As moms we typically get too caught up in the everyday to enjoy many aspects of our children’s lives and I am no exception. Sometimes I get too caught up in replying to emails, washing dishes, folding cloths, tidying the house, that I often overlook areas where I could be spending more time with my children. So today I decided to get out and have a whole fun filled day with the kidlets with no worries of housework at all.

First, we went to the library. I have yet to go to the library in the new town that I’ve moved to because I’ve been so busy lately. We got our library cards and started scoping out the books. I found a couple of books I’ve been wanting to read and got the boys some new books to read at bedtime. Chickens to the Rescue is the book that we read tonight, approximately five times if you have to know.

After our library adventure and the constant nagging from the pnut to ride in the elevator “one more time” we headed to the park. The bean was a little hesitant at first to play in the grass, he’s not much of a grass fan, but once he warmed up to the idea and saw his brother having so much fun jumping off of stuff he decided to join in. As you can imagine it wasn’t fun trying to get them to go home, lots of protesting coming from the pnut but we had to go home eventually.

When we got home and after I had made supper, we decided to watch our new movie the Blue Elephant as a family. It was so great to spend a relaxing day with no deadlines and I actually managed to squeeze in some housework at the end of the day with out feeling like I was rushing to get it all done.

So my advice is to slow down and take it all in every once and a while. Life is not so serious all of the time and if you aren’t careful it can pass you by in an instant.