Happy Moments

So the last couple of days I have had some happy moments. This summer has been somewhat of a whirlwind. We have had sweet happy moments, and we have had grumpy moments. Sometimes I get so overwhelmed as a mother, that I just run around like a chicken with my head cut off.....and I don't even stop to smell the roses. This week I have been trying to slow down and enjoy the funny and sweet things my kids say. It really works!! It has made me really enjoy my kids a lot more. And I think they have enjoyed me more. Braden has a giggle that is so endearing. I noticed it the other night when we were brushing our teeth in the bathroom together. Somehow (don't ask me how).....it ended up in mom (a.k.a.=me) "shaking her booty"....and Braden just giggled. I have stopped a moment or two to watch Kyle light up with excitement as he was telling Emmet something. There was a twinkle in his eyes that I don't always notice. Today when we were at the water park....I had a sweet moment when Kyle came over to grab our bag of fish crackers and ask if he could share some with the friends he had just met. As he was walking away he said, "Because that's what friends do." I have recognized that Dallin's need to be physical doesn't always mean "rough." He gives great hugs and kisses. And Tyson loves to snuggle too. I know that it is difficult to wean a child from thumb-sucking.....but it is so endearing when he snuggles up on my lap with his PINK soft blanket and sucks his thumb. And of course, I couldn't forget my little angel. I have had people at church tell me that they love to watch her just light up when her little brothers talk to her. I've taken notice more since those comments, and it is true. She knows her brothers, and just grins ear to ear when they come around. It is endearing to see those relationships start so young. It is amazing how life experiences just connect together. I taught the lesson in Young Women's this Sunday and it was about Eternal Perspective. I know this calling is for my benefit, because I feel like I learn so much as I prepare these lessons. This week as I have tried to slow down, I feel like my perspective was able to change. Instead of the normal frazzled, pessimistic "summer" mother......I felt like I was able to view my kids through different lenses. I am thankful for the happy moments.