These are the times where I understand how Jesus could get lost. Often during these family gatherings I feel as though I barely see my kids and I truly don’t. I saw them a little bit today. We had a scavenger hunt where we broke up into four teams. The teams consisted of adults and kids of various ages. Miles came out for a little bit this morning and afternoon so he was on my team with Elianna.

This evening we had a talent show which is something we haven’t done before. People sang songs, told jokes, performed tricks with their dog, played instruments, showed their drawings, and did other things. My sister and two of her kids played a song I really liked called Build My Life. My brother and two sisters and I sang this goofy song that my brother wrote. We first sang it a couple of years ago and it was super funny.

It didn’t seem as funny this year but that’s okay. It can get to be a lot with so many people around but for the most part people manage their own space and recharging needs. I’m glad to be participating and moving around more this time but I am definitely feeling the increased activity. My sister brought a thankfulness tree this year. For my leaf I wrote that I was thankful for the gift of good parents.