What brings a tear of joy to your eye?

My kids woke me up this morning,  and while I could have done without them jumping on me, I loved how excited they were to tell me happy birthday.

Kaylee immediately started bringing me toys she didn’t play with anymore as gifts. When I started to get dressed, Erik tossed me a brand new shirt that said, “Hold on, let me overthink this.” Very me.

Evan was so excited to give me the rest of my gifts that he asked Erik, “Can we just give her the other two shirts now?,” and gave away what my presents were.

Tonight, we are going out for dinner where they serve my absolute favorite soup, and tomorrow, we are going bowling. But better than any of it is how loved I feel from my little family. I am truly lucky.