In this moment

In this moment:

The house is quiet. So quiet I can hear the hum of the refrigerator and the clicking of the keyboard keys.

In this moment, Nicholas is at soccer practice - again! I am so glad Steve loves taking him and I can stay on the couch in my jammy pants and out of the cold air.

In this moment, Luke is upstairs, looking for his Bionicles bucket. He has been watching a Lego club magazine dvd and has been inspired to build and create. We just finished making Origami Yoda, like the book. I have to say - the one Nicholas built looks way better than mine. He has his Daddy's talent and Luke was very happy with the way the one I made for him turned out, so I'm not complaining.

In this moment, Steve is with Nicholas. He will be bringing us dinner on the way home. He takes the boy to soccer and provides dinner. Have I mentioned how much I love that sweet man?

In this moment, baby Kate is alive and well inside of me. Every day I can feel her growing stronger. She is a girl with opinions already. She does not like to be squished. If I roll over too far toward my tummy when I'm lying on my side, she goes a little nuts. She will kick and kick until I move. The other day I was lying on the couch, with a book propped up on my stomach, and suddenly the book started to pop up and down like popcorn. I'm pretty sure she wanted me to move it. But I didn't, because it was so much fun to watch the book jump. Steve got to see but the boys were already in bed and missed out on all the excitement.

In this moment, it does not take much to make me happy. I have been reminded of all the things that really matter and I have learned so much about myself and what is important to me and my family.

In this moment, I am thrilled that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. We are going to PA this year, to Mt. Gretna, to spend the week in a cabin on the mountain. I am hoping for snow. I am so happy to have my husband, children, aunt, uncle, and cousins around me for an entire week. This is a very rare treat. Usually, they come to Charlotte to visit and I have to share them with the whole family. Plus, I won't be home to clean house! Hah! Now, that is vacation! Plus, we are thinking we will take the boys to Washington, DC for the day while we are there. We fly into Baltimore and it is only a 30 minute train ride to DC from our hotel. I think it would be such a shame to miss out on the experience when we are so close. Plus, when Kate gets here, it will be harder to do day trips into DC. We are going to take advantage.

In this moment, I know how blessed I am and I am so thankful for a God that loves me so much. Every dream I ever had has come true. I am so grateful.