Fresh Milk!

You don't get any closer to fresh milk than a dairy farm. I love when the kids get a chance to see where their food really comes from. Hamblin Dairy is the best place around to see the action and get all your questions answered. Even though it was Kayla's field trip, Lilah and Kate still got to experience the action. Best part - feeding carrots to the cows!

Finding More Joy

Joy. I know it's there. It's all around me. But somehow, lately, it's been a little elusive to me. I keep telling myself that joy is not a benchmark or a result of some great accomplishment or result. I tell myself that I can feel it daily if I just look for it more. But somehow, amid the mundane tasks of the day: the diapers, the whining, the cooking, the cleaning, the hairstyling, the laundry, the homework, etc... I find it difficult to feel joy.

A wise man once said, "In all of living have much of fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not endured." - Gordon B. Hinckley

It's not that I feel this great sadness or disappointment with life, it's just that lately I feel like I have been enduring each day, going through the motions. Counting the minutes until the kids are in bed or longing for a fun vacation seem to absorb my thoughts. I just keep thinking, endure today, but for what? Another mundane tomorrow?

Today, I realized that I need to be more of a part of life. I need to look at those cute little faces I'm wiping and who's hair I'm styling and see what they really bring to my life. I need to engage myself in a few more stimulating activities and stop to have fun along the way. So for now, I am going to put on that happy face and do what I hear you are supposed to: Fake It Till You Make It!

Here's to my quest of finding more joy! Now where do I begin?

Spring Break at Home

Since we had no place to go for spring break and Jer was out of town on business, the girls and I decided to make a fun week at home. We started out by taking a trip to the Hill Aerospace museum. The girls had fun learning about the differences between helicopters and airplanes and seeing all of the huge machines. The next day we took a trip to the pool followed by a day at Chuck - E - Cheese, a day at Grandma and Grandpa Greyhairs, and finally when Jer got back a lunch date at In N Out burger with him. What a fun way to spend a week at home!