Happiness

It's 2 pm. The baby is sleeping. The kids are at school **Hooray!!** and I have forced myself to take a shift break- a break from the laundry that now sits half folded on the couch, the angel food cake pan that has been soaking since last night in cold crumb water and many various other tasks I could be doing right now. Instead, I took a facebook/blog break and one post inspired me to write. You know how cute babies inspire you to smile and kiss and squeeze their cheeks? This LDS New York blogger makes me want to blog and use cool similes and blog some more. She did get a tattoo and that almost made me not follow her blog anymore, but she is just amazing. And New York is amazing (do you know that I LOVE New York? LOVE!). So there you go. The baby Declan is sick today. His first sickness. Poor little guy! He awoke from his first nap early- hot and sweaty, grumpy and fussy.  Which is weird because normally he is very happy and smiley and will play on the floor happily...

***This is my first monthly update blog post! Enjoy!*** July was a busy month for us!! First of all, Asher turned 8 on the 8th (his golden birthday!) and was baptized on the 12th.  For his birthday, Asher got his very first set of scriptures and a new scripture case as well as a Lego Movie Lego Set, a basketball hoop for the swimming pool, fun bike things and an art set from his grandma! Asher was SO excited to get baptized. Amy, Fox and Cash, Coco, Quincy and Arthur came to visit and to be there for the baptism. The stake was in charge and 4 kids were baptized that day. It went really well and afterwards we came home to cinnamon rolls and big p  Asher and Dad on his baptism day  All who were there!  Coco loved Sadie!  Cousins! Declan is almost 3 months here and Arthur is 5 months. Asher's birthday: we got one of those balloon making kits at the dollar store and Ethan made this balloon hat for Asher for...