Treasured Time

 

I got to see my granddaughter Aaliyah twice this week.  I don't get to see her often so it was fun to have her over two days in a row.  She had fun playing with Dakota and Hayden while Aleshanee was at school

Dakota and I had one on one time and had fun together building a house for her little toys and then a witch house.  Not sure how she came up with that one but it was so much fun.

When Hayden woke up from her nap she put on her (well, mine but they took them from me and they think it's theirs) high shoes (that's what Aleshanee calls my heels), grabbed one of her many bags and was having fun walking around the house by herself.

Later, Aleshanee came home from school and while Dakota was napping... made this box car for Hayden and pulled her around the house for  a little while.  It's so nice seeing them play nicely together.

Daddy surprised us with a night out.  Money is really tight right now so these times have been scarce lately.  We got to go to Aleshanee's (well, my favorite now too) favorite place, Menchie's for yummy yogurt.  I could eat there everyday, I want some now.  :)

We strolled through our neighborhood mall for the evening.  The girls stopped to watch the fishes.  It was so cute because that's the first time the three of them sat together like this to watch, so quietly.  It was so cute to see Hayden pointing and trying to tell us something about the fish.

The girls stopped for a hula hoop session.  Aleshanee is a pro, and I don't mean that lightly.  She is a super pro.  Dakota, not so much.  She hasn't learned how to do it at all yet but she has fun trying.

Towards the end of our night, the girls spotted these green chairs.  They loved it so much they had to ask Daddy if they could get it.  I had told them no but they had to ask Daddy just to be sure.  I thought they were $18 each, crazy!  So we told them that if it was a few dollars (which we both knew it wasn't) that they could get it.  Took it to the price scanner, they were all excited with their hopes really high..... scanned.......... $23 each!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  What?????!!!! The girls were disappointed to say the least.  There were tears involved.  =(....  Daddy settled on a couple of stickers then they were happy.  By the way, those chairs were salon chairs for dolls.  What will they come up with next?

We all had fun.  It was nice to get out of the house for a change.  Having a tight budget, sky high gas prices, husband's work hours and overtime slowing down... these times are treasured.  Just being together, experiencing life, and being able to witness the girl’s reactions to things around them is just so precious.

All my heart…

Salena

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take time to smell the flowers

While rushing back from a potty break during our time at Costco, Dakota yelled out to me “Mommy, can I smell the flowers??!!”  At first I told her no because I wanted to get back to daddy and the girls to finish our shopping, it was closing time.  She again asked me “Please, can I smell the flowers?!” then it hit me.  What am I doing?  Why am I always in such a rush?  She reminded me that night to stop and enjoy the beauty around me, yes, even inside Costco.  Also to pay attention to my child who already has the heart to notice and allow her the moment to do so. 

My sweet Dakota… thank you for your innocent loving heart and for reminding me to stop and smell the flowers.  Such a simple moment but it was a beautiful one we enjoyed together.

All my heart,

Salena

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Daddy's Girls

The highlight of our week is Daddy's days off.  Today we went to the park.  The little girls loved running around chasing Daddy and screaming hysterically when Daddy was chasing them.  It was fun watching them hanging on for dear life trying to get a ride on his back.  There were lots of tickles and lots of baby chasing.  I captured more pictures of the baby on the run than anything else which explains why there are so many of her.  =)

All my heart,

Salena

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Lessons from the Playground

(My baby loves to swing off the steps holding onto the railing,
giving all bystanders a heart attack!)

As a mom, there are times when I feel like I'm not good enough.  I don't have it all together.  On the outside it may appear that I do.  Friends and Family have praised my parenting and my children.

Funny how a trip to the playground can make me feel worse about myself.

A time of play, letting the girls run around, have fun and burn out the crazy energy they have stored up inside of them.  I wish I could have just a small amount of their energy.

Then I see the other moms and how they interact with their kids.  Their tone of voice and body language.  I leave feeling like there is so much more of me that I need to change.  I'm sure I am being too hard on myself.

We are all different and there are qualities in others that I admire and want to imitate.  Especially to become a better mom.

Today was one of those days.

Who in your life have you wanted to imitate?

All My {Heart},

Salena