Happiness. This Year and Always.

There was a song, by Ed Cash, at Windy Gap merging into my Senior Year of high school in Asheville, North Carolina. At the time, the song probably didn’t strike a chord as it does today. Simply, the lyrics are happiness and meaningful.When I saw these pictures, my first thought was that "I am truly happy" and this tune came to mind. Peculiar how a mind works but it fluttered out of my sub consciousness.

Anyway, these are our Christmas card pictures and this season of life. What the pictures don’t show are the dirty diapers, the dilemma of changing clothes, and scurrying to listen to the Aggie game. That’s life though, isn’t it? I know that I will miss these days of racing to the next thing, going to work with wet hair, and falling asleep watching Polar Express with my loves. There is always something else to do but living in the moment, that’s the best way to experience this golden opportunity.

I yearn for more and more of these days as they seem to churn by. Suddenly Laney says silly, and startling, things like "I need to brush my hair, it's crazy" or "Momma, it's just a bump in the road!" and Landry is stumbling around trying to walk only to discover she really loves to crawl. Still, how did we get here? I realize these babies turn into children and then eventually adults but oh the precious days.....

These pictures were such a special memory in celebrating the chaos that we love to call our life. The facial expressions and laughter, the in between frustrations with bottles, and the transparent love of a growing family.

In no particular order.....

 Ah yes, we fell off of the hammock! It was pretty funny, even though I was scared to try again and get back on. We didn't get any pictures worth framing but it is fun to recall how we were unable to sit properly!