nine

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.  ~Thornton Wilder

This week's treasures include:

-- Gym membership for the whole family turned out to be cheaper than bootcamp for just me. Here, Avi and I taking a break from swimming for a snack. 

 -- His excitement in seeing the deer we share our neighborhood with.

 -- This mess. Yep, that's my calculator on the laptop that I was using to pay bills and my lunch on the ironing board. So thankful that my wife tolerates this space that I use to create!

-- After an immunization, everyone deserves to have whatever they want for lunch: french toast with strawberries. 

 -- This beautiful table (my great great grandmother's table) and the families we joined around it. 

 -- Avi and Owen... fast friends!!

 -- Avi giving baby Kate (newest addition to the neighbors family) a smooch on her head. Kate giving the world a hello wave! (sorry for the blurry photo - it was too cute to leave out!)

 -- Arriving home from morning workout to find these two all cuddled enjoying a story.

-- The resilience of these Zinnia's from Lisa's garden seven days ago. 

nine things

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."

Thornton Wilder

This week's treasures include:

- the beautiful relationship between these two.

 - his excitement and hesitancy every time we feed the neighbor's goats.

 - the mirror that I see when I look at this one chewing on grass "just like Ema".

 - that Avi is growing up knowing, first hand, that we share this planet with many.

 - that even when I hate the many things that are wrong with this country... I also love it too. 

 - these hands: curious, gentle, helping, and finding that anything can be a toy.

- anything. grass makes a great tub toy.

 - living a slow enough life to have moments like these. 

- that co-sleeping is still working for us.

9 things...

...for which I'm grateful (in no particular order).

Peace among the species.

Fruition.

Nature's morning majesty.

These helping hands.

Wintertime sunkissed clothes.

 A boy and his horse

The unexpected.

Nourishment.

 Avi's big discoveries: like this diaper that doubles as a neck warmer.

9 things for which I'm grateful

1. color. how it can brighten a room. refresh a wall. change one's perspective.
2. a boy and his doll.
3. Nii Armah Sowah.  
4. fussy pants McGee.
5. honey crisp apples - the taste this time of year can't be beat.
6. laughter... it's the best medicine.
7. a tumbling class filled with several of Avi's favorite friends.
8. comments on my blog posts.
9. the familiarity of my morning barista.