June 22

Today, the local contingent of Adam's extended family gathered for a tapas/birthday party. The kiddos had fun in the pool and on a trampoline and a zipline with their second cousins (who are actually close to their ages; Caroline marks the end of one generation while Abby begins the next. They're seven months apart).

Simple but true: it's a blessing to be able to get together and catch up. And it's a blessing to celebrate important milestones like birthdays. Even as I stood watching Isaac open his presents, painfully mindful that Logan should've been doing the same, I still remembered to count the day's happenings as a blessing. And for me, personally, that in and of itself is a reason to celebrate.