Santa!

We were at the Dicken's Festival in SLC tonight

and thought we'd try our luck with Saint Nick...

it did NOT disappoint!

here is an instagram version of one of the pics...

CLASSIC.

 no clue what Santa and I though was so funny in this pic....

HO HO HO!!!

this day

this cute boy asks me at least once

almost daily...

"mom, what should we do with this day?"

sometimes he asks this first thing in the morning,

sometimes at bedtime,

sometimes when we really haven't done much with the day,

& sometimes when we have just come back from some big adventure or a million errands...

but, every time this sweet boy asks will all sincerity,

"mom, what should we do with this day?"

it makes me stop and think

"what have we done with this day?"

have i spent enough time with him?

is one of the babes pulling on my leg while i try to accomplish some household task that could totally wait?

have i taught my boys anything?

how much TV have they watched?

am i setting a good example to my Beckley boy about how we should spend our days?
"have i done any good in the world today?"

so, each time my beck asks me this,
i'm going to stop and do something amazing.
and, amazing doesn't have to be something big...
amazing can be stopping to give him a kiss
or sitting on the floor and playing with one of the babes for a few minutes.
because, i'm pretty sure to them at that moment,
that would seem pretty amazing.

"choose you this day whom you will serve,

but as for me and my house,

we will serve the Lord."

-Joshua 24:15

i can't figure out why my hip is hurting...

can you?

but, i am NOT happy that i can't run.  boo. 

hoping it gets better soon 

so i can get in my morning run again.