Pictures in my head

My posts usually have a picture attached to it. A picture speaks a thousand words. It speaks to my life when you see a photo of three little blond boys smiling for the camera.

Today I don't have a picture. Mostly because I don't have the energy to download my current pictures from my camera.

But, there are the pictures in my head of today that I would like to share. Gabriel with his mask and snorkel in the swimming pool. Never coming up for a breath because he doesn't have to. Owen sliding down the slide at the play land and loving every moment of it. Eli riding in the stroller to Gabe's school with no shoes on because who needs shoes when you are nine months old. My husband holding Eli as I sneak out of the house to go to my bible study. This was a day to cherish. A day of laughter, excitement, and learning something new. An evening with Daddy, a movie, and plenty of boy time.

I feel closer to my boys more then ever today. I feel so close to them because I have been given the blessing of time. I'm not busy with a million things. I am busy with my boys. We have all day to go exploring things like the pool and play land at a new rec center we went to today. I don't have any obligations to dictate my days. I have the day with my boys and I can make it into whatever feels right at the time. Yesterday, we stayed home to ride bikes, take naps, and play hide and seek. Tomorrow we will go exploring again. We will meet new friends or maybe we won't. It's all part of this new adventure that God has given us.

As I close my eyes tonight, I see only those three little boys on the couch with their daddy. It sums everything up for me and puts a smile on my face. Everything is right, if only for a moment and mostly because they are all sound asleep upstairs like little angels.