The Barons in Seattle: Backyard Fun

"A house does not have to be perfect to be a home of joy, a child does not have to behave perfectly to love and be loved, and every moment of life does not have to be perfect to be of value. Too often, I realize, we fail to see the glorious reality of the simple joy that abounds in the seemingly mundane routine of day-to-day living. Instead, we tend to idolize the past, idealize the future, and devalue the present.... What better way to show our appreciation to Heavenly Father for what we have than to embrace our lives, albeit 'ordinary' and 'unexciting,' with joy?"

--Winnie Dalley; Ensign, March 1998

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Backyard Fun

We've been having awesome weather for September, so the kids have been outside enjoying it! Chloe spent the afternoon today writing and drawing on her easel... she doesn't even get *too* mad when Cooper erases it and tries to take the markers!

(It says, "Mom loves Cooper loves Chloe loves Dad loves DD)

(Now it says less)

And Cooper likes playing with his trucks (note the pile on the ground) and going down the slide... when he isn't trying to do what his sister is doing!