Andy and Annika with our loot
The pipe slide at the farm
It was a beauty, fun, frustration, and frenzy filled day, and I wouldn't trade it for the world. All of it, that is what I will miss when this fleeting moment passes. This moment when they are almost 3 and 5. This last summer before anyone is on a real school schedule. This last summer of being together with me and my girls all day long. I want to drink it in while I can. I don't want to miss these moments, especially not the frustrating ones, because those are the ones when I learn the most. I want to appreciate them while they are happening. On the flip-side, I'll also be grateful to never have to sing songs with all the lyrics replaced by the words "poop" or "fart"; this phase can disappear fast please. It was a great day, and I want to it as a whole bounded memory of the good, the bad, and everything in between.
This is why I write, for days like this one that I want to stick in my brain forever. It isn't necessary to document every mundane detail, but finding exuberance in the everyday and the special moments simultaneously is something to remember.
I <3 linking up with my friends at #iPPP
P.S. Greta, I'm totally getting back on my #500in2013 train asap. Don't lose faith!