A day in the life of Motherhood!

We still find plenty of time to play in the mud!
Continue to practice our "Cooking Mama" skills.
Enjoy a break from the rain so we can ride our bikes to school instead of take the bus. This of course means mom looks like a stalker as she drives alongside the boys in the van to make sure Jordan does okay on his first try at the mile and a half journey. I'm not sure why I was worried. He was a pro!

Throw in a game or two of soccer.


Manage to make it to karate class on time. That's a major feat in itself!
Take a few minutes of our day and devote it to friend playtime.
Visit our "favorite" store (wink~wink) as we are rushing on our way to Scouts.
Keep on perfecting those soccer skills on a field a few miles away from Jordan's soccer field. Wish that schedule worked out a little better.
Feed a few friendly ducks
Make that...feed a few friendly ducks our packed lunch after mom said not to!! Let's hope ducks don't mind a little peanut butter and yogurt!
Take homework to soccer practice knowing we'll be up really late tonight if we don't!
Cheer on our little Sunfish in his favorite shiny red shorts!

Now breath a sigh of relief because we can start the ride home, make a late dinner, relish those 10 minutes of quiet reading time, and tuck in for the night. Of course that's mom's cue to finish the laundry, load the dishwasher, sweep the floor, read to Caleb, and finally go to bed herself!



You know the song lyrics "Pioneer children sang as they walked, and walked, and walked, and walked....and walked"? Well, I've decided to change the words this week to "Mommy's so tired today as she drives, and drives, and drives, and drives...all day!"
Boy, without Kevin around I am managing to drive from one end of town to the other numerous times each and every day trying to keep up with a busy September schedule. The miles are racking up on the odometer, and my eyes are little more bloodshot than usual. Maybe I can go pick a cucumber from the garden and make some eye compresses which will hopefully, magically make those dark circles under my eyes disappear. Not likely, but a dream nonetheless.

It's a crazy, busy, yet wonderful life!

I feel incredibly blessed to have all of this beauty every day...even if it does mean a few extra dark circles under my eyes.
It's a minuscule price to pay to see my kids smiling faces each day!

We miss you Kev...See you late tomorrow night!