Little Things That Make Me Smile.....

Sometimes, the smallest little things just bring a smile to my face....I've never considered myself a person who was hard to please whatsoever.  Sometimes in the craziness of life, it's nothing short of awesome to just sit back and think of all the little things that make you smile.  Most of the time, these things are totally free and cannot be bought.  I'm so thankful for all of the amazing, free moments in life that take my breath away.  

* Love notes for no reason, left in my car or my purse ( or anywhere!) 
* Hugs & Kisses from my children
* Feeling my Apple watch tap me when Stan sends me a drawing or his heartbeat
* Watching Stan with the kids and knowing that despite what life threw at them, they will grow up with a father who loves them
* Fresh cut grass
* Sitting outside in our backyard (our new project and work-in-progress) and watching the squirrels and birds (Now that we are feeding them with all sorts of contraptions, we have a LOT of new friends.)
* Coming home to all of the laundry being done
* Hearing my husband tell me that he realizes he never knew true love until he met me
* Watching our kids on the trampoline in their bathing suits with the sprinkler going underneath it... Ahhhh, the joy of childhood and having no worries... It's priceless.
* Hearing Sara and Skylar refer to each other as "sisters"... Even at 4, despite their circumstances, they have a sense of family that is strong.  I love that.
* Middle of the night snuggles...Waking up randomly and realizing I am in the arms of an amazing man who loves me and who I love dearly
* Liam singing "Thinking Out Loud" to the top of his lungs in the car... He's my little Ed Sheeran
* Stan scaring Hope... (I don't know why, but she's a teenager and it's just fun...)
* Having two teenage girls in our family and knowing that they are both smart, strong & have a compassionate heart towards others... Thanks girls for being good examples for your younger siblings!  
* Liam asking us every night "Will you sleep with me 10 minutes?", while holding up 4 fingers...
* Stan & I binge-watching television shows... Right now we are rewatching all of Walking Dead... It's just fun.  
* Speaking with a British accent to the children just to be silly (they call it my Mary Poppins voice)
* Stan singing randomly in the car, making up the words as he goes, and me chiming in (right now, he is on a serious kick about being "Southern" and "the South"...) The kids get hysterically amused by us.  Also,  our renditions of famous movies scenes... A while back, we did a rendition from the opening of "Into the Woods" in our opera style voices.  Hope videoed it.  It was epic.
* The fact that I've made Stan a Disney freak like myself... I'm super stoked about that. (Although Disney certainly doesn't fall in that "free" category...Haha!)
* Knowing that I can make Stan happy every meal time just by picking Shane's :)
* Hearing my husband tell me every single day that he thinks I am amazing 
* Feeling a true partnership with Stan, knowing that together, we love each other, respect each other and are a true team.  
* Falling asleep holding hands, which we pretty much do every night.   

I really could go on and on... I'm just blessed and sometimes I want to shout it from the rooftops. You get the idea.... So for those of you who have asked... Yes, I still blog... Yes, it's still random... and sometimes kind of like free therapy.  :)  I hope everyone has a great weekend!
~Leslie