{ Easter Weekend.. Me thinks..}

Hope everybody had a fun Easter! My kids had way to much candy Kolten discovered that mom is the Easter bunny "helper" since he found the stash. sad. of course I was gone at the time wouldn't you think the garage was a good hiding place hidden in a cabinet?? with dad working in the garage?? apparently not. So we had a nice talk.. kind of like this... um well... you see ahh ..yeah that went good. Life at least it wasn't Santa yet eh! Fun times.
But we've had a fun few days with Easter activities my cute nieces birthday and it just being nice outside was huge playing outside, jumping on the tramp, picnics everyday outside, park runs, Kolt got a new bike so we've been on bike rides its just so nice to get out!!
Today it is hideously windy nice oh well at least its not snowing right!
So here are some pics from the weekend.....

I love the bed head look in these pics!!
I Love this girl she is so funny sometimes and so dang cute!!

Squished between her two brothers lucky girl eh~!~

I love this comfy relaxed picture since masen never slows down it makes me smile!!

I love this big brother picture!

How Can I not feel so blessed with three kids like these!!!

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ME THINKS

Something that's so hard not to do sometimes....

DON'T COMPARE

{from the book tip a day guide to healthy living}

Do you ever have a bad day cause you feel like a nerd or you feel fat or whatever it is determines your whole attitude for the day and the way you treat others or our thoughts and interactions throughout the day....

"For some people it just won't sink in. Our bodies are amazing, miraculous and wondrous. By simply comparing ourselves to somebody else-be it looks, material possessions, or social interactions-we pile on unnecessary burdens and bring ourselves down. Comparing ourselves to somebody else isn't a positive experience. It isn't productive. And it doesn't motivate you to take better care of our bodies. Focus on your positive attributes and learn to value the immeasurable worth of your mind, body, and spirit as they work together to create that perfect person YOU! Don't ever let your day be positive or negative based on how YOU think you look. That rarely- if ever-matches what others think of US. Don't waste time comparing yourself to anybody else. Its about how you live. "

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I flipped open to this today and thought wow I needed that cause I don't know about all of you but some mornings I wake up and start the day with an "I wish"..

I wish Masen was potty trained instead of hearing each morning mommy "I poppy change my diaper" oh how I wish he would just go on the potty...

Or I wish I looked that skinny....

Oh I wish I could look like that in that dress or bathing suit or whatever it may be....

So many I wishes everyday we all do it ...... i think I wish I didn't eat that or I wish I could lose 15 pounds just by osmosis or how about when we do get something say like a bigger house then we wish we had a bigger pantry when its so much more then we had and so much more then we need.

Does it ever end - when we get what we want then we think we need more or all of a sudden its not enough??

It's sad really I listen to a lot of people complain, sometimes about say being pregnant when I sit there and just wish I could get pregnant even just once. We have no idea how our comparing or wishing effects so much of our thinking that in turn it affects the way we feel about ourselves and the way we treat others sometimes.

Bottom line is comparative thinking doesn't get us anywhere we need to be happy with where we are what we have and fix the things that need fixing best we can and move on.

Look for the positive. Everyday.

"Isn't it ironic, we can turn our entire day into a negative experience based upon how we think we look-without knowing or even having the ability to comprehend what others think of us."

How we look is not who we are.

{just have to add that I know its natural to compare we all do it and it will never go away. That's just how we are made its just in the thinking and letting it ruin our thoughts and feelings about ourselves and others..its being positive and happy where we are. Because if we could walk in each others shoes I'm sure we would see some trials were glad we don't have.... none of us are perfect right....}

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Have a great week!!