Angels and Demons

The world is made up of opposites. They attract each other.  There can not be one with out the other. Heavenly Father has made us this way.  This is true with our last endeavor.  We had a chance to go up to Pinetop this last week and we had a wonderful time.  The days were filled with playing outside in the cool, clean mountain air.  It was cold and it rained - we took naps and cooked and ate quite well.  It was heaven.  It was the sabbatical that I needed.  But it came a quite a cost....

Britta was the cost.  She loves the cabin! She plays and Grandma gives her whatever she wants.  She eats and plays with her cousins.  Then the night comes and the Demon rears its ugly head. The first night we gave her, her own room. She went to bed great but 9:45 rolls around and she wakes up and the night really begins. Eventually she finds herself into my bed. Wonderful. Just when I thought she was asleep I would feel a slight tap, tap, tap then her fuzzy head would lift up in the dark and whisper "goodnight mommie, I love you." Heaven.  By the 15th time at 3AM Hell. 

The next few nights we drugged her.  Heavily.  Sedation works. Heaven.

Gunnar came up on Friday - we decide not to prod the demon so we blew up an aero bed for Gunnar and Britta stays in my bed.  The demon can not be persuaded.  She comes back alive again with full force this time.  Switching from Daddy's bed to Mommies and getting out of bed, talking, playing and crying Oh, the crying mixed with screams of course; all at 2AM (meanwhile the Foothills Ward Teachers, Priests and leaders were sleeping in the family room) Awkward...

Lesson taken from this.  There is a balance in all of God's creations.  We happen to have one of His chosen creations in our home.  She is an Angel sent to us to bring us joy, happiness and love but she is also a demon meant to torment us, question our abilities and sanity.  We love her and even when we question selling her to the Circus (which she does not agree with) we really can not get enough of her. 

So impressed with my picture taking skills

My most favorite Brother!

Pure bliss
Painting at the cabin!

She pooped on the potty so we drove to the closest place that had "lips"
which as it turns out is like 15 min away from the cabin.
It was worth it!

More painting

More lips

As it was pouring rain outside Gunnar and & Britta snuggled on the hammock.
Totally adorable!

She looks angelic right
There are two sides to every story

The best mom ever!
We had a blast!