Which ones really matter?
It is very apparent I will answer these questions differently now than I would of when my children were growing up.
Some days it is just easier to enjoy the moment and write it on my heart than it is to battle it.
I don't know what I would of done with my own children if they had decided to turn my bed into their own personal jungle gym. I am sure they would all like to answer that question, but I am not asking them.
We have had this bed set for a few years now, and from the day we got it Chelsea has loved it. I don't know what made her think she could climb on it, swing from it, jump from it, bounce on it..I think you get the picture, but she loves it. She is fearless.
For some reason, it has just never bothered Mark or I when she begins her play time, which I might add is usually at bed time or when I am trying to make the bed. I have been given the opportunity to re-make my bed on more than one occasion. Oh well, in the big picture of this life we live, I don't mind.
It dawned on me that I hadn't really captured this in pictures yet. I almost need to get it on video as you wouldn't believe how fast she gets around, the sound effects that come with the playing, the body slams on the bed...it cracks me up. I can't even get mad at her, she is having so much fun.
She insisted she needed my pink cowboy had for her acrobatic routine and was happy to have Papa wear it for awhile too. He is a good sport. I am not sure how much he really got out of the book he was reading, but hey, he can read it another time.
I wasted a lot of precious moments when my children were growing up by stressing out over moments just like this. When they all have kids of their own I think they will forgive me but in the mean time, I am just going to capture as many moments as I can.
By the way, NO! she isn't spoiled...she is just loved beyond measure. I want to be as big of a blessing to her life as she is to mine. I want to teach her boundaries, while at the same time encourage her to sparkle, to dream, to make life an adventure.
2 comments:
It looks like you and Mark are loved beyond measure also!
She will cherish these pictures for many years to come, even when you've passed away. She will have stories to tell her kidsa and grandkids about her Grandma and Papa.
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