happy times

5 reasons why i am happy today:

1. kaitlin was asked by our school's music teacher to sing a patriotic song in front of the whole school at our annual september 11th remembrance ceremony! for those of you who do not know, the girl can sing! i am so proud of my girl for her bravery.

2. i got my camera back!!!!!

3. i have one week of school left and my family is going to hilton head for a WHOLE WEEK vacation. it's our favorite week of the year. eric's parents take us every year and we have so much fun hanging our with the family, especially now that everyone has kids. we just PRAY that a hurricane doesn't ruin our fun.

4. fall is just around the corner and i am at my absolute happiest me during the fall months. what do i love about fall? the smell, the cool weather, the constant get togethers for football games, the changing of the leaves, breaking out the jeans and long sleeve shirts, being able to run OUTSIDE instead of on a treadmill on my house, halloween, thanksgiving, preparations for christmas, and many more.

5. i am enjoying my family more than ever. the kids are both now at an age where we can just hang out with each other and not deal with constant whining and temper tantrums. we can watch movies and BOTH the kids can enjoy them. we can sleep in until 8:30-9:00 on the weekends. we can have family conversations and everyone has an opinion. it's such a great time as parents. eric and i are both much happier now that we are past the stress of little ones always running the show!