Thursday, June 14, 2012

little bits of happiness | mom lyfe.

i post a lot of pictures on here of me dressed up for "steppin' out" or me at work with my hair curled & a cute shirt/cardi combo but the truth of the matter is those are the rare days.  they're the rare days where i get out of bed determined to do a little sumpin-sumpin with myself.  which is an achievement in itself.

this day?  was tuesday.  sam had a late meeting & the day was all about survival.  it was about getting through bath time, gettin the kid in pj's & making it til dad gets home.


it was a day where you never make it out of your work out clothes {yes, we did at least make it to stroller strides that morning} & you stay in your yoga pants & oversized hoodie because why get out of your stretchy pants & waste a perfectly good outfit on no one?

also?  stretchy pants.  duh.

and oh yeah, on this day parker decided he no longer liked baths & washing his hair involved clinging to me for dear life.  i think i ended up getting as wet as him.

and it was at this moment, after parker's bath as i stood in front of the mirror with my crazy unbrushed hair, no makeup & wet hoodie, that i knew i had to get out my camera.  because this stuff needs to be documented.


he's lucky he's cute.  especially when post-bath with his clean hair & fresh jammies you see him get that mischievous look in his eye...



...on come the boots.  pajamas may say it's bedtime to me but to him?  there's still room for discussion.


apparently on this particular night i needed my boots too.


and then comes the persuading... "mommy, go!  mommy, let's go!"


and just in time, sam gets home.  i guess our adventures will have to wait for another night... because daddy kinda trumps all.

i love this kid.  i love the days where everything else gets put to the side & parker & i just go through the day.  we read stories, we eat sandwiches, we take naps, we color & we don't do anything productive.  i don't do my hair, the laundry piles up & anything important waits til tomorrow.

i love being a mom.

{linking up with stephanie for "little bits of happiness."  because crazy days & silly moments like this make me happy.}

17 comments:

  1. That my friend, is life well lived.

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  2. so well documented and such a wonderful day! love the cute pictures of Parker and your wet hoodie... just priceless!! love!

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  3. I love those kind of days, too! Toddlers make great little buddies. :)

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  4. Haha, the mom uniform. Truth, we pretty much all look like that at home :). My boys call my clothes for the outside world my "day" clothes, and are always bouncing around me when they actually see me getting changed - wanting to know where we are going.

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  5. oh my gawd! love the belly pic with parker on your legs, adorable! thanks for telling the truth! i always feel so guilty that i rarely shower or dress myself these days. 21 weeks pregnant and a mamma of a 15 month old doesn't really give me motivation to look all dolled up for nothing. ;0)

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  6. Sounds like the perfect day to me! :) I can't get over how he wears his boots with his pj's...too much!

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  7. Boots with jammies? Duh! Did you dye your hair? It looks lighter in that photo.

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  8. aw I love this post! And how your blue nails match your super cute blue striped shirt. I change out of my work clothes the minute I get home and most days I go straight to pj pants. I hope no on e surprises me with a visit after 530 pm.

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  9. such a sweet post! love the pic of you and him hugging your legs...adorable! many of my days are like this. :)

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  10. Such an AWESOME story with great pictures and a great ending! And the truth is you DID do what was most important! Well done, Mom!

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  11. ahh, yes! Mom life. Wednesdays and the weekends are my "stretch pants" days! Well any the other days after 5:30 pm!

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  12. awww, being a mom really is just perfect. your son is adorable btw!

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  13. I totally have those days. Pretty sure I spent the rest of the day on Tuesday in what I wore to Stroller Strides, too. :)

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  14. LOVE this.

    Sorry I am a bad commenter I read EVERY post and love them all :)

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  15. You just described 3 of my days last week...maybe I do this more than I realize. Thanks for making me feel normal!!

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  16. Great post! I have so many days like this too. Crazy, fun mom life! :)

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