passing time

I'll admit that, on occassion Joel and I have counted down the minutes until the kids' bedtime. The days where we feel like we've read every book in the house... twice, played every game and even had a dance party(yes, we have dance parties) but, it's still not even 7:00.... Then Joel usually has a brilliant idea like busting out his guitar.

This was a couple weeks ago but, I remember every detail because it was a exhausting day. We had a long day then, decided to go to church that Saturday night and, by the end, we were all standing outside church! Just that kind of day. Crying kids in church, whining thru supper, rice cereal for Henry, bathing babies, bedtime routine made for two tired parents but, we made it thru and, we were still smiling at the end.

I love this picture. Norah's waiting for a reaction from Joel and Henry's just hapy to "be"

 I guess even when we're busy trying to pass time, some really amazing memories are in the making!

All in all, it was a really great day.