Just a reminder that if everyone is healthy
Then it is a very good day!
Too often we focus on what needs to get done or what has not gotten done
Instead of looking at what has not happend that could have happend or how we should not worry about what might be
It is so hard
It is so hard not to linger in the world of what if's or world of worry what might be
or the world of I only wish I could have that moment back
It is so hard to not focus on being bogged down on the to do list
But instead on the wow it is awesome I am well and everyone is well to be able to do!

I am thankful for Ryan....and the joy he is bringing the kids
I am loving looking into their eyes and seeing the extreme joy of Christmas....
Ryan has been sooo busy


doing yoga

 reading a brand new book for the kids

 looking up pictures of Barbie

 Enjoying an icecream cone in the freezer

Ryan was caught talking to his lady friend...you can tell Barbie is VERY excited to have he boyfriend back in the house!
A few things I have pondered....
It is a very interesting endeavor to take three boys to a grocery store. I keep reminding myself I need to get mentally prepared. Between McRae trying to stand in the cart....Baylen asking for snacks and Bo touching and poking everything we pass by....it was quite exhausting. It is amazing the looks I get....a mix between ahhh they are so cute...to I remember those days....to I have the plague....
I never never want to forget it. One day it will be so sad to go to by myself....hard to imagine, but I know that will happen.

I think it is so cool that my kids love peppermint ice cream and the fact it just comes out around the holidays makes me happy, just one of the things the kids look forward to...its the little things....

Samantha you have been so sweet lately...after a roller coaster of emotions...I feel like I got my girl back. You have been happy and have been able to handle your emotions. I love you and can't tell you enough how proud I am of you and how much I notice you going out of your way to do good. I LOVE YOU!

Bo your vein in your neck is starting to startle me. I also love how you just roll with everything, you forgive everything...and you are just so creative, innocently funny and have the best laugh and personality in the world!

Baylen your hair makes me laugh....I get something different everyday. You are most def the most challenging child at the moment. Good thing you are cute :)
You are smarter then you know it....wow....you amaze me daily and I love your spunk more then you ever will know

McRae,,,I miss your cuddles.....I love your HUGE smile. I love that you still wake up at night...because it is when you want to cuddle and stay still in my arms.

Baylen you have been calling McRae Dude
When wearing your footy pj's you asked me this morning why your pj's were connected :)

Bo I love how  you ask questions ALL THE TIME and rarely even wait long enough for an answer before you move onto the next question....

Little delayed

But here is one of Bo's many awesome creations

It is a lego making figure machine

There is a line of heads

Bodies

capes

legs

capes

and you should see how he goes through the process to put one together

AMAZING

Bo is SO creative

So sweet and kind and real and honest

and layed back

So neat

so huggy

so imaginative

SO AWESOME

When I grow up I want to be BO BRODRICK

 I love to watch these two play outside....

 the above one is one of my fav's

 Your day will come buddy

 Treat bags for the cousins

 candy corn pudding for dessert

 Look who is ten months....or I should say was.....booooo hoooooo  does he have perfect hair or what...it is like a wig!

 And....here is where we found Ryan this morning.....Looks like someone lost the battle with the dental floss!

RYAN IS BACK......

Found him this morning....the boys had no prompting but they had elf hats on and were on a mission to find Ryan the elf!

the next day he brought yummy advent calandars or as Baylen called them last year "Alander Calandar"

And this morning Ryan was up to coloring a Christmas Tree of his own...hiding in a cabinet

lots of fun decorating the tree

Thanksgiving fun

What a ham

Bo and his look a like

 only Bo...he makes a cute wreath

 Sporting the shirts aunt Brenda picked out...they said they were really cool dudes!

 I remember just like yesterday sitting at the counter at Add's...I love how McRae is acting like he has none this before...

 Afternoon filled with lots of pretend play...in a sleigh and Bo is using a sock for a beard....I love love it

 Bo loves my to be the center of a crowd and have family do whatever they really want with him

 Cousins...wow...its not fair I am the oldest...thought it use to be cool....

 What an AMAZING family! Kathy, Dave, Grandave, PatPat, McCall, Clair, Mom and Mickey
I have so many memories as a kid growing up with this bunch....SOOOO many fun times....makes me kinda sad (a good sad) to think about...Thankful for the memories...

 Don't worry Bo, there are three boys looking up to you to beat them up in football...your day will come :)

 Yes, this is me getting handed to by my eighty year old grandfather...he means serious business. Can't imagine a Thanksgiving without a pool tournament and people sitting on teh bar stools watching :)

 even dressing like Robin did not allow Baylen to kick the virus!

 McRae is LESS then thrilled

 McRae wants so badly to get into that fun tub!!!!

 I for real waked into this...just like this...Check out Baylens arm...Bo looked at me and said they needed some privacy because he was reading and learning with his brother...I also love the fact he stopped pretend play (notice the transformer dress up suit) to read to his brother...pass the tissues please.

 You have to look closley but McRae loves to hang out at the window and watch Bo and Baylen play...they are acting like ninjas and rolling down the hilll....lots of karate chopping going on...I wish I knew what McRae was yelling at them...he has ALOT to say!

 Christmas in Five Points...love that my kids still love to get balloon animals....

 Me and my best girl at the UGA game...it is in her blood can I get a whoop whoop!

 Long day at the soccer fields...precious....just could eat them up

And Bo became a Royal reader and got to wear a robe...carry a staff and wear a crown...He at it up...He was not pleased when baylen showed up for lunch in a batman outfit. What was I thinking. Here he is about to battle batman...but you can see he got over it pretty quickly

 Finding Rocky the Lobster at trader Joes is like Baylens third most favorite thing next to candy and lem-lade

 We talked about pumpkin pie for days, and here is his reaction when he saw it....

Storytime is one of our favorites....

Bo dreaming of a Batman Christmas

My two superheros

Popcorn is in....and there is this same amount stacked on the floor!

Scout Bike ride with my favorite boy scout....

ready for church...and you can't forget the mask!

Bo at his first lego club meeting....it was so neat. ACC library is so wonderful...
So it is my goal to post daily during this wonderful Advent season. I will have elf posts and lots of fun stuff we are up to.
This week thinking a lot about HOPE
and that we all can have hope in eachother, helping eachother and looking out for eachother....
I am hopeful everyday...for so many things.....
thanking a hopeful God for my MANY blessings....