Take Time To Stop And Smell The Laundry

Chris and I had loads of laundry to do this weekend so we made a morning of it and Nolan was in such a good mood I couldn't help myself so I put in him the laundry basket to see what he would do.  He spent a 1/2 hour in the thing just smiling and talking.  He taught me a lesson and made me realize to have fun with the simple things in life.  I love this little boy and am thankful for the pearls of wisdom he enlightens me with everyday!

Caught In The Act

I was working downstairs the other day and left Nolan in our room to nap, I came up to check on him and this is what I found.

I hope he doesn't make this a habit, but for now it melts my heart.

Stop, Drop and Roll

The morning following Nolan's blessing we were woken up at 2 AM by a bright light and a lot of people standing outside. After coming to, we came to the realization that there was a fire somewhere really close, so Chris and I hopped out of bed and ran outside to see what all the commotion was.

Apparently, the fourplex of townhomes 20 feet away from us that were being built caught on fire (which we later found out was arson, and they haven't found the culprit). By the time we got outside the flames were 60 feet high and embers were blowing everywhere.  We watched in horror as the townhomes quickly burned one by one and we were scared that our own home was going to catch on fire.

With the help of a lot amazing firemen (it was a 4 alarm fire), they were able to put the fire out fairly quickly and with no one hurt. We were really lucky as we didn't get damage of any kind at our place or our neighbors.  I am so grateful that we have Firemen and they work round the clock to help protect and keep us safe from harms way.

Here are some video my neighbor took and pictures of the damage - and most of this was shot/taken as the fire was already somewhat contained so you wont see the full effect.

Count Your Many Blessings

Sunday, June 5th was a special one for our family, we BLESSED Nolan in church.  The Spirit was so strong and  he was such an angel the whole day and didn't make a peep.  It was a busy/crazy day, but we loved having all the people we love and care about come and support us for this wonderful occasion. We are so BLESSED to have Nolan in our lives.

Stop And Smell The Tulips

A few weeks ago I went to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Pointe with my mom.  The flowers were beautiful so I wanted to share a few of my favorite picts.