It's hard, but it's worth it

I don't sleep for more than 3 hours at a time. I'm exhausted. Laundry, meal making, homework, practices, games, school, grocery shopping, doctor appointments, church callings, dishes, and the like haven't stopped happening. Baby Cash has no comprehension of these things. He is content and peaceful if his tummy is full, his diaper is clean and he is being cuddled in the arms of a family member (preferably mommy's). To say this is easy would be an enormous lie, but it is totally worth it and I am incredibly grateful that this sweet little guy has joined our family.
I feel elated by minor accomplishments. For instance, today was blue day at Chloe's pre-school. It was my day to be the parent helper, for which I hired a local college girl home for the semester to do it for me (she was awesome--"and beautiful", Chloe told me). This enabled me to make the blueberry muffins Chloe desperately wanted to take for the snack--pressure free. I think she looks pretty cute in her blue clothes (thanks Grandma for the dress) holding her muffins.
Here are a couple more pictures of Cash cuddling.
I saw Corbin's school writing book today and on one of the pages he has written: This Book is Dedicated to My Sister Chloe and Baby Brother Cash. I thought that was so cute for a middle-schooler.
Over Christmas Break we went to Portland, and Larry took the boys to see Jimmer and the Sacramento Kings play against the Portland Trailblazers. They had a great time.
Carter and Chase are in the middle of basketball season. They play together on the JV squad and it is so awesome watching them play together. Carter gets some playing time on the Varsity and Chase gets some playing time with the Freshman, but they usually play about 2 to 3 quarters together on the JV.
At the end of season banquet in December, they also received these awards for their efforts on the football teams.
Larry has been coaching Corbin's basketball team, and this past week took Corbin and Caleb to compete in a Hoop Shoot contest in Moses Lake. Corbin took 1st for his age group and Caleb took 2nd in his. This qualifies them to compete in Districts on Saturday.