Life's a barrel of monkeys

Yes my friends, life is a barrel of monkeys. Most days it seems chaotic, stressful, and sometimes downright constricting... but when you are holding your baby in your arms and you can literally FEEL the belly laughs that are caused by her older sister being extra silly, life can be pretty dang fun! And when days are filled with potty training, sassy comments, naps that are too short, and middle of the night feedings, I believe that God sends me those happy, uplifting moments just before my sanity starts to slip... that and Zoloft! :)

Our Friends...

These are some pictures from our latest trip to the Portland Children's Museum with our friends Becca, Claudia and Charlie...

And this is a picture at the Zoo with Piper, Ty, Jake, Bekah, and Claudia

Love...

Tonight I went out to dinner with my two best friends... Becca and Erica. I had a wonderful time with them, and I realized (like I do every time I spend time with them) I don't get to see them enough. We got together this particular time to celebrate Becca's birthday (which was last week). We make it a point to have dinner together for each other's birthday with no kids, no spouses, no work, no stress... just us girls. I love them both so much and I am so thankful for their friendship. It was nice to go out and celebrate Becca, and the now almost 15 years that I have know her. If I only had one word to describe my friend it would be LOVE. Becca passionately loves God, and I see that in almost everything she does. She has a fierce love for her family and her friends. I can see how much she loves my two girls, and that touches my heart every time I do. She loves her job, and she loves Charlie and Claudia as though they were her own. She loves her young life kids. She loves shopping and shoes and purses and jackets. She loves life... even if she can be a pessimist at times. To me Becca is love and I will always love her dearly for that. I love you Becca!