taking a nap with the fam! I know I need to get as many as I can before our little man makes it here! :) I am sure he wont feel the same as me when it comes it naps! :)

Gratitude a day #17

Today I am grateful for date days! My good friend and old roommate was in town and we decided to get together at City Creek. She has an adorable little girl Abby's age. I decided to just bring Abby with me and leave Jackie with Derek so they could have some good time together. Abby was SO excited for our date. She wanted to get all dressed up and looked adorable. :) 

We had SUCH a fun day together! She loved playing with her new little friend, and I had a blast seeing my old friend. After we were all done Abby told me she did not want to go home yet. She needed more mommy time. I could not say NO to that! So we went shopping and walked around the mall more. We talked and walked hand in hand. It was so nice to get to see her outside of her sister, and spend a lot of time together just the 2 of us. 

When we got home the day only continued to be more perfect as we spent time together as a family laughing and playing. :) 

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!