everything right

Today, we were all dog-tired.  In fact, it is 3:30 and I'm still in my jammas.

But there are a few good reasons for that.

Hubby and I had dear friends come to visit on Friday night.
It was so good to stay up late and let good, real conversation fill our home.  No one wanted to say good bye.  That's the kind of friendship you know is worth sacrificing sleep over.

Anyway, they left past 1 am and the girls were up with the sun on Saturday morning.

Saturday was also the day my parents were coming to watch the girls so that Hubby and I could go on a date night with other, equally cherished friends, and finish our Christmas shopping.

Peach and I started the day by making paper lanterns to decorate our hallway.

Then grams and gramps came and the real fun began.

grandma had a gingerbread house to decorate while mommy and daddy were away.

i'm told that peach did most of the eating and grandma did most of the building.

it only fell down three times.  :)

but the memory was a good one.

When we got home from a lovely Christmas-inspired evening, we stayed up chatting with my parents and, again, got up early with the littles.

Peach had to show my parents the video she got from Santa.

After they left, we got busy on some crafty Christmas presents.  More pictures to come on those after Christmas.

Wouldn't want to ruin the surprise for anyone.  :)

Needless to say, after all that excitement, a nap was in order today.

So, what has become one of my favorite weekend activities ensued:

family nap

And as the rhythmic breathing of sleeping bodies commenced, I ran to get my camera.

Because scenes like this just fill my heart right up to the brim.

I snapped a quick pic and then did what I love more than just about anything else - crawled into bed next to my sweet babe and smiled as I looked over at my guy gently snuggling our little lady.

I have days when I could complain about everything.

Days when grumbling and negativity threaten to steal my joy.

In fact, right now the house is a disaster.  A load of crumpled laundry sits next to me unfolded.  I haven't wrapped a single Christmas gift.  And I could go on about other things that just don't seem quite right.

But I won't.

Because when life gives you a moment like this...

oooooh.

Take it and run with it.

Or, in my case

Nuzzle down into your pillow.

Tell God that you love Him.

Thank him for a warm house to block the cold wind,

the food you ate,

and the people softly snoring next to you.

Ask Him for a few BIG things that are weighing on your heart right now.

And let that little tear roll down your cheek.

The one that says, 

"In a world where lots of things go wrong, I'm so glad that we get little moments like this when everything seems so right."