How Could This Happen. . .

On the road, Sunday night, after dark, with the kids to take my hubby to the airport. This is never a fun time for us. Sean-Paul leaves a couple times a year for business which, I guess, is not so bad.

Just picture our family as I tell you the story. We are driving in our van, on the free way, in the rain, and after dark. We are running late, which is typical for the O'Neal's, so to make Sean-Paul even more late for his flight the windshield wipers stop working. I don't know if this has ever happened to anyone else but it's one of the scariest things to go wrong while driving on the free way. I never thought water would blind me to the point where I couldn't even see the lines on the road. We pulled over hoping Sean-Paul can easily fix them (maybe something was loose). Five minutes later Sean-Paul is driving with his head out the window and my glove for use as wipers. We were right by the exit for Beck street which made it only a short distance to our friend John's house. I am laughing now because we are safe and who ever drove by us got to see how stupid we looked. I forgot to mention that right before the wipers died Sean-Paul and I were discussing how the windshield wipers on a plane could operate. If you consider how fast planes travel and include the high wind pressure involved going at such a fast speed it seems impossible.

I will not lie and say this experience wasn't scary when it was. We could of easily been in an accident or my hubby could of missed his flight. When things like this happen in my life I always seem to reflect back on the situation. During that time I was praying for everyone to be safe and that Sean-Paul would make his flight.

Slowly we drove the distance to John's house and he quickly took Sean-Paul to the airport. He made his flight with only minutes to spare. John also drove us home and took the van to the shop to have a new windshield motor installed. $$$ was the worst outcome of this experience.

The Lord really watches out for his children. I learned when things happened that we don't have any control over we just need to have a little faith. We are never alone in our situations. They may not go as we planned but we only see the small picture compared to what the Lord sees. I am so grateful to know that there is a God that is always there and takes care of his children the way he sees fit.

The van is in the shop. Sean-Paul is in Idaho for business so I can use his car for the week. I was thinking the whole evening that this couldn't of happened at a more inconvenient time but now I am thinking this happened at a really convenient time.

Tuckered Out Everett


I was folding laundry in the other room when I noticed how quiet it was. The jolly jumper wasn't even moving . . . and this is what I saw.

Aaahhh! my baby all tuckered out. He is just like Daddy and can fall asleep anywhere.
He looks so relaxed.
I love sleeping babies.

Sneaky Cozy


She thought she was being sneaky till I started taking pictures of her stealing cereal. I love the little things toddlers do. . . oh how innocent they are. I am glad she is stealing Mommy's cereal instead of Dad's Cinnamon Toast Crunch which she isn't allowed to eat.



Look at the smile!!! Priceless and all I said was smile for the camera. She doesn't even now why I am really taking the picture. I am happy to be home with my babies so I don't miss all their fun and games.

BLISS LIST


a long effortless run
baking cookies on a rainy day
a long hug from someone you love
hot tea before retiring for bed
getting rid of clutter
the melody of rain drops on your bedroom window
singing in the shower
singing in the car
a kiss on the check
a piece of dark chocolate
flowers
the sound of autumn leaves under you feet as you walk/run
the first warmth of the sun after a long winter
freshly fallen snow
the swooshing sound of the basketball net after your perfect shoot
the smell of popcorn
feeling your lovers bare skin against yours
cold water on a hot day
a hot bath when your sick
clean sheets on your bed
laughing so hard your stomach hurts
surprises
the sweet feeling of helping someone in need
completing the project
beautifying your home
having the spirit testify to you of the savior
a back scratch in sacrament meeting
the security you feel when holding hands with the one you love
hugs and kisses from your babies
the anticipation of something exciting
the first smile
knowing your family is yours forever

Still a Romancer

To my hubby who sent me these beautiful roses:

So many people loose their romance as time goes on. I married a man who is still courting me by sweeping me off my feet with surprise flowers. Oh, how I appreciate his hard work for our family and then. . . he still makes time to make me feel like a special woman.

Love your wife


My hubby suggested I try using some of the different features my camera offers. This picture above is taken with the macro option. The picture below is taken using one of the color options.


Love

"It is this intangible thing love, love in many forms, which enters into every therapeutic relationship. It is an element of which the physician may be the carrier, the vessel. And it is an element which comforts and restores, which works what we have to call, for now, miracles."

• Karl Menninger
  

Everett Marlin O'Neal

Tuesday July 27th at 10:33 in the morning Everett Marlin O'Neal arrived weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz. and measuring 20 inches long. I cannot picture a happier moment in my whole life then the day my babies were born.


Three things to remember about this day:

1. Hypno Babies made my birthing experience joyful (http://www.thedoulahouse.com/index.html)
   
2. How much I love my husband
3. Holding my baby boy for the first time (great nursing Everett

Cosette's First Haircut

It's one of my babies milestones in her life to have her first haircut. She was so adorable and well behaved. I can't get enough of that smile.



I never thought to do my daughters hair in a Topsy Tail. . .how cute, I think I will do this at home to.


The playground made the experience more then just a first haircut.