God blesses abundantly, all we have to do is look. His blessings come in so many forms, they come in time spent with family, new pets, friends that are there, protection, and so much more. We felt with the adoption as far as it is and since we will be traveling soon it was important to get some quality time with our children.

We went on a mini vacation (one night in Colorado Springs). It was wonderful. We found an inexpensive hotel with an indoor water slide. We went to a Sky Sox game on fireworks night, and to Focus on the Family. If anyone is looking for a vacation on a budget I would highly recommend this! The time spent together just having fun without life's interruptions was a blessing to us.

It helped us to spend time with our kids without the stress and hecticness that can surround us. We can get so consumed in our lives with work, bills, meetings, adoption that we forget to take time with our children. And more so quality time. We always eat dinner at the table to have time together but when it becomes rushed because of meetings it begins to lose its value.

It is also way to easy to let the stress of life interfere with the interactions we have with our children. When we are stressed or frustrated they feel  it. They need time without that frustration to truly open up to you and enjoy being your child and for you to enjoy your child. It is hard to enjoy someone when your mind is preoccupied.

This vacation was one of our blessings from God this week. After a stressful frustrated week we were given the opportunity to unwind, relax, enjoy, and love each other as a family.