My Beautiful Chaos ...

The house was absolutely bursting with life this weekend.Just what I needed,coming off the past week.We had ALL the kids home together at one point or another.Of course the "boys",Matt,Danny and Brandon, were here as well.Brandon actually heads to college in Arizona on Tuesday.He's off to play football at the University of Arizona.We will sure miss him around here.I think Miss Zoey most especially.He is an outstanding young man.One we have been so proud to having hanging around here for the better part of almost two years.He is going to do great.We know that.It's just Taylor's fragile heart we're most worried about.As for the rest of the crew,Jess did head up to San Francisco for a friends wedding but by Sunday evening we were all under one roof.Of course the day had to come to a close at one point or another.Danny,Caitlin and Charlie had to get back to their own life in San Diego but that is just how it goes.I'll take what time I can have with them and know how lucky I am that they even want to venture our way.Speaking of Charlie ... she is just perfect.Delicate and oh my,is that little peanut strong.Charlotte just turned 5 weeks old and if you can believe it,I do have multiple pieces of video evidence if need be but Charlotte rolls.Yes,rolls.Put her on her tummy and she rolls to her back.Never have seen anything like it in my life.Zoey was so great with her.Danny and Caitlin also brought her a darling baby doll to love on as practice too.For the most part,Zoey was so very gentle,with the occasional ever so quick "extra pat" but other then that she really just wanted to be close to her.When Charlie was crying,Zoey would make a sad face and was very concerned and had to be brought closer to check it out for herself.You can see her doing it in a few of the pictures.The boys played the very proud uncle roles and the rest of us certainly soaked up our time with her too.I always dreamed of having a large family.I never believed it would actually come to fruition,so when we are all together,I gaze around and am filled with such gratitude for these lives I have been blessed and entrusted with.Everything always somehow circles back to Zoey and her life and the gifts with which it brought.I think, or rather I know, we stop and cherish the days like the last few we have had, just a bit more fully.After the journey of the last 9 months,how could we not.After the scare of the past week, we are called to all the more.

*The past week has left me a bit behind on getting bracelets out so if you have placed and order,please know they will go out tomorrow.Thank you for your patience and understanding.