Simple things we enjoyed-February

Trains. Oh, how they adore trains! And they adore each other... Most of the time:)

Family bowling:

Our heart shaped pancakes Valentine tradition:

Moments like this:

Skiing with friends and an adults only weekend away to rejuvenate and relax. I've been wanting to do this all winter. It's been 10 years since I've skied and I was a little nervous but it was so much fun!

Finally getting outside to play in the snow:

Playing  with random items. Ewwww:

Simple things we enjoyed-January

A laundry helper- without me even asking her to help!

The imagination of this girl! Our kitty on our counter. She wants a cat soooo bad. She wants to BE a cat even more.

That this guy loves projects like his mama. He wanted glue for Christmas and spends a lot of time gluing buttons on pages:

The goofiness that is just our family. I often feel short on sleep and patience, but we are never short on laughs:

(Potty training isn't going so well when he wants to wear his "underwears" on his head.

Moments like this, watching them play together makes my heart happy, a phrase my little ones often ask. "Is your heart happy?" Oh yes:

~Angela

Simple things we enjoyed (December)

Some of our favorite holiday festivities....

Bell ringing for the Salvation Army. This time with my mom!

Baking Christmas cookies with grandparents!

Seeing Santa 

The return of Elfie and his shenanigans

And his watch over the kids who weren't always behaving...

There were also some new adventures, like our bus trips with friends to look at Christmas lights

Real Christmas lights at our house!

And my favorite of all, spending Christmas in our home we love with the people we love. We worshipped at our church and it was every bit as wonderful as I'd hoped. This was not a present to be unwrapped with paper, but truly my favorite gift this year. 

Simple things we enjoyed November 2015

A 10 year anniversary trip to Aruba where we read, rested, relaxed and had uninterupted conversations with each other in the sand and sun.

I also found some heart shaped coral!

Watching our kids play together, using their imagination and tightening their bond.

Thanksgiving day 5k and a guy who is bsck to running after his mountain bike crash/injury.

Holiday preparations! And the magic that surrounds the season.