The kiddos wanted to sit outside until the stars came out.
So they dragged their pillows & blankets onto the lawn & I grabbed my camera.
It was too dark to get decent pics, but we had a lot of fun making faces
and seeing which ones turned out (or for more hilarity, did NOT turn out so great). The kids laughed their little hearts out & I had a really great feel-good moment...the kind of moment I need to find time to create & cherish. As you know, they grow up too fast, and I don't want to miss a second of it!

It's the Little Things

Thank you kind neighbor, whoever you are, who put my garbage out to the curb this morning when I forgot! I will try to follow your example & help out when I see a need to be filled.

I'm trying to (more often, ast least) open my eyes to the little things in life that make life worth living. When I forget to count the little things, I get lost among all the seemingly big roadblocks in life.

My kids are "little" things, in the literal sense of the word, and they are my world. Love you guys!

Brownies are another little thing. Love you, brownies!

Sleeping in! A lovely little thing that I treasure.

Novels! Sweet escape from the day-to-day grind.

A new scented lotion-just for me. It makes me smile.