He sneaks up on me every morning. I can hear his tiptoe steps down the hall and through the kitchen. I pretend not to notice him at all. This is our morning game. He runs quickly through the kitchen and past the entryway to the office, where I’m at my computer killing it at my life online while the rest of my house sleeps.
He squeaks and scuttles. And I transition into a game of cat and mouse with him before he jumps in my lap. His hair is disheveled and his bright blue eyes still have a little sleep in them.
We build a blanket fort together for movie morning. We are resting and nesting. The only goals are to love each other well.
I serve lunch on paper plates.
They play light sabers.
I serve pizza on paper plates for dinner.
They don’t notice the pile of laundry, the crumb filled floor begging to be mopped, or my to do list that is mile long.
They only notice us- two parents who are working hard to be fully engaged and present in the moment with them.
Parents who once dreamed of days like these when they first met over ten years ago.
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And, you will treasure those mornings in just a few short years when they are teens and don’t want to talk in the morning before they leave for school:)
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It’s so easy to let life hurry us and much more difficult to be present and loving and all consumed with rest. Bravo to you and hubby for making it a priority. xoxo
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I love lazy weekend days like that! Beautiful photos.
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Can I please tell you how grateful I am for your REAL photos here? I always ask my husband to “get a picture of us doing x, but ah mah gah don’t get the background because there’s **gasp!** a toy and a sock behind us!”
You know, evidence that we live life.
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The perfect way to live life!
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So sweet! I loved our morning routine over break, in that the boys woke up together in the guest room and Henry read stories to Benjamin until I came to get them. I wish we had the opportunity more often to have such unhurried mornings!
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