Much to be grateful for!

Well, I'm trying to keep my word and keep up on this thing. I have not posted pictures however. I need to get this plug-in thing for my laptop to make it easy to transfer pictures from my camera. The other process takes me longer with getting on our desktop and what not. So, I will work on that.

For Family Home Evening on Monday we went to the Brigham Pool. The kids all had a great time. Last time we tried getting Kambri in the pool up at the condo, she didn't want anything to do with that. But this time, she had a blast. She went up and down the little kiddie slides and had an absolute blast. As she was coming down one particular time, I commented to Shaun that she's not a baby anymore. Kinda made me sad. It's amazing how you remember the day they were born like it was yesterday, but with the blink of the eye they're suddenly all grown up. So, we did have a great time and I took the camera so I could post pictures later, but left it out in the van. We'll be going again shortly though and I'll remember to bring it TO the pool with us.

Right now I feel very grateful for everything that Shaun and I have. We're dealing with a family member right now who has basically nothing. On a day to day basis he is looking for an apartment to get into, as he has no where right now. It's really sad. As I went home last night after work and looked at all the wonderful things I've been blessed with, I couldn't help thinking of how much greed and materialism there is in the world today. I find myself lusting after peoples' brand new homes, new vehicles, etc etc. I have a beautiful house that we've turned into a home. Decent enough vehicles, they don't have rust...they run...they look decent enough to see. I decided to make a list of the things Shaun and I have accomplished or been blessed with in the last 7 years since we were married.

1. Shaun adopted Taylor 1 year after we were married.
2. 2 additional healthy babies- Hollie & Kambri.
3. We bought our first home 18 months after being married.
4. I have been able to work very part-time since we got married.
5. Enough $$ to live half-comfortable
6. Good dependable jobs
7. Communication to juggle time with both sets of in-laws
8. Good health (aside from the normal colds/flu)
9. Supportive, loving in-laws
10. There's plenty more to list, but I'm limited with time right now.

I hope that I can always try to remember all that I've been blessed with. There's a lot of bad in our world today and it's easy to get tripped up on what we DON'T have.