Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Happy

Its amazing the small things that bring me joy. Here are a few recent ones.

  • Katie giving me and Carl a kiss goodnight every single night and before she goes to school. She initiates this
  • Jordan reading to me while I cook dinner
  • Alex spending all his free time writing
  • all the kids sitting around the coffee table drawing or doing puzzles while humming the theme song to Little House on the Prairie (still makes me laugh thinking about it.)
  • Alex: "I'm Mr. Spacely. Grant, you're George." (name that 80s cartoon)
  • Hearing the kids practice the piano
  • Seeing the kids sing in Sacrament Meeting at church
  • Watching Katie and Carl read Fablehaven together
  • Grant letting me hold him in my lap (doesn't happen much anymore)
  • Alex, getting up at 6am to get all his work done. Some days he's so motivated

I wonder if there anything in the world that brings more happiness than family...and more misery, but that's a topic for another day.

4 comments:

sara said...

Love it. I was just thinking earlier today about the little things every day that make such a big difference in personal happiness.

(the Jetsons! Is it currently on TV somewhere?)

emily said...

that katie! she's so great.

Katie said...

It's nice reading about the positive things you see that make you happy. It makes me happier just reading your blog. Makes me want to be more positive too. Thanks for sharing.

Eli and Candace said...

I love that you always keep it real... nothing brings you more happiness or misery :) That us a cute list of the simple pleasures in life.