A perfectly normal day
Today was a normal day.
But it was also a perfect day.
Now, that isn’t to say that nothing went wrong or that I didn’t get upset a time or two, but overall it was a perfect day filled with family time, learning, and memory making.
I woke early and laid in my bed reading some spiritual messages on my phone until Maddy came into my room. She and I got Harper out of the pack-and-play where she sleeps and the three of us went downstairs. We read Halloween books until Grace joined us a short time later. Then we served up some yogurt and cereal for breakfast and then mixed up the ingredients to make giant bubbles later. Andrew came down a short time after that carrying Wesley, who looked like a lumberjack in a new little plaid outfit. The weather has cooled this week and it’s really giving fall vibes. Andrew went upstairs to get ready for the day, and Wesley fell asleep in my arms as we sat on the couch. I decided just to sit there with him and enjoy the baby snuggles. We all got dressed in sweaters and pants and eventually made our way outside to the front yard. I spread a blanket on the grass and laid Wesley down to gaze up at the sunshine through the trees. Andrew and the girls took a short walk to get the mail, and then Grace rode her bike around the driveway. I taught homeschool lessons in the shade as Andrew practiced reading principles on a nearby chair. It was heavenly. Then we went as a family to try a new taco place for lunch. Then we went to the carwash, bought a tank of gas, and headed home for naps. While Harper and Wesley snoozed, Grace and Maddy played and we finally tried out the giant bubble science project we had prepared earlier in the day. It was mildly successful, but the kids still loved it. When Harper woke up, she was a grump (which was when the day started going downhill a bit). While I was out of my room, Harper unscrewed a lid to the infant tummy drops and poured the entire bottle on my floor. I was super bugged, and it was hard to navigate my emotions. On one hand, I know curiosity is part of toddlerhood, but on the ohter hand it really bothers me that I can’t trust that the things in my space wont get tampered with. Andrew bathed Harper and I bathed Wesley. The kids played together after that and Andrew made air-fried chicken for dinner. Wesley started getting pretty fussy as we neared bedtime, so I took him to our room to nurse and lull him to sleep in my arms. Andrew helped the girls brush their teeth and then get into bed. I came in too to kiss them goodnight.
Why am I sharing this? I honestly loved today. Sure, the end of the day could have gone better, but there were so many sunshine moments that really spoke peace and joy to my heart. The snuggles. The sunshine. The quality time spent together doing simple things. It really is what life is made up of, and I want to remember those little moments just as much as the big events.
