"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
Monday, February 2, 2009
Someone turned TWO today!
Two years ago, my baby boy arrived in this world. My heart grew more than I knew was possible that day. And it grows more every day as I continue to fall more and more in love with him. Happy Birthday Cooper!
We were married on October 19th, 2001. We have an eight year-old daughter, Chloe, a five year-old son, Cooper, and a wild two year-old little girl, Piper. We live in the Seattle area and love our sometimes boring- but always laughter filled- life.
3 comments:
Happy Birthday Cooper! We love you and wish we could give you a big hug. Love, Mike, Jen, Abby, Logan & Olivia
Happy Birthday! We are excited to celebrate with you on Saturday!
so sweet. mel, you are such a good mommy.
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