ANNA QUINDLEN : Life is made of moments, small pieces of silver amidst long stretches of tedium. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, but particularly in lives as busy as the ones most of us lead now, that won't happen. We have to teach ourselves now to live, really live...to love the journey, not the destination.
I love that quote. These are some of our attempts to love the journey these past couple weeks.
Backyard camping - One night at the spur of the moment we decided to camp in the backyard. We put up the tents, let the kids play until midnight (our fun neighbors came over too), and read stories with the flashlight. Somehow, spur of the moment things usually are the most fun. :)
North Willow - Our friends from Las Vegas (the Olsen's) were in town for a little while, and we were lucky enough to be able to spend a day with them. We planned on camping, but it was so rainy the day we were going to leave. The next day was perfect, so we headed to the canyon that morning. We ate lunch, went hiking, rode 4-wheelers, and played catch (Julia and I played softball together for 10 years and still play catch whenever we see each other - even when we were both 8 months pregnant with Addie and Jake :)). And to top it all off we cooked some amazing dutch oven chicken and cobbler. In hindsight, it turned out even better that way than camping, especially with a 7 month old. :) Everything was perfect.
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My goal is to make as much silver as I can for us this summer. :)
2 comments:
It looks like you guys are already having a fun summer! I am very excited for July 4th weekend, Jeff and I both got it off :) I miss all of you!
Danica,
I LOVE reading your blog! You are so inspiring. I can tell that you love being a mother and you use every moment you can to cherish your children. Thank you so much for the reminders of what motherhood really should be.
~ Jen
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