Blessings in the Form of Moments

This week was full of moments that make me glad I am who I am. That I'm blessed with the family that I have. That we've had the weather we have. The friends we have. That I have a testimony in Christ. 

It's hard to have a bad day when the sun is shining and the weather is designed for daily outings. 

~MoNdAy~

It was one of those perfect days that make all the imperfect ones fade away. 

I had special moments with each kid. 

Somehow had time to get the whole house clean.

Received a surprise invite to lunch with Travis. 

Enjoyed a beautiful walk with Addie and Nala before playing barefoot in the leaf covered yard.

Finished an Audio book.

Took a nap! 

The boys and I raked leaves, cleaned the garage, and broke apart the large cardboard boxes (with bats:).

Maddix got to go on the roof with my neighbor (thanks, Rick!) in search of Aaron's bouncy ball!

Threw the frisbee as a family once Travis came home -LOVED-

Night ended with some of the most touching prayer from my boys. 

Seriously, don't know how the day fit all it did! 

~TuEsDaY~

But of course, not everyday can be so good... 

Flu shots. 

2 Blown out diapers.

A lot of baby sass during a LONG grocery run.

Rushed After-school routines... and couldn't seem to get caught up! 

Oh! But Travis's residency group won the pumpkin contest with their AWESOME BB8 design! 

~Wednesday~

Got to have a girls lunch with some friends.

Our Ward Trunk-or-Treat! Travis was NOT a doctor!!

Travis: Glammed up 80's Rocker! 

Lacey: Prof. Trewlawny

Maddix: Severus Snape (couldn't die his hair that night)

Aaron: Cutest Harry Potter in the World

Adeline: Hedwig, the owl

~ThUrsDaY~

A Day Completely derailed from what I had planned!!! 

Slept through my alarm for the gym, ran to the walmart photo lab REAL quick to grab pictures (so i'm basically in pj's), but I find out the lab doesn't open for another 40 minus. Addie and I wander and burn time (something that kills me to do!) before we FINALLY get our pictures. On the way out Addie poops, but I'm headed home, right? I'll change her there. Put my stuff in the trunk, close the trunk, and IMMEDIATELY realize my keys are in the trunk and the car didn't unlock like it's supposed too (the key is supposed to keep it from ever locking us out... ugh). Also realize my phone is inside. Say a quick prayer. My BIGGEST blessing of the week pulls in and parks across from me. She let me use her phone... which did no good because Travis was sitting in an all day test and I don't know anyone else number here. So I plan to walk the couple of miles home, carrying Addie. This wonderful woman offers to drive me home. I wake my neighbor up to get my spare key. Get inside to grab my spare car key. She takes us back. I thank her profusely and go home to change my poopy baby. 

This could have been the worst moment of my week! And it really was for the briefest moment before the Lord sent me that wonderful woman who turned it into the best moment of my week. It was a testimony builder of how we're never alone, and there are good people in the world. So pay it forward! 

Then the day just dipped further down hill when I spent 2 1/2hrs on the phone in a three way call with the credit card company and GAP over a zillion charges on our card that shouldn't be there!! Blah... 

Oh and I never did shower for the day... 

and I couldn't get on top of ANYTHING that day... 

At one point I was STILL on the phone after Addie's nap and she was just screaming and I couldn't hear the people on the phone, so I literally gave Addie a giant box of open gold fish and let her walk all around the front room, dumping in a trail behind her as he stomped on them, ate them, and fed them to the dog... but it's all I could do to get her to be quiet so I could finished that phone call from hell!! 

~FrIdAy~

Hayrides at the school! Parent's weren't allowed to come, but Aaron's teacher sent me a pic, thank goodness:)

Family Movie Night was my choice: Beauty and the Beast, live action. We all cuddled in blankets and shared a bowl of popcorn! 

~SaTuRdAy~

Enjoyed a Lazy morning. 

Accomplished several hours of yard work! 

Made it to the pumpkin patch!

Attended the coolest Murder Mystery Party!!!!! 

(My character was a secretly pregnant barmaid... fitting lol, and Travis was "Carny Folk," and DANG did he pull off the character!!! Everyone did such a good job with their costumes and characters, I can't wait to do another one! 

Baseball break

Promiscuous Barmaid
and a Carny Folk

LtoR: The bad Boy biker trying to start over, The trailer park owner, The country
Wester wanna be stars, Promiscuous Barmaid, Carny Folk, Sheriff, Reverend and
his Wife! 

~SuNdAY~

Attended a meeting before church, which meant Travis got to bring the kids and get them ready while I read scriptures and saved our seats; not going to lie, I enjoyed that :D

Travis made crepes for lunch.

We all snuggled as a family in blankets in the warm sun spot on the rug and watched a Sunday movie/napped. 

Visited with some "Church Family" for dinner.
P.s. I have to mention that for this World Series we've been a house divided, Dodgers vs. Redsox

and my Sox just won!!!! I won't rub it in or anything, but between this defeat and the pitiful BYU game, Travis just said, "this has been a terrible week of sports for me." lol... Sorry Babe!