Joy and Rejoicing

So, Meghan and I were loading and unloading dishes together tonight and I started to really think about how great our kids are. I completely appreciated all that Meghan does to help around the house. Lately, she has been a really great helper with Andrew, too. In fact, he often calls for her to help him with things rather than me. (I especially enjoy and appreciate that.) She'll watch movies with him, help him in the bathroom, help him get bathed or just about anything else. She is also really wonderful with the twins. We're so lucky to have such a great daughter!

Then, I started thinking about sweet Caleb and how he is gone with Cade and Becca. And while I realized that he tends to fly under the radar a little bit around here . . . I realized how much he adds to the dynamics of our family. For example, when I asked him how it is to be so cute he answered, "Well, let's just say, it isn't easy." I love his dry sense of humor. He really is a little Michael.

Next of course is Jacob. It was so darling to see the joy in his sweet little face when he got to shoot the first hoop on our new Sports Court and it went in! He was so tickled. He is so full of hugs and smiles . . .you just can't help but feel good about life when Jacob's around (even when he tells me that hugging me is like laying on a big pillow) . . . I guess I'll take that as a compliment?

Like Caleb says, the great thing about Andrew is whenever he asks you a question, he always provides the answer for you. He is hilarious! Today, his Primary teach game up to me to let me know that Andrew said the closing prayer today in Primary. This is huge considering just a couple of months ago he refused to even go to Primary! Now, if we could just kick the kid out of the parents' room . . .love him . . . just not his feet in our backs all night long.

The babies . . . are darling . . . and so much fun . . . . especially adorable when they are both asleep, which seemed like it would never happen today at church.

When Michael and I got married Grandma Claudia told me that he was "a diamond in the rough" and it was my job to smooth him out. Well, as a dad . . . he is an excellent one. Our kids absolutely adore him. It has been so fun to see how "polished" he has become.

Well enough sapiness . . until next time