Life Lately

Our life lately has been filled lots of big and little things.

There have been trips to the park:

Gotta love dirty park faces:)

There have been beautiful roses blooming in the rosebush along our side gate: (which are a good metaphor for life, because that bush always scratched the car and drove me CRAZY until I realized it bloomed beautifully)

There have been quiet days enjoying the rocking chairs on our front porch:

And spooning rice cereal for this (very) hungry little boy!

The table has been set for Jewish holiday meals, and lots (and lots and lots) of friends, both big and small, have been coming over lately.

And don't get me wrong--there have been tantrums, and long nights, and babies refusing to go to sleep until they drink 900 bottles (I'm looking at you, Moshe) and all of that good stuff, but I have been really trying to soak in the good lately.

Because when you look around, sometimes those thorny bushes are really beautiful in the end:)

What has been on YOUR mind lately?