“Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to face in an opposite direction from the way the arranger desires”
Marcelene Cox

“You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back.”
William D. Tammeus

I couldn't wait to write my posting today because I couldn't wait to show off the picture of my family. It is when I am with my family that I experience pure moments of joy and contentment. Watching the boys run around the back yard, sitting together at the dinner table or laughing at some cute thing that one of the boys has said.

This weekend was no different. It was a busy weekend, but enjoyable nonetheless. I think the boys have a more active social life than Terry and I do. We spent some time working on the garage (I'm getting more comfortable on scaffolding). We went to a neighbourhood garden party and two birthday parties. As well as trying to tackle the mountain of laundry that magically appears in our house every weekend. Amongst all that we managed to fit shopping for birthday presents and a new camera for Cody, cooking meals, washing dishes, replanting some houseplants, a BBQ, baths for everyone, making sandwiches for Monday's soccer game and a family photo shoot in the backyard. Whew! I need another weekend off just writing about all that!

Believe it or not, the family photo shoot only took a few minutes. Get everyone dressed in jeans and green shirts, wash faces, comb hair, move the swing set aside, set the camera up on the tripod, arrange everyone, set the self-timer for 20 seconds and run!! OK, maybe more than a few minutes. But worth every effort. It really doesn't take that much effort to pull off a beautiful shot of my family. They're just so darn cute! (If I do say so myself)! I'm willing to bet though, that some of you might agree.

What do you think?