Mothers day weekend!

So this was mothers day number 8 for me. It's hard to believe that I have been a Mom for that long! As I was getting in the car to head to church I was greeted with a chorus of "Happy mothers Day" from 4 of my 5 girlies! :) Of course earlier that very morning Chaeli (7) and Halle (5) had been arguing about what yesterday was. Chaeli insisted that it was Mothers Day, and Halle insisted that it was "Elmer Day" Since our church is having a Kids Crusade with The Lussier Family featuring Elmer the puppet, and it started last night. I had to explain to her that it was both Mothers day and Elmer day. The twins after greeting me with Happy Mothers day, proceeded to say "Happy Mothers Day Daddy" Silly girls :). I am so thankful to God for my 5 beautiful healthy little girls! I have been blessed beyond words! I sat in tears Thursday night after reading about a woman who had lost 2 of her 5 babies, and realised how much and how often I take my kids health, and just them in general for granted! I need to learn to not sweat the small stuff so much, and remember that before long they are going to be all grown up, and I am going to miss it! I find myself complaining about how they fight so much, and how they don't know how to use their indoor voices way too much! I don't brag about when they do play nicely, and when they are giggling, or when they refer to each other as "their best friend". I need to do that more! Like last night in the nursery with the twins and Lily, we had a birthday party for Emma and Maya's baby.. it was SO much fun to watch them play together, to watch their little imaginations come to life! Or when Emma asks where her sisters are, only she says, "Where are my best friends" Or when Chaeli and Halle go to bed and I hear them giggling and wispering like I used to do with my friends. :) I use the verse "Do everything without complaining or arguing" with my girls, and I need to apply it in my own life!