Food Glorious Food

This week, I'm grateful that I like to cook. Not to say that I always bounce into the kitchen full of smiles and enthusiasm (especially right now since dinner preparations tend to interfere with my afternoon nap) but overall I really enjoy the process of cooking. And sitting down to a home cooked meal with my family is one of my greatest joys. Feeding my family is very soul-satisfying for me; it's a very tangible, concrete way I'm fulfilling my responsibility to care for my husband and kids. And then there's the yumminess of freshly baked treats - nothing compares to that!

And I'm grateful for my husband who appreciates my cooking and doesn't take those home cooked meals for granted :)

Gratitude Fridays

This year, I'm going to try regular Friday posts with something I'm particularly grateful for from the week. (I hope to get some catch up photos posted soon, too.)

This week, top of the list would have to be my mother-in-law. She came to visit for the week and has worked her tail off getting us moved from the apartment to our new house. We certainly couldn't have done it without her! And the one afternoon we told her to relax and take a break from moving, she offered to watch both kids so Sam could come to my doctor's appointment with me.I'm also extremely grateful for my amazing husband, who worked right alongside his mom all week, doing the lifting and carrying. They both really did all they could to keep me from doing too much with this move. I surely do appreciate them!

And, of course, I'm grateful for our house.

May Summary

May was a busy month! Here's a photographic summary.

My family has a lot of May birthdays. We celebrated Anna's first birthday.
And Jennifer's birthday (she had the kids help blow out her candles).Naomi helped Grandma make birthday cookies to send to Glen.And Michael turned 3.

Hyrum came home from BYU for the summer. Naomi is very excited to have someone else to play with her. (Although sometimes she thinks Hyrum is boring.)
We spent a lot of time together with the cousins.
Jacob figured out how to get around on his own.


And, of course, a great deal of playing and general goofing off.

We also read a lot of books.
And, when I got my way, we even on occasion took naps.

Washing Ellen's Car

While a bunch of us worked on sorting and cleaning in our rented storage units, Ellen was in charge of the kids. She put them to work helping wash her car.
Michael may have been marginally helpful. He was at least throwing wet rags in the direction of the car.
But Sarah and Naomi quickly decided that sitting in the buckets of water was more fun than working!

Needless to say, they were all soaked!

Breakfast

Naomi and Jacob love playing together. Especially at breakfast. Something about oatmeal and applesauce just brings out the goofy in them.



One of their favorite games is to take turns shaking their heads as hard as they can. It cracks them both up! Here's an attempt to capture it. (Jacob doesn't really perform for the camera.)


We tried videoing again a few days later, with only slightly better success.

Packing for the Boat

On a recent Friday afternoon we spent visiting Mamaw, Naomi went upstairs to help her pack for the weekend at the boat.

Mamaw, your boat bag looks extra heavy. What did you put in there?
Naomi! You goofy girl.

Playing Outside

Naomi and Jacob love playing outside.