Reasons to be a proud momma

This weekend was pure mayhem! But in the midst of it, I found so many reasons to be proud.

Friday night, Elizabeth went to her first slumber party. Though she's been to a friend's house to spend the night, this was her first time at this friends house, her first slumber party, and she was nervous. I was so proud when she went, despite her nervousness, and didn't call. She's growing up so quickly!

Saturday morning, Elizabeth and Micah had a dress rehearsal for their choir performance. It was a long morning for them, made more challenging by the fact that Daddy was working all day Saturday and a late night for Elizabeth. However, they did everything without complaining or arguing.

While the two big kids were at church, Benjamin helped me with Timothy while we ran to Wal Mart. I was proud of him for not throwing a fit when we left (he wanted to stay and practice too!) and then he was a huge help to me as we navigated Wal Mart on a Saturday two weeks before Christmas.

Saturday afternoon while Elizabeth and Timothy took awesome naps, Micah and Benjamin played nicely together while I got everything ready for our evening. There are times when they are wild, crazy boys, and I was proud of them for knowing when a good time to play quietly was.

Saturday evening, Elizabeth danced at Christmas in the Creek. While lining up with her class, she saw one of the other girls crying. She went over to the little girl, gave her a long hug, and then talked to he about why she was scared. Even though Elizabeth was dealing with her own nerves, she used self control (YAY!) and was able to encourage her friend. She then went on and did an amazing job dancing!

(Elizabeth is on the front row, all the way on the right)

Sunday was the day that all the busyness caught up with us. Micah was feeling sick, and wanted to just stay at home. All of us were worn out, physically tired, and a bit emotional. But despite all that, Elizabeth and Micah did an amazing job at the kid's choir performance. Elizabeth sang an beautiful solo! Micah did so well for his first year. And Benjamin wore a wise man costume and sang a song with the big kids.

I am so proud of my kids! They make my bad days better (most of the time! ;-)) and my good days great! I'm so thankful for them, and for the wonderful people they're growing into.