Laughter... the best medicine...

I had to take a moment to blog about the slide show below...
Uncle Ken was sweet enough to bring his AWESOME digi camera over this weekend and shoot some family pictures for us for our Christmas cards. What sometimes can be such a dreaded event (posing for the camera) actually turned out to be a lot of fun. We had a beautiful day... and some of the pics caught the beautiful fall colors perfectly but more importantly, we had a great time together!

This past year, as I tried to maintain a positive outlook, there were times when I wondered ...
If we would ever laugh, really laugh again...
If we could ever dig out of the despair and turmoil...
If we could ever forgive each other for all the errors we all made trying to deal with disaster...
How deep some of the wounds had cut and if we would ever stop bleeding...
If I could ever take or look at photos again...

I truly wondered if we would ever even make it some days and whether just "making it" was going to be enough...

The pictures below caught such a fun few moments that I had to share them. I have watched this clip about a hundred times and it makes me smile and LAUGH, really laugh, every time.

It proves that time does heal wounds... that family bonds are like no other... that we all have it in us to forgive... that one of life's hardest lessons is that life is not always fair but there may be something better around the corner... that what doesn't kill you, does make you stronger... that siblings truly have a bond beyond explanation...
and to all of you who wish you could be here with us everyday and can't, that we truly all are healing and growing and moving on. With baby steps... Minute by minute, day by day!

P.S. I hope you laugh as you watch these two awesome kids together!! Ü