the little things

Some days can be just another day. going through the motions of life and not really stopping to see the sweetness that i have in my little everyday things. I have really been thinking about being present lately. Being Present with my kids, Being Present with my husband, Being present in my day to day. i can sometimes just be in coast mode and just 'do' what i need to be doing, dishes, laundry, email, clean up. but i really want to be present and recognize the special things in life. my kids will only be this way for today and tommarow brings something new. and soon it will bring a  new little to this house. i dont want them to remember mommy always checking something off her list and not stopping to just sit on the floor with them and play.

I dont want to just walk by the pretty flowers we planted and watched grow by our front door. I want to stop, like they do, and notice each color, the smell and the bugs on them...

i dont want to just push them from thing to thing and miss out on the moment in between when i can get distracted with moving on

I dont want to forget how much they ask for and love waffles for breakfast

and how sweet and innocent a little boy can be. There is something so special about freshly picked flowers from your little boy. My sister in law asked if i wanted a pair of scissors to cut them down and i said no. these were perfect in his eyes.

. roots and all. and they were perfect in mine too:)