The Root Family

As I was doing my weekly clean this morning (yes, I clean my house weekly. Spot-free clean. To an OCD degree. Friends told me that would end once I had a baby. Obviously, they don't know me well enough), while my baby was doing this:
I was listening to this:
Dave Matthews Band. Mmmmm. with this new toy:
Awesome speakers. 'Nough said. while eating this:
The most amazing candy bar, hands down. reminiscing about this:Hawaii. Two summers ago. One of the greatest moments from this trip occurred unexpectedly. Robert and I were running late for our catamaran sail. We ran down the Waikiki strip in a light rain, laughing the entire way. When we arrived, we found out that the catamaran didn't sail that day; there was some confusion in the booking. On our way back to our hotel, we decided to eat at Cheesecake Factory. Due to being an open-air restaurant, we were continuously shooing pigeons from underneath our table. We laughed so much that day.

and even missing this a little:

Africa. Three summers ago. One of the greatest moments from this trip occurred while I was walking along a foot path in the middle of the jungle. It just hit me, "we are a tiny speck in this world. Why do we focus so much on ourselves when so much can be accomplished when we focus outside ourselves?"
Then I had an semi-epiphany: My life is no longer about my dreams. My life is dedicated to my children making and reaching their own goals. While I could have days of just this: I love how this looks and feels:
Besides, this makes me more happy than anything else out there: