21 reasons to smile this week

1. The look on Will's face as he u-turned at the ocean's edge.
2. Fog on the beach.
3. Clean sheet night.
4. A new, ultimate cinnamon roll recipe.
5. Laurel, triumphant, roasted a perfect marshmallow.
6. James eating sand on the beach, and loving it.
7. Collecting pieces of sand dollars on the beach and putting them back together like a puzzle.
8. Naming our chipmunk and bluejay friends.
9. Reading Little House on the Prairie books to Laurel.
10. Adding up all the words my Will is saying - it's getting to be a lot and I couldn't be happier.
11. Handsome boys in their white shirts on Sunday.
12. Amazon sells fabric.
13. Watching Laurel gain confidence riding her bicycle.
14. Finding a book club here in Seattle.
15. Baby blue eyes and dimples - my James is a goodlooking baby.
16. Getting all my laundry done.
17. Buying school supplies - pencils, paper - it doesn't get any better!
18. Sitting up, reading with Aaron.
19. Warm, sunny Seattle weather. Enjoying it while it lasts.
20. Aaron took me to the Dungeness Spit.
21. A bedful of kids this morning.