Sunday bonuses

For the last while - maybe 6 months as I have sat in church during sacrament meeting, I have realized that it really is one of my favorite times of the week - seriously! I've realized that it is one of the very few times that we are all together as a family and it is QUIET...the kids are busy drawing, Gabe and Kenz are sitting on our laps and for the most part they are all being reverent -- I can actually listen to the speakers and feel what they are saying. It takes me back to a time (6 yrs ago) when Cade and Tan were super little people and all Adam and I did was take turns going out with one child and coming back to relieve the other. Then when we had Gabe and realized what we had been missing out on all these years! He was and is so mellow, content and quiet. We are realizing the same thing about Kennedy -- she just sucks her thumb and hangs out and sits on my lap THE WHOLE TIME!! She's an angel - and a cute one at that! In the last week I've had 3 dads come up to me and tell me how cute they think she is - I can't agree more and I'm so thankful she's in our family.

Bonus #2 - I just got back from going on a walk with the older two boys. Caden brought along a football and asked if we could play pass together while we walked. I said sure! As we're throwing the ball around he says - Mom - that was a really good throw --you even know how to throw a spiral. That's pretty good for you! I said what do you mean for me? Well, you just don't play football that much. I said well, I guess that is really good for me because I've never played football! Thanks Caden! Gotta love Sunday bonuses!

Our baby goes to nursery!

Today was Gabe's first official day of nursery at church. Adam dropped him off and said it went well. After SS we peeked in on him through the window on the door and Gabe spotted his daddy. I guess after that incident he started crying for us and later took him to Adam. At least he stayed happy for 1 1/2 hrs! Gabe the babe is growing up whether we approve or not!
Gabe LOVES to wear everyone's shoes around the house. He especially digs my church shoes! (He's got my brown sandals on, but it's hard to see)
Luckily he didn't sport this face at nursery drop off!! (These make up for Easter pics, right?)