Sweet Bailee

Last night, the girls and I with one of their friends from church, went to the Keesler Homeschool Group end of the year party. It has been a fluctuating group all year so most people have moved or are about to move and didn't make it so it was much smaller than usual. We met at the marina park for dinner, playing, smores, and then the movie Sing on a big blow up screen. With Dave's work schedule there are many times that he misses out on activities and we miss him! When Bailee found out that he couldn't go she said, "Why does daddy always have to miss the fun stuff?" She was bummed. 

This is how they sat to watch the movie and other kids laid out blankets to sit on

Just a few of the moms in the group. I don't know what happened to the picture on Susan's face.

Then this afternoon Bailee asked me if Dave would be off tonight. I told her he would so she wanted to plan something fun for him since he missed the party last night. She talked about decorating his room and giving him treats so I told her it was a great idea and I was sure he would love even just a little note to wake up to. She surprised me with what she did and it filled my heart when I went upstairs to see. She made a sign and a card and then gave him two starbursts when she woke him up. She wanted to do a movie night to watch Finding Nemo but Dave woke up at the girls bedtime so we plan to fulfill our family movie night tomorrow. There is an EFY song that I listen to when I run and I love the message that the little things in life matter most and Bailee's sweet and simple act of thoughtfulness to Dave brought that song to mind. 

 These are most of the lyrics to the song from Nik Day called Not so Little:

It's the simple things

That matter most in life

It's the subtle things

the day to day

That keep us in the light

                                                      It's not the life or death

The miraculous

That's gonna save our souls

It's the little things, The little things

                                                     That help us grow 
                                                 Every little prayer you say
                                                  Every good choice you make 
                                                    Every little step you take

Makes a difference, such a difference
Every little good thing you do Makes a little change in you

Even though they seem so small
You'll see they're not so little, after all
A little smile Goes a long way

A little act of kindness Can brighten someones day
With repetition you will witness A difference in your heart Cause the little things, the little things go so far.

"I love you. We are going to watch Finding Nemo. From Bailee"

"Thank you for(e) doing the dish(e)s From Bailee" 

April 2017

I have been really good about keeping up with Jennah's mission blog, but not so good about keeping up with our family events! Trying to find balance between daily life responsibilities, mothering, marriage, homeschooling, calling and other church responsibilities is a daily challenge for me which is probably why this is the best way to know what is going on in our lives. It also takes time to keep this up so I am hoping that one day I will have a good schedule to do what is most important and become a master of my life motto to "Be brilliant in the basics" which will probably be when the girls have moved out :)  

Dave and I celebrated our 7th anniversary on April 10th and we were lucky enough that my sweet visiting teacher took our girls for the day so we could go out. We played tennis, went to lunch for sushi and tepanyaki, then stopped in to Dick's sporting goods where we unintentionally left with a new bike for me! It is an all terrain mountain bike and as much as a road bike would cool for city living, I hope to get some off road use at some point so I went with a mtn bike. We picked up the girls, went home to plant roses, and then all 4 of us rode our bikes to the marina park on base where the girls played for a bit before riding back home. One of my family life missions... COMPLETE! I have always liked the idea of having bikes as a family and riding together and now we live where we can ride from our house to a park which is great! The humidity of summer is starting to set in now so we were able to get a handful of bike rides in the last month and probably won't be able to pick it up again until the fall/winter. The pool and splash pads are all open now though so we will have plenty to do through the heat! 

 

On April 4th we went with our sweet friends, the Blanks, to Ben and Jerry's for free ice cream day! There was also a lady who was doing amazing and free face painting!