Day 546: A First

Today I got to attend church with my ENTIRE family, on my side.  That hasn't happened in I don't even know how many years.  And never since we all got married and had kids.  It was really neat to sit there all together.  We swapped babies for a while, and I know that at least for mine that helped him endure the three hours better than he normally does.

There is a group of four 4-year olds that all got to go to the same class in Primary.  They were pretty excited to get to stay together.  I'm not sure how the teacher felt about it though!

And then Sweet P was able to attend the class taught by my parents, along with three of her other cousins.  That was very special.

And that whole experience was my Joyful Moment!

Wishing you all Joyful Moments in filling up a room with people you love!

Day 545: Photo Op

We took a giant family photo today.

And I'll be honest, I think we looked pretty awesome.  I'm super excited to see how they turned out.

And then HH and I walked across the street with the kids to get them a slurpee from 7-11.  In the spirit of honesty--I felt super cute walking around town with my family in our super cute color-coordinated outfits.  Is it weird that that was my Joyful Moment?  Because it was.  We were like a little model family.

A really cute one.

Wishing you all really cute, color-coordinated Joyful Moments!

Day 544: Pool Park

We went to a swimming pool that's more like a water park today.  So much fun!  It was full of Joyful Moments.

The two standouts, though, would have to be playing with one of my youngest nephews in the water for quite some time.  I've hardly seen him since he was born a few years ago, so he usually ignores me.  But he was chasing me and splashing me and getting him to giggle was a great Joyful Moment.

The other Joyful Moment was watching Sweet P go down the big water slide with her grandpa (my dad) and hearing her gush about how fun he made it.

Wishing you all Joyful Moments that really standout!

Day 543: Flamily

Spent time with ALLLLLLLL of my family today!  Awesome!!!!!!!

Joyful Moments galore!

Day 542: More Old Friends

Today I was able to coordinate a meet up with yet another friend I grew up with.  I haven't seen her and her family since Little M was a baby.  She and her family were kind of like cousins to me and my family growing up.  And I just love her.

And she always looks perfectly beautiful, too.

She and her cute family came over.  And she and her husband shared with me their vast knowledge of essential oils--including some that help treat depression!  She's just one of those thoughtful people like that.  So, I'm excited to try out the oils they gave me and see how it goes!

Plus, it was just fantastic to catch up.  So yeah, and evening full of Joyful Moments!

Wishing you all Joyful Moments that smell positively delightful--just like my new essential oils

Day 541: ZooBie DooBie.0

Today I met up with an old old friend at the big zoo in the big city.  He's just one of the most fantastic and quality people I know.  And I haven't seen him and his family since Sweet P and his oldest were both little babies.  So, reconnecting was a super fun Joyful Moment.

And the zoo itself is always a Joyful Moment as well.  It's a tad bit awesomer than our zoo.

Wishing you all Joyful Moments with high quality persons!

Day 540: Serenity

Today was a crazy day.  I just have a ton of stuff to do over the next few days and I'm not really good at pacing myself.  I just like to get it all done right away.  So, as soon as I woke up, my brain was all over the place.

I debated skipping the gym, so I could take care of more stuff today, but ultimately decided that today, of all days, I needed yoga.

Mostly, I had a really hard time focusing and being "in the moment" during yoga.  But finally, near the end, my mind settled down and I was able to just chill and be at peace for a bit.

And then the rest of the day was nuts.

So, that brief moment of serenity was definitely today's Joyful Moment.  One that my body and mind really needed.

Wishing you all Joyful Moments and a chance to just chill!