Never mind that the kitchen still had dirty dishes on the counter. Never mind that there was a pile of toys in the office. Never mind that I had a list sitting on the counter that wasn't all crossed off.
It was a rare and sweet moment. I don't want to forget it.
I also don't want to forget the party we had on Saturday. The Lord was gracious to work out the many details. I was so thankful throughout the day.
Because Silas' birthday is so close to the twins, we had a party for all three this year. We haven't ever done that before and while I don't think it will always be our pattern, it was fun this year.
Silas and Simeon happily agreed on a cake together...
And Lieren picked this one at first glance...
We partied at a park that has a splash pad, which was wonderful because it was HOT as we all gathered.
As we came in to sing cut cake and snack, a storm rolled in quick and the rain poured. Like I said, there was so much to be thankful for. I kept thinking how glad I was that we had a shelter just perfect for the amount of people we had.
It was a bit hard to keep the candles lit with the wind, but we managed.
Thankfully (again!) I had gotten a piñata so we had something to do after snacking while the rain plummeted in sheets. The kids LOVED it. It was the kind where you pull the strings to open but what's the fun in that? I let them whack it first...
As you can see, Silas knocked it off its hanger...ha ha ha! It was hilarious. He was so proud. So a friend of ours held it for Lieren to have a go.
Then we used the strings like you're supposed to...
Sim finally pulled the last string and the candy rained down...
I was thankful to look around at the little friendships in the room. God has certainly been faithful.
And darling Blaise did so well all day being the only one not being in the center of attention. I got him a little something for when we got home. After the week we had, though, he finally gave in and slept a long long nap with his new scratch book in hand...
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