A Whirlwind

The past few days have been a whirlwind of activity. Sometimes I stop and wonder, how did my life get so busy? I thought that wasn’t supposed to happen until your kids are teenagers?

It started Thursday with the inspection for our house….all is looking good so far. Fingers crossed. Then, we were off to a ballet recital for my precious Avery. I’m pretty sure she’s the cutest little dancer/sailor on the planet.

Her recital went awesome. I’m always amazed that she has no fear and just gets up there and does it. She’s the littlest one in her class, which makes it extra cute, but I’m just so proud of her. She did great despite getting knocked down at the very end of her tap routine by the girl in front of her. She just popped back up like it was nothing. I asked her later, “Were you sad that you fell, or were you OK?” I definitely didn’t want to make her feel sad if she wasn’t feeling it. She said, “I was OK.” And she was super happy with how she did. And, so was I. And, I was put to the test myself by trying to french braid her extremely fine hair. I still can do it. I’m proud of myself, too.

Then  yesterday, we went on a drive and a mini hike with the kids and  my husband’s great Aunt who is approaching 90. It was so fun. I seriously think that I live in one of the most beautiful places on earth. Growing up in TX, I have a true appreciation for these mountains. I mean, how can a view like this NOT take your breath away?

And, my new header photo is also perfect? Why? Because it exemplifies my life…I live in this amazing place, I have 3 amazing kids, but will I take an amazing photo? Most likely not. It was COLD and windy at the top of this canyon. You can see it on the kids’ faces. It’s like they are saying, “MOOOOM! Why are you making us take a picture!?” And, me with my eyes closed? It just added to the perfection of the photo.

This is part of the reason we moved back to UT. It is so easy to do stuff like this. I’m glad my kids will grow up loving the outdoors and the mountains.

Today, we went to Home Depot (which is a lot like torture on a beautiful Saturday like today) and surprisingly found free lunch for the kids there. Hot dogs! Can’t beat that. We topped it off by letting them have McDonald’s apple pies for dessert.  What kind of parents are we turning into?!! Hope you’re having a great Memorial Day Weekend too.