Timpanogos Cave

Last Saturday was the first Saturday in recent history where we didn't have 10 million things going on. We couldn't do much work on the bathrooms because we were waiting for the paint to dry, so we thought we would take advantage of the situation. We took the kids to Timpanogos Cave. They had so much fun, and we didn't hear one complaint the whole way up. The way down was another story, but even that wasn't to bad, they just thought they needed an entire handful of Swedish fish at every switchback. We really enjoyed the time we got to spend together. Sometimes I feel like we are all going in so many different directions all day. I have to keep track of who is at soccer, who is at dance or scouts, who is going to be at home with the kids, who has meetings on which days. It was a nice break from the rat race. For one whole afternoon, we were all heading in the same direction at the same time. Hopefully we can find more moments like that when the whole family can be together for more than just dinner or a quick family night. It was very refreshing. The best part was that they were having too much fun to argue or fight with each other. I am still amazed!

Maggie is Growing Up!

She may be really little, but Maggie is growing up! She is by far the tiniest person in her class, weighing in at a hefty 24 pounds, but Maggie started preschool yesterday! She had so much fun that she didn't want to come home. She spent the rest of the day telling me all the fun things that she did. This morning she was very upset when she found out that she couldn't go today and had to wait until tomorrow. It is so hard to be patient when you are so excited.

I Am Blessed

I have spent the last couple of hours thinking about how blessed my life is. Nelson has a second cousin who has a daughter about the same age as Maggie. During the July 24th weekend she was involved in an accident where a giant beam fell on her head. She was Life Flighted to Primary Children's Medical Center where she had to have a portion of her brain removed. She has made incredible progress even though she has a long way to go. She has to learn to do every all over again. She has even had to learn how to breath on her own. This little girl is truly amazing. I am attaching a link to the blog where you can see how truly remarkable this little girl is. Click on the photo bucket link to see video of her in rehab. I am so grateful for my 4 beautiful, healthy children that I have been blessed with. I don't know how these parents have the strength to deal with what they have had to deal with and to make the decisions that they have had to make. They really are inspiring people.
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