What a beautiful day

"This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."  

Psalms 118:24

That's a beautiful verse and something I try to do each day...but must admit I have been failing to do as of late.  This heat...it's made a difficult summer even more difficult.  Even though I'm grateful for each day and for all my blessings...whew it's easy to be grumpy when you're drenched in sweat, pregnant & still struggling with nausea and carting 2 kids around. 

It's been a hot summer for most of us...which is why when I walked outside this morning, I stopped in my tracks and felt it.  The slightest hint of fall.  The high today was 87* and felt amazing!!  My dad and step-mom came over for a play date with the girls and we actually got to enjoy our backyard and the girls' new swing-set!!!  We spent the whole morning outside playing on the swing-set, playing chase, swimming in the pool (little plastic pool but still...a pool!)  It was wonderful!

I wish I had been good and got the camera out to get pictures but we were having too much fun playing!  Here's a picture of the swing-set the day it was FINALLY completed.  It's been sitting there for about a month waiting to be played on but it's just been too hot.

I know fall is a long way off (cooler weather-wise) but I was SO grateful for the little reminder today that it's coming.  I'm so grateful to have had such a beautiful day with family and to create those special memories.