Musings...

I am just sitting here with a full heart and had to blog to remember a few things that have happened today.  It is drizzling outside, getting cooler.  We have all our windows open and the clean freshness makes me want to dance!  Miss Abby Kate did not take a nap today (she did sleep until 7pm during her nap yesterday and then went down at 8:30 and slept until 7:30 this morning).  So she stayed in bed during quiet time and then I got her up at 3.  We went out on the back porch, put a small fire in the fire pit and popped some popcorn.  She snuggled in my lap and we ate popcorn, watching it rain.  When she thought I wasn't watching, she "secretly" shared her popcorn with Belle and Callie, our dogs.  She has been pretty in love with them lately...which consequently, makes me love them more too.  She wants to be outside with them all the time.  I shut the door a while ago (we have a screen door and it has been open today) and she exclaimed, "NO MOM!  I have to talk to Belle and Callie!"  So she has been out there with them for the past hour, just talking and petting.  Last night, she sat by Belle in the grass and said, "Belle, see the moon?!"  It made my heart melt.  

I started tossing popcorn into Abby Kate's mouth today and she got SO tickled.  A deep belly laugh.  We then played on her swing set and she kept wanting to do the monkey bars, which we did and she got even more tickled trying to do that.  

I am just SO blessed.  This child has filled me with more joy than I could have ever imagined.  The time I spend with her is so precious.  I am so thankful for a husband who shares the same heart and passion and does whatever necessary so I can stay home full time.   I am thankful for a child who is becoming more and more amazing to me each day.  I love who she is!  I love her spunk, her heart, her tenderness, her laughter, her love of outdoors, her kindness, her love of affirmation, her delight in small things.  I just love her!  Thank you Father for creating her with such fear and wonder and making her ours!