It has been a pretty great weekend so far, I must say.  Yesterday Wyatt had his first wrestling tournament of the season, and he weighed in at a hefty 44 pounds-ha!   The crazy thing is David, who is almost 3 years younger than Wyatt, weighs 37 pounds.  Wyatt is a little peanut, but what he lacks in size he makes up for in spirit and tenacity.  That kid is tough.  He crouched down to wrestle and he looked like a bear getting ready to catch a salmon from the river.  He won all three matches, and I never cease to be surprised at how different each of my boys are.  Wyatt refuses to lose at anything.  He wants to be the very best at whatever he does.
  After coming home and taking a nap, I took the boys to a couple local parks.  It was such a beautiful day, and after a long winter full of snow, it was a literal breath of fresh air to enjoy 50 degrees and sunny.  Even though I have had four boys, it still takes my breath away to watch Lincoln stare up at the sky and take in every wonder in the world that I take for granted.  The sound of crunchy grass beneath our feet, a cool breeze that whips across his cheeks, a fast zip down the slide, etc. are all thing Lincoln delights in.  Life is so simple for kids.  When do we start growing up and taking everything for granted?  And why?  It really is the most simple of things that gives us true pleasure and happiness, not all the "things" that we try to attain.
  Last night I had one of the most wonderful girls come over to babysit.  She is nothing like the sitter described in my last post-she is an angel!  She plays with the boys and cleans up my house.  My sister Meg and I went out to dinner at Outback Steakhouse and did a little shopping.  We had a really great time and I came home rejuvenated and relaxed.
  Today we went to church and had a wonderful sermon and now I am off to enjoy more sunshine and go for a run.  Praise God for his many blessings this weekend!