Rainy Friday!

This is the beautiful view outside our back window. The big mountain is hiding up there in the clouds. I love knowing that there's lots up moisture up there and down here today! What a beautiful day!

Usually on Fridays at this time I am at the kids' school heading up the running club, but I get to be home instead, watching the rain fall outside and feeling warm indoors.

I just hung up the phone with my sister... . No, actually the phone battery is dying, and only gives me about 10 minutes max to talk before it quits working on me. Anyway, she asked me if I was planning on going to work once Jacob starts school. That is a question I have asked myself several times and toyed with the answer. Should I get a job to free up our finances a bit, to pursue my field that I graduated in, and for various other reasons that are never-ending? It's funny, long before I was even at this stage of life, I knew I wanted to stay at home, and that if I was blessed enough to be able to, I would be plenty busy helping out in the schools, and getting things done around here. And yet, now that it's really here, I've questioned my resolve. But I'm back where I began, as long as I can be home, I feel like I need to be here. In fact, I feel that I'll be more needed here than ever. Thank goodness I have a wonderful, supportive husband. His mother, whom I think the world of, chose to and was blessed to be able to stay home throughout Brian's growing up and all of his siblings as well. I know a lot of people can't, but while I can, I will take advantage of this time. I'll be here when my kids get sick, need a shoulder to cry on, have exciting news to share, forget something that I can run to them at school. I'll volunteer in their classrooms, chauffeur them to and from their activities, cook, bake, clean house, make our house a home, do running club, teach rad kids, fulfill my church callings, exercise, read good books, be on the school community council, deal with the unexpected, and stay home on a rainy day, if I can. (o:

I get to enjoy 1 1/2 more weeks with my little buddy before school lets out, and I'm going to enjoy these days as much as possible. Here's a few pics from the last couple days:

One of our favorite breakfasts is toast and honey. It's especially good when it's Cox's creamy honey and there's a cup of milk to go with it.

Most every morning, Jacob and I do our own preschool. The picture at the bottom is of a car driving to Daddy's work. We are hoping to go there to have lunch with Daddy next week - it's a fun treat! Maybe we'll park at the furthest south stop and catch the train to ride into downtown.

Sometimes Jacob will surprise me and comb his own hair to get ready for the day. Isn't he so handsome?!

Yesterday, I took Jacob to the park with his friends for a picnic and to play. It was a beautiful sunny day, in contrast to our beautiful rainy day today.

The laundry is calling, and then I get to take my little buddy out for a treat. He earned an ice cream and donut at the store for being very brave last night. I don't usually bribe him with treats, but this time it was well worth it.

I'm looking forward to more rain, and crossing my fingers that it will clear up just long enough for our outdoor school movie tonight. But we'll take what we get, and enjoy a Friday night together as a family no matter what we do.