I love having new pictures of our family around the apartment. I put up some of our new pictures, and it's fun seeing both kids' faces.

I am glad that potty training has been going better than expected. Chris has been cooperative and easily motivated. He has really caught on to the whole peeing in the potty thing very quickly. I feel like he just needs more practice and time. He even woke up dry this morning. Wow!

I am grateful that we could see Ryan for lunch before he left out of town.

I'm grateful for facebook and the chance to catch up with old friends and distant family members.

I am happy that the flowers Ryan bought me are blooming now so that I can have a reminder of him while he's away. Plus, they are absolutely beautiful and smell heavenly.

I love going to bed late and going to bed early. And I've been able to do both the last two nights (one each night). I love getting more sleep than usual, but I also love hanging out with Ryan without the kids.

I am very grateful for friends who invite us to do things. Today, we were invited to a Summer in the Middle of Winter party. It was so fun - everyone wore summer clothes, we ate barbequed hot dogs, played limbo and twister, and fought with swords. We had so much fun. They even had some beach video off of youtube playing with the waves crashing on the beach.

I love the library. I am so thankful we can go to the library and check out 40 items and not have to pay anything. How awesome is that?

I am grateful that Max did not have a blow-out today. This has been the first day in over two weeks.

I am grateful that Chris could poop on the toilet last night. A huge feat of endurance, strength, and emotional control on my part. And on his. I am also grateful for children's laxatives.

I am grateful for sandwiches with tomatoes and lettuce. The extra effort to slice the tomatoes and get out the lettuce was totally worth it.

I love Chris's enthusiasm for doing fun things. We played in the snow today, and he was all smiles, until the snow got on his face.

I am grateful for stuff being organized in plastic bins. I don't know why I feel better when things are in bins, but I do.

I am grateful for free stickers in the mail. Especially the Disney ones.

I love the smell of homemade cookies. And I love that I could make homemade cookies this afternoon to occupy Chris because I had put our dinner in the crockpot this morning. I love crockpot meals.

I love watching Max in his little jumper/exersaucer toy. He loves jumping in it which is so cute. I also love that when I am holding him, he will squeal and move his head into my line of sight to get my attention. And then he's give me a huge grin. Priceless.

Today, I spaced. We went to Target, and Chris was a little tantrum-y, so I was a little unhinged and forgot my purse in the cart. Thankfully, it was still in the cart when I remembered and drove back to get it. The amazing thing was that the cart and the purse were still in the cart corral and had not been moved. I prayed the whole way there that it would still be outside because both boys had fallen asleep in the car, and I really didn't want to wake them up and deal with the rudely awakened toddler and baby problem. So, I am especially grateful that nothing had been moved.

I am grateful that Chris *seems* excited about his big boy underwear.

I am grateful that Max took two good naps today (even with the falling asleep in the car business).

I'm grateful that I could go to the grocery store by myself (no kids) yesterday. It was so much easier to get what we needed without the distractions that two kids bring.

I'm grateful that Ryan came home from work with a flower for me. I really love having flowers on my kitchen table. Especially in the middle of an arctic chill.

I'm grateful for the CD that Matt made for us. There are a few songs on it that I really love, and I must remember to ask him who the artists are.

Along the music lines, I love "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot. We have had it playing on and off all day today, and I love it.

I'm glad that the dishes got done - thanks to Ryan.

My feet have been buffed and slathered with cream, and it feels soothing and tingly. Hopefully, my feet will soften up a bit now.

I'm glad that I could go through the boys' clothes today and get out some bigger clothes for Max. I'm really glad that I won't have to struggle to snap his clothes on now (at least for another little while).

I'm especially grateful that Ryan took Chris to his church meeting tonight. I needed some alone time after 3 straight days in the house with the boys.

I'm grateful for ice cream, and I'm glad nobody was at home to see how much of it I ate.