Little Joys

With all the excitement of Emily joining our household, my birthday snuck up very unexpectedly. In fact, the night before we realized that we were in no position to celebrate and have put off the festivities a few days. My first day as a 23 year old was full of little joys that made it an absolutely wonderful birthday:

Andrew stayed home during the morning instead of going to campus like he usually needs to.

Emily and I actually got ourselves dressed and did not stay in our pajamas all day.

We took a walk outside and enjoyed the very cool fall weather.

We had a wonderful afternoon nap.

I had enough energy to do all the dishes! AND help make dinner (it was a frozen dinner but it still feels like a huge accomplishment).

I got to talk to a dear friend for the first time in 18 months now that she is home from her mission.

My brother Derick and Andrew’s brother Sam sent their weekly mission emails and we got wonderful updates on their lives and enjoy their proud uncle comments.

I just love hanging out with my sweet Emily. Can’t believe she is already two weeks old!