Sometimes I forget...

Sometimes I forget how amazing my kids are. Sometimes I only see them as the two monsters who love to terrorize my life. But then there are days where I look at them and realize how wrong I am about them every other day.

 

Today was one of those days. Tyler left around lunch time today to go with Papa so it was just me and Lils. It started out normal with her driving me crazy and me trying to ignore her. But then while I was working out I heard her screaming. I ran down the hall only to find her naked sitting on the bathroom counter with her feet in he water and all I could do was laugh at her screams of delight as she kicked the water all over the place. There are some days where I see this as just another mess to clean up.

 

Today I saw it as entertainment. I helped her down after a few minutes cleaned her up and sent her on her way. We went back to the garage and I began to run again. There is something about the treadmill that fascinates the kids. And today instead of yelling at her to turn away so she wouldn't get hurt I let her climb on and walk with me.

 

Later it was snack time. She threw a fit about how she wanted to eat her food. Sometimes I argue with her because her way is always messier. Today I let her do it and laughed as she struggled but she insisted her way was better so I let her. Playtime came and instead of getting mad at the clutter of toys she left in her wake I laughed and helped her clean up and move on to the next toy. When we played with chalk she's drew all over the place but instead of yelling I shrugged it off.

 

I had a nice time playing with her solo today. I don't get much time one on one with my kids but when I do it makes all the rough days with the two of them seem not so bad. I was able to see her love and compassion. I got to see the gentle side of her. I sat and threw toys and giggled along with her.

 

I know I'm not the best mom, hell I may not even be a good mom but I am at least proud to say that despite their tiny flaws my children are incredible. I may not notice it every day but I do notice it. And it gets me through the days when they drive me crazy. Man I love them!