"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, October 6, 2009

Beautiful Fall Weather

We've had the best weather over the past few months-- we had an abnormally hot and dry summer and now we've rolled into gorgeous fall weather with crisp, clear blue skies. I love it!
The kids and I went to the park with some friends this afternoon after school. Cooper let me snap a few pictures of him playing, like a big kid, way up high, doing dangerous manuevers on playground equipment not designed for fearless, yet luckily well coordinated two year olds.

Who told my baby boy he could grow up?!

2 comments:

Carissalayla said...

Wow, he does look very grown up in these pictures, I mourn the loss of Theo's babyhood (is that a word?).

Desiree said...

i love fall, especially in Washington. we really get the short end of the stick here in utah.