Christmas Magic

A little girl with a tutu and a little Christmas tree.

Around here

This little girl has fun when she thinks I'm not looking.

I tried to make some Pinterest magic. 

This cinnamon roll cake was good but needed a bit more sugar.

Miss Madi Sue out in the hall during church. 

She and her sisters wore the cutest matching purple dresses.

The weekend was wonderful, just not long enough.

Other things:

+our neighborhood Christmas party (more to come)

+crazy Christmas shopping on Saturday with quite the crowd

+we had friends (that we call family) over for our favorite, Cincinnati Chili

+sweet Jenelyn had her baby boy (hooray!)

+a fun girl's night with an amazing gift exchange

+my friend Colleen has an amazing shop, this is my favorite

Hope it was a lovely weekend!

Happy Monday! 

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Friday with baby girl

I love nannying.

I never thought of it as an option for working.

But I was kind of desperate when I moved

back to Utah. 

It has worked out quite well.

This little girl makes me smile.

If giant balloons were fun for me,

they were sheer delight to her.

I took her to this year's Cornbelly's and she had a blast. 

It's kind of funny.

We did everything but the corn maze.

I was definitely impressed how much

there was for her to do.

I think her favorite had to be playing

in the corn.

Here's to lovely fall days!

I don't want them to end.

"She designed a life she loved."

~She . . .

As a nanny, oftentimes I find myself strictly sticking to a schedule.

But with the feeling of fall in the air, 

the snow is not that far away.

Why not enjoy the sunshine while we can?

So without any time limit, you'll find us at the park.

"If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner,

you have learned how to live."

~Lin Yutang

Counting your blessings

There's this song that I love from the movie "White Christmas" that I think applies all year long.

"When I'm worried and I can't sleep, I count my blessings instead of sheep 

and I'll fall asleep counting my blessings."

I can hear Bing Crosby singing it in the movie 

and my dad humming it whenever things are rough.

It's a great reminder on how lucky I am

even though my situation is pretty crappy at times.

My greatest blessing right now happens to be a one-year-old little girl.

I have the opportunity to play with her three times a week and get paid for it.

It's a two-way blessing because her parents needed me when I found them.

You can find me going to all sorts of places in Salt Lake with her.

Children's Museum

Walks at the park, feeding the geese is a MUST

Of course, everyone's favorite is the train at the zoo. 

I've been so blessed to have several great friends, family, and opportunities surround me.

I can't but help share them and think that I'm the luckiest girl ever.

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts 
our hearts are conscious of our treasures."
~Thorton Wilder