Pictures Week 1 (with a few blessings mixed in)

I don't think I'll always post blessings to go along with pictures, but I'm going back to last week and I can think of so many blessings to go with these.

This was taken after midnight on 1/1/11...so it can count for the first week! We celebrated the New Year with some dear friends, at their house instead of ours because I was injured and on crutches. So my very first blessing goes along w/ this picture...

0001: Friends who are flexible enough to change plans at the last minute. These friends are a true blessing...they are a loving, beautiful family. We love them and our kids all love each other too!


Three blessings for this next picture:

0002: Children who love playing together.

0003: Boys who have been blessed with creative minds.

0004: Our playroom is a blessing...because for the most part it keeps toys from being scattered all over the house.



0005: It's a blessing to see this little girl grow.

0006: Being able to afford gymnastics classes for our daughter is a blessing. She has grown so much stronger since she started. It's hard to believe that only 2 years ago she was a tiny, weak, 18 pound little 2.5 year old girl who could not walk up steps without help and grunted with each breath because she needed heart surgery.

0007: Seeing how her mind works...definitely a blessing. She came up with this acrobatic spoon trick on her own :)

0008: A fun, playful husband who doesn't mind being climbed all over - a blessing!

0009: Extended family who live in town - a blessing!

0010: Extended family who love this little girl to pieces - another blessing!



0011: This middle child is a blessing. This picture shows his funny side as he couldn't quite get the spoon to balance on his nose whatever he did...so he modified the trick a bit.