Life gave me lemonade and I can't imagine why

I feel like all I ever talk about or write about these days are my little pieces of heaven on earth, but that's okay. I don't feel like I need any new inspiration or anything. Eva & Bear came to the Christmas Unwrapped production at the church on Friday night, and they were just too adorable. I watched Ben during a lot of it, and he was just so happy and big and just sitting in Mtr. Travis' lap so well. I was proud of him. :) And he seemed to really be enjoying himself. I caught him bobbing his head to the music some, and I caught him giggling some. I was excited to see him there. It's funny how much he pays attention now... It seems like he always has, but I was just remembering him a few months ago and how he wouldn't hold a stare, and now he can sit there and watch a production for an hour. Awesome. And Diva-Kay was just so cute. Sitting there and the whole place is silent until all of a sudden you hear "KAWIS! HOWD YOU KAWIS!!!" It can just warm your heart and soul :) She makes me so happy. Her little giggles. :) Those are what dreams are made of!

Betsy & Daniel brought Sarah Jane to church today. My, she's a teeny one! I remember when I first met Ben when he was just a few weeks old! I thought he was the littlest thing ever! And when Steph handed him to me, I could hold onto him with one hand (but I didn't dare!) but Sarah Jane is so much littler! Ben was definitely bigger, and he was the same age when I first met him as Sarah Jane is now. It's crazy. She's only six pounds, and I swear! I sat there and watched her and watched her. She's just too cute. I love little babies.

It's crazy to think about, but it's been a year since I first met Eva. Crazy. I remember when I did meet her, that same night I called my mom and I was just so excited. Since I started babysitting six years ago, I've always heard people say that you just find your family... that there's some sort of strange bond that happens between a babysitter and a family and you just walk away knowing that's where you're supposed to be... And I had forgotten until my Mom reminded me how much I felt that the first night I went over and met Eva & Steph (so weird, no bear?) and I think that's one of the coolest things. Having that bond with the kids and with Steph. It's just been such a blessing to my life, and I'm so thankful that I've gotten the chance to know them. When I babysat DW, his mom used to always ask me "isn't this great birth control?" I feel so lucky to have found kids that are horrible birth control.