Times Like These

We are still adjusting to this new way of life that is a result of Norm's new job and me working from home. Doing things like fixing breakfast on Saturday mornings or spending time outside in the afternoons is something that Norm and I rarely had the opportunity to do before. So now that we are able to do these activities and spend quality family time, we almost have to pinch ourselves to make sure we aren't dreaming as they are taking place.

I know there are many families out there that take times like these for granted because it is "normal". I am almost thankful for all the years when we weren't able to spend times like these, because it's those many many many years that are allowing me to be grateful for today's new life.

Here are some pictures of Norm and  his little helper making breakfast this past weekend. Pretty sure Benjamin (aka Pepe, as he calls himself) was saying "I do, I do, I do" as he flipped that sausage out of the pan. Good catch Daddy Norm!

This next one he probably was saying "stop Daddy, stop Daddy, Pepe do! Pepe do!"

Priceless:

Here he had just finished using the pepper grinder and he was asking for the salt caddy...

Which he didn't get because breakfast sausage does not need salt... it doesn't need pepper either, but he sort of grabbed the pepper grinder in a second and before we knew it was grinding pepper over the pan. It all happened so fast that I couldn't even snap a picture!

Then we also get to play outside chasing Cali and listening to music:

We need to plant some trees...