Our kids

The last few days we have had the opportunity to hang out in smaller family units. Either myself with Willow, Melissa with Willow, bit of us with Willow (seems to be a bit of a trend here) as well as individual time with Xander and me like this morning as well as individual time just with Avery. Here are the stories so far.



I am trying to remember what was going on this night. From what I can remember, Xander and Avery were not here and Willow and I spent a bit of time watching some of the Olympics together.





Mom was getting some studying done so naturally we had a dance party.


Then we played a game that required all if our imagination skills.
Xander thought of a game where we thought up a battle machine. Indicated of it was good or bad. Then physically build this's imaginary machine with our hands and place it in the store to be sold.


This is at the point where I was channeling my inner child so that I could be a player in this game.
Let me tell you, in terms of imaginary build and sell games I am in my prime.



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Gratefulness

I am doing a course right now. It talks about being grateful. The issue for me is that some times I am either not grateful or the things I am grateful for are things in the past. Things that I used to have and want again.
This is not a good game to play. It doesn't lead anywhere healthy and only continues to keep me in a place longing for the other!
I find that it is hard to look back on things with a genuine appreciation for what they were without feeling a sense of loss and longing.
I want to change this, I want to experience my past and my memories with fondness and appreciation for the awesomeness that they were not for what I don't have now, not with longing and sadness.

So here I go.
I am grateful for my wife. She lis amazing, she is creative in a way that seems so broad she and most other people have a hard time nailing down anything specific. She can decorate an empty space for a party on a non-existent budget and make it into some of the best party memories I have and do it effortlessly. She plays music and it is some of the most beautiful I have ever heard!
She is also the mother if my three beautiful children and they hold everything that is beautiful about her with in them. I love you Melissa!
I am grateful for the Opportunities I am receiving where I work and the compliments on the job that I am doing.
I am grateful for our house that is in an area we can afford and allows out children to go to a great school.
I am grateful that my children are healthy.
I am grateful that my children are whiling to talk to us and express their emotions.
I am grateful for having five wonderful years in Altona and the friends I made there.
And I am grateful for what the future holds in the unknown!

Good luck to day as you search for something to be grateful for.