Like a Child

On the way home from church this morning Mr. Stannix and I were talking about how we might love winter a little bit more if we didn't have to load three children into the car every Sunday morning in freezing temperatures. Today in particular was a doozy. We scrambled out the door later than usual. Mr. Stannix took the two kids out with him, buckled them in and backed the car out of our tiny garage. After nursing Joe, carefully maneuvering his tiny body into his snow suit and buckling him into his baby seat, I rushed out the door in my winter coat and a pair of flats. Little did I know it had snowed JUST ENOUGH on our freshly shoveled walks that my flats filled with snow every step of the way. By the time I made it to the car I was just plain grumpy and exclaimed, "This snow bank is in the worst spot EVER!" My poor husband, this turned out to be a bit of a dig at him since he shovels, but I really didn't mean it. I squeezed passed the snow bank and lifted Joseph's seat over Camilla and clicked it into the middle. On our way to church I apologized to Mr. Stannix, he just smiled. 

Church was great! I always enjoy Christmas Sunday. The talks were excellent and just what I needed to hear. The kids sat pretty good and I was able to actually get something out of sacrament meeting which was a treat!

When we pulled up we started the dreaded task of unbuckling carseats and hurrying children to the front door. Camilla (purposefully) dragged her feet all the way to the front door covering her church shoes and tights in snow. I hurried to get Joseph inside. Hyrum decided it was much more fun to play in the snow and trudged right passed the front door and slowly down the walks, sliding his shoes as he went, making a path behind him. I booked it out in my flats to catch him. Since my feet were already wet, there was no use getting mad at him. I scooped him up with both arms and kissed his face all over prompting one of his awesome belly laughs. We both shared in the laughter and he exclaimed, "Snow!" It always makes me laugh when he says this because he pronounces his "S" sound like he's exhaling through his nose and then follows it by the "no" part. 

I was glad I chose to make that moment a good memory instead of a bad one. It was then that I decided that I actually love winter more because I have children like Hyrum and Camilla to show me how fun snow can be! Sometimes it's good to try to enjoy life from a child's perspective.It's so important to take our time and enjoy life to the fullest!