Random

It is time for another random post.  The holidays are coming quickly, and I am super excited this year. I just want to soak it in fully. I want to enjoy the sights, and sounds, and tastes, and feelings that go along with the magic of the holidays. I have been playing Christmas music for the last few days, and I love it. I do not get burnt out like some Scrooges, I mean people, do. There are so many beautiful songs that we can only listen to for 1 month out of the year, so I get it going as early as I can -- the first day after Halloween!  I love the way the music makes me feel. I am chomping at the bit to get some Christmas decorations out! Is it too early? :-) Maybe this weekend . . . 

Have a mentioned how much I love our little house? There are times during the day where I actually scream for joy about our house. I love it. Love, love, LOVE it!!! There are some days when, admittedly, I think I need more. But then I ask myself, why? Why do I need more? Is more going to make me more happy? Nope. Not at all! That is not the way my brain works -- having more has never made me happy. Sometimes I wish it did, then being happy would be easy. I could just jump in a pile of "more stuff" and swim in it, and all my problems would be solved! 

Here is Sammi doing a little Christmas dreaming . . . you are never too old to enjoy a good Christmas catalog! 

 Sammi is showing me what she learned in art class -- Cartoon faces! 

 A bunch of cute boys in my bed, aren't I lucky? :-) 

Henry's first day of Nursery, and Daddy's last day of the Hall class. *Sniff*. He did pretty good from what I hear, he only chucked a few balls at other children. (Henry, not Charles.)  

 Cuddling during movie night. Both the little boys wanted me to rub their hair. Precious little babies. 

It snowed on Sunday morning! It was brief,  but it was a beautiful snow -- nice big flakes. It was the first time Henry really got to experience it. (He was a little baby last year.) He LOVED it! 

 Look at those flakes! So wonderful! 

 Henry kept saying, "Wow!" 

 Yes, I am a great mom, I let him run out in the snow in just a sleeper. 

 Making snowballs. 

Last Sunday was Stake Conference. We all piled in the car and went down the street and quickly noticed we had a flat tire. We went back home, Charles changed out of his church clothes, and with Daniel's help they changed the tire in less than 10 minutes! It was amazing. We were only a few minutes late to the meeting. I am so glad we did not let the flat tire stop us from going. It was a really amazing meeting about service and being a Disciple of Christ. I needed the messages they shared. I was inspired. It was a little miracle that we could make it there in time! 

It has been so beautiful outside. The colors and the clouds have been magical. I sure love this time of year! 

Oh, and we watched the movie Hook last night, it was so great -- I cried through most of it. What a great movie with a great family message. 

New favorite quote: "To live would be an awfully big adventure!" - Peter Pan.