A Day In The Life...

Any Stay at Home Mommy will tell you that there can be some pretty rough days that will send even the most patient mommy running for the nearest daycare. Just like any other job, sometimes you just have a bad day at the office. Most good days involve one melt down and at least one near death experience, so you can imagine the bad ones. However, I would never change a thing about my life. Being a Mommy is the only thing I have ever wanted to be and I remind myself everyday, especially during those melt downs, that these moments are fleeting. And I am painfully aware that this time in my babies lives is precious.

Shaun came home the other day and I kept apologizing for the house being a mess, dinner being late and for his iPod touch that somehow got thrown into the washing machine. In my mind I hadn't done my job because I just gotten caught up in the day playing with Lillian and John Whitten. In the middle of my let me tell you all the reasons I didn't get my usual stuff done speech Shaun stopped me and said, "it sounds like you did exactly what you were suppose to do today; you played with our kids". He was unaware at that moment that he wouldn't have a clean undershirt the next morning because I hadn't gotten to that load of laundry that day. But I have to admit, I fell a little bit more in love with him in that moment. My life is about my kids. My days are all about play dates and story times. It is about play dough and finger paints. It unfortunately is also about dirty diapers and melt downs (a down side to the job). It is about morning cuddles and afternoon naps. Not everyone gets the chance in life to do a job they truly love. So I am thankful that not only do I love my job, but I am in love with the little monkeys that I work for. It's not for everyone, but it is definitely right up my ally.

My day in the office look a little like this...

pizza in the park

helping your brother up the slide

story time and crafts

being silly before preschool

taking the Barbie car for a little spin 

messy finger paints

putting our babies down for naps

playing w/ this stinker...

and this one.

constantly putting the Christmas decorations back,

a million times a day!

having lunch w/ these two everyday!

May the Lord direct your lives as you show God's love and Christ's endurance.

2 Thessalonians 3:5