Last night, I looked back at the photos of that day... and I can't remember why it was bad. I mean, I can remember, but I just can't remember that it was as bad as I thought it was. Because what I see are two sweet boys enjoying the sunshine and the air that is no longer warm enough to enjoy without jackets.
Two sweet boys giving nose kisses
Blowing raspberries
And radiating light
As parents, Shane and I are pretty middle of the road. We're fairly strict about bedtime and naptime and lunchtime, but if something occurs that throws us off schedule, we go with it. I don't understand why I couldn't go with it that day, but I've learned from it. I've learned that the best days are what we make of it, and maybe Luke's best day that day didn't involve hiking. Maybe it involved sitting in the grass with his shoes off for hours, instead of for only minutes, and maybe I should have let him. Next time I will. Next time, I'll take my shoes off, too.
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I really, really love your blog posts. They make me so excited for whenever I have kids.
Love this post! :)
AAAH, I just wanted to say I love your blog as well. I rarely comment, mostly because I'm almost always juggling Jasper and can't comment anywhere, but I adore reading them. I think he likes the pictures, as well. :)
I love your attitude. They won't be this size forever, so take advantage of walking barefoot and doing whatever comes natural. Don't sweat the small stuff, I say...I know, sometimes easier said than done.
Your children are just so SO cute! I love these pictures, they are just so sweet!
I love this post...very real. I've had that problem off and on a lot...of not just being able to slow down and adapt to THEIR schedule sometimes. I'm pretty middle of the road, too, but I tend to be much more strict when we are out in public. I should also work on bending a little sometimes.
I love the pictures!
You instinctively have the parent thing down to as good as it gets... as Rhonda says, doing what comes naturally. If that's running barefoot in the grass on a cold day... and it's fun and memorable... so be it. You already have the schedule thing in place, and that is VERY important... you know from teaching how structure is key... but those moments of unexpected joy are always the ones remembered. Love this post. Love your guys!!
Oh sweetie, that Mommy guilt... Lol.
Don't all of us go through that?
Sometimes the only way you can get through the day with your sanity is to stick to some kind of vague semblance of a plan. And sometimes that's just not in sync with everything else. But the important part is looking back and making that decision that it's ok to let go sometimes.
Despite the stressful emotions of that day, you know what will live on forever - these pictures!
How absolutely precious.
Thanks for the reminder to slow down. :-)
Adorable boys...can't wait to enjoy qt with my children when I'm a mommy!
I have these days all the time. Where you just can't find the fun and everything seems hard. They won't remember because there are way more of the days when you take off your shoes with them!
I have days like that where when it is happening it feels like the worst day ever and then you look back and realize you were over reacting.
totally made me smile.
I loved this post. It is a good reminder that sometimes we need to just meet our children where they are THAT day, or moment. It is not about spoiling them, it is about being realistic about their developmental level, their moods and our expectations of them.
Erin, you are a wonderful mom and the boys are so lucky to have you.
Adorable pictures, too. They are so, so cute!
That is such a great lesson to learn, one that we each learn in time.
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