Day: January 9, 2015

We LOVE going to pick out and cut down our tree at the farm! There is almost something magical about it. Being there with our little family, drinking hot chocolate, wearing rain boots and of course finding our beauty. Babes had so much fun splashing in puddles that even having them covered in dirt made it worth wile 🙂 It didn’t take us as long to find our tree as it did last year which was nice as we didn’t have anybody crying to go potty 🙂 (I treasure all of these memories)

We give Thanks to the One and Only Mighty God who has blessed us beyond measure to have ability to gather as one family on this beautiful day and give our gratitude for all of the blessings we receive daily. One of the biggest blessings is ability to live and love! To live without love is easy, to live and love is a daily challenge but the reward is absolutely indescribable. To have your heart full of love is the biggest gift you can receive. I felt full watching all of our family members as we gathered to share a meal and give Thanks to our God! The laughter of children, growing families, being together like that just does not come too often. Thank You Lord! Thank you for your immeasurable blessings that you keep pouring out on us! Thank you for every breath, for every day that is given as an opportunity to make a difference, thank you for your sacrifice and spilled blood for my sins that I may live!

One of my new favorite annual traditions is going with my favorite girls to see the Nutcracker ballet. This performance is put on by the Sacramento Ballet and it is simply beautiful! It was Bella’s third year going and she absolutely loved it. I am not going to lie, her mama and nana loved it just as much or maybe even more 😉 Our great outing was wrapped up by going to the absolute best coffee shop in this universe, Temple. If you want to argue otherwise, you must first try their coffee and then build your argument 🙂 Nothing beats the taste of their coffee, it is truly amazing! Ok, now I feel like this post was more about coffee haha.

I am so grateful to my God for gifting me such wonderful, kind, loving, smart and caring mamusya! She has been my best friend ever since I was old enough to realize it, which has been for many, many years. We all wanted to make it special for her, so we decided to do a little surprise for her and take a few family pictures and then shower her with love at “O”s and Lilya’s home. It was definitely a very blessed and memorable day. I pray that God will keep blessing her with health and joy and many more years of great living! We love you so very much the best mamusya and nana!!!