While they Sleep

One of my most favorite things about being a mother is the marvel over the little ones while they sleep. It doesn't matter the age or size, I do not think it ever get's old. I find it to be one of Heavenly Father's most beautiful tender mercies to all mother's.

This past week I lost my phone to water damage (it is officially a goner), won't be able to get another until we can afford, Shayna had a HUGE eczema break out, we have had issues with our insurance company so have had to postpone girls well check visits, piles of laundry just waiting to be folded, Willie started up full time school and work again so we are really missing daddy. All these things I have decided are what I call "real life". All but the laundry of course are things out of our control. This trying week has made me so much more grateful for the little things.

I have loved not having a phone! Minus the constant pictures I take of my girls but it has been so nice to be able to not have any distraction but them. I have opened up my scriptures, we were able to teach some investigators with the missionaries last week and it was such an amazing experience. We attended the temple as a couple last week as well, it was a long time overdue. I am so extremely grateful for the love and happiness felt there. It truly is heaven on earth! 

We have so much in our lives that we are blessed with, our two beautiful, healthy daughters and our eternal marriage is our most glorious. So while the girls napped today, watching them cuddle I got to ponder and thank my Heavenly Father for them. Their love for me, for daddy and for each other.

The girls have to always sleep together. No matter how apart of the bed I start them at nap time as they sleep, they always find each other. It has been such an amazing thing for me to see. It has also been such a special part of their relationship since Indy joined our family. My heart is so full and I am so grateful for some much especially the little moments to watch my babies sleep, their peace, their chest moving up and down is such a testimony to me that I am doing exactly what I was meant to do, be their mom.

Forever Farias.

About Time Us

Saturday Night. 

Car Rock Out Sessions.

Cafe Rio.

Strip Cruisin.

Ice Skating.

Car Make Out in Driveway when got home.

 It has been a LONG time coming that we have gotten a fun filled date just the TWO of us!!!

We love family dates so most of our free time we enjoy a family activity and Indy still nursing like a champ we cannot leave her for more than 2-3 hours so a full on dinner and activity hasn't happened in forever.

I bought a Groupon for Ice Skating a few months ago so Saturday we went for it after putting the kids to bed and set out for a themed "Back to High School" date!

We took a ton of cheesy selfies trying to find a keeper. Obviously they all were!

Oh man was it a BLAST!

Dating for two years in High School we have experienced numerous dates like that and we have so many date memories together in those fresh innocent years of our lives. 

This date we jammed all night to our favorite soundtracks in High School (back then Willie was known for making the BEST mixes) I am so glad I held onto those mix CDs to this day.

We rocked out in the car to some good old Weezer, Saves the Day, The Get up Kids and Dashboard. We had dinner at our favorite spot in town Cafe Rio of course and then went sailing down the strip to the main event Ice Skating at the Cosmo.

 Ice Skating!!!!!!!! We both had only been once and it was like 12 years ago so we were so nervous the minute we got to the rink and saw the ice! It took us forever to get off the wall (both of us so scared to fall) we finally did and no falls just tons of laughs.

 It was the funnest thing to experience together. Sometimes when you have kids you don't get to feel the silly innocent things together anymore. So it was so refreshing and FUN! 

I am reminded numerous times a day why I married this incredible, lovable, fun man. I am so in love with US! Now the goal to not wait 6 months until we get out for an entire night just us again!

Forever Farias.