271/365: Reaching this Day of Remembrance

"Many are our blessings on this Day of Remembrance. We give thanks for life itself, for all that sustains body and mind, for love and friendship, for the delights of the senses, and for the excellence of the Torah which deepens our life and enriches our days. O let abundant life be the heritage of all earth's children!" Thank goodness for reaching this Day of Remembrance 5772

263/365: matching pajamas

Once in a while, there is nothing like two little siblings matching exactly...I love it! Thank goodness for matching pajamas

262/365: sweet sleeping baby boy

Can you tell that daddy did bedtime tonight? Luke's snaps are all misaligned and his diaper is out for all to see...but it didn't stop him from getting a non-stop trip on the shluffy train. My favorite times are checking on my sleeping boys before I go to sleep myself...thank goodness for sweet sleeping baby boy

260/365: pee wee soccer

Today was Sam's first day playing organized recreational soccer! He was so excited for the cleats, shin guards, team orange shirt and especially the snack at the end of the game! We were excited to mingle with the mommies and daddies and enjoy the short little walk to fields from our house. Day one was a success! Sam started out clinging to me and moved to running with the team, scoring a point for the opposing team and having a great morning! I'm sure there will be many blog posts of Sam in action on the field every Saturday morning! Thank goodness for pee wee soccer

259/365: favorite books

So I picked up this funny potty book for Sam when he was first learning to use the toilet and the title is, Everyone Poops. It talks about all the different animals and how they go and of course how adults go and at the end of the book it shows all the animals lines up and says "everyone eats so..." and then you turn the pages and it is the back of all the animals and it says, "everyone poops!" When I went to tuck Sam in tonight, there he was amongst his "buddies" and says he wanted me to take an "everyone poops picture of him" ha ha! Thank goodness for favorite books

258/365: the birds

It looked like an Alfred Hitchcock movie in our back yard tonight...there were so many of these white birds perched all throughout the trees! I tried to snap a photo or two when they began flying away after they heard my camera but many were blurry. This is definitely a skill I want to work on during the next class I take in October...being able to show movement minus the blur and still demonstrating quality and clarity. Thank goodness for the birds

257/365: bubbly love

When I haven't taken a picture all day, and it has been harder to get them in now that I am back at work part of the week, the boys and their bath is my picture-perfect time to capture a priceless pic! Tonight there were many cute splashy photos but this one really captures just how much Sam loves Luke and he really loves baths with him...actually, lately, he would rather shower if Luke isn't going to be in the tub with him! He loves on him, tries to get him to giggle and his baby talk with Luke is the cutest! Thank goodness for bubbly love