Happy Days

"I'm excited about the life we're giving our children" I told Roy after church. We were going to Five Guys for a post-Baptism celebration as our two youngest were baptized and became members of St. Michael's. Not very Mennonite of me, I know, but it's an important part of their (our) lives at this church. And this became more and more apparent as the growingly familiar faces of the congregation greeted us with true, heartfelt joy.
Also this weekend, Sophie enrolled in Girl Scouts. I put it that way because while I filled out the paperwork, she said she absolutely wanted to join. We had a great time at the little Get To Know You function and there was plenty of this:
but much to my joy, there was also this:
We are so lucky to have the friends and family, the jobs, the means, and the opportunity to enjoy our life and the world around us. I am not naive enough to recognize that we, by the nature of our skin color, the families who raised us, and the luck of our jobs, that we are able to enjoy our bounty. The very least I can do is stop to enjoy it every once in a while.

kiddos

I had intended to have many, many more photos in this post but Blogger's not cooperating and I have like 10 free minutes, so hey! Look at me! I'm blogging!!

A lot has happened in the last 6 weeks, including our brand new kindergartener.
Sophie's adjusting. She doesn't handle change very well and she is pretty timid around people she doesn't know, so that's pretty much everyone at schoo. She hasn't found friends yet and she misses her group from the daycare, but she'll get there. She's definitely enjoying the structured learning environment and while she doesn't really like to talk about her day, she'll say random things that tells me she's learning a whole lot - and enjoying it.

This little girl, who just turned 5, is an amazingly silly and loving little girl who needs a lot of affirmation and love from her parents. Good thing she is sooooo darn loveable. And then there's this guy.
Our little 1 year old Caterpillar is a trip. I know this boy could walk, but I don't think he sees the point. He will walk along, holding (barely) onto any surface, let go, and slowly lower himself into a crawl. He loves food - LOVES food - and like his sister, is a big fan of music. If I'm playing the guitar or piano, I hear the flap flap of arms and legs and he races into the room to crawl into my lap and help. And he will clap and bounce to pretty much any song. Oh he has so much joy in him.
As busy and crazy as life is right now (because there's also work, Roy's schooling, Festival stuff, Riley's football, Sophie's Angel Choir, and the shopping and planning and cooking and cleaning that comes with running a household) I couldn't be luckier if I tried.