Blessed!

I'm feeling very thankful for my family!! I've been thinking a lot how blessed I am to have such wonderful family around. This past weekend my parents took the kids home with them for the weekend. The kids had a blast - they played with all the toys, rode on the loader, went to the park, saw my grandpa, visted Dave's mom and dad (aka Granny and Papa), rode the pony and loved every minute of it. Meanwhile, Dave and I had a weekend just the two of us! Now I bet you are realizing why I feel blessed! Yes, I sure do, but not only because Dave and I have parents that love our kids and enjoy spending time with them, but also for so many other reasons. I'm just so thankful for a "close" family, I'm very close to my family and have grown very close to Dave's family also. My mom is my best friend and one of the best examples I could ever have. My dad is the picture of strength and endurance and would do anything for anyone! You know how people talk about mother-in-laws, as if it's a bad word, well I love Dave's mom, she is like a second mom to me, she's a wonderful Granny - I seriously couldn't have asked for a better mother-in-law. Dave's dad is wonderful too, I love listening to all his stories and all he has been through! Yes, I'm blessed!! I think a "close" family is rare these days and my prayer is that I can pass on to my kids the "closeness" I have with my family!

While the kids were off enjoying time with grandparents, Dave and I went fishing for the day! We had a great time and caught some really big fish. I'm not as hard core about fishing as Dave is so I did a little reading too. As I was sitting there reading and looking up watching Dave fish, I kept thinking about how blessed I am to be married to him. When I was in junior high until Dave and I were engaged I prayed every night that God would give me a husband that would love me and God forever! At the time I didn't even realize what that would mean, but now looking back God answered that prayer beyond what I could have ever imagined. He is amazing and I'm so grateful for him.

Needless to say - I am BLESSED!!