…are my favorite kind of days!
and i think these are the days that will always go down as my favorite days… the days of bare feet and little hugs and night time stories… play dates and socially acceptable messy hair and toys everywhere… innocent little minds and belly laughs and bunny spotting… an undying passion for all trucks big and small, and the notion that you could of course be a singer and ballerina and ice skater and gymnast and art teacher when you grow up! i love that. i love it so much. these days aren’t always perfect, but they’re generally pretty wonderful.
i’ve realized just lately, though, how much the outside pressures of “being an adult” can sometimes make me flat stressed and a way less fun mom when i really just want to be making the life of my baby bunners as magical as possible. they won’t always be little! i’m well aware. and it made me feel so guilty to realize recently that i hit a wall where i was absorbed in my own stress instead of being a happy, stable human for them when they’re feeling stressed. they get overwhelmed, too! our kiddos have big changes coming to their own little worlds, and they are both the very in-touch, aware, absorbent type. it all finally hit me when i lost my patience too quickly… i don’t think i’d realized quite how stressed i was… and i just felt so, so ridiculously guilty. ugh. mom guilt is seriously the worst.
but… it’s hard to find that balance, you know?! because i do want to have a decent “life’s tough, get a helmet” approach with them at times, so that life doesn’t smash them to pieces one day… life is hard! but there’s plenty of time for life to have its inevitable difficulties down the road, so i also want to relieve them of stress and let them be little for as long as i can. and mostly, i want to make these the very best days of their lives! i’m pretty sure they’re the best [though not easiest] of mine. well, besides my own childhood, because it was pretty dang good. ♡
so, anyway. these are my thoughts for now! blame the hormones and solid wine deficiency. 😉
i love you, my bunnies! you too, little brown back yard bunny!
[ps. absolute favorite top – on sale!!! i now have it in 4 colors. 🙂 // high waisted leggings – game changers, these high waisted deals! // grosgrain slip ons // girls jersey sundresses – m’s favs]
I just want to quit my job and spend summer with you and your bunnies. Oh, and at your parent’s magical farm too!! Adulting is hard, especially in my concrete jungle (SoCa), so thank you for bringing a little magic into my days! By the smiles on your children’s faces and the twinkle in their eyes, you are doing a wonderful job! Give yourself grace and be well! xoxoxo
Oh these are the days! I just want my kids to love their childhood like I did! And summers! All the summers!
Totally hard to find that balance! You want them to be strong to be able to handle what life throws at them but they are your babies and you are their mama and will always want to protect them and be their safe haven. A constant double edged sword lol but you are one amazing mama and those kiddos thing you hang the moon and the stars! We all have our moments where we just.cant., and then we pick ourselves up and we do right? 😉
*think