In Honor of Savoring the Moment

I took the time last night to just stop and take a breather and enjoy some good quality time with my boys, especially my oldest. And guess what?? We had A LOT of fun. =)

Of course, my big boy had to go to school, so throughout the day I made it a point to be more interactive with my 3 month old. He's getting to the stage now where he can interact with certain toys. So, instead of holding him all day or putting him in his swing or bouncer, we got on the floor and had some playtime. 

And, he LOVED it. I told my husband that he should be starting to roll over between 3 and 4 months, but how is he ever going to learn how to roll over if he's never on the floor to try and figure it out? I mean, geez! Just one of those things that you don't really think about on a daily basis, then one day it's like "Dang! I'm probably holding him back!" O'well, we're doing it now!

Anyway, so yeah! He loves floor time! I call it floor time, instead of tummy time, because this little dude does not do tummy! No sir! He will deal with it, for your benefit, for MAYBE 5 minutes, then he's done. Roll him on over to his back....and all is good! =)

When big brother got home from school, of course the first thing he wanted to do was play is XBox game, which by the way, we have had no issues with since his spanking and game off night. Mommy WIN....for now!

So, he played his game for a little bit, while I did momma stuff. Then one of our first "we're doing this together and it's going to be fun" activities was a school project that had to be turned in today. TOM THE TURKEY had to be disguised so he wouldn't be eaten at Thanksgiving. So, this was the disguise he chose...

 HULK...THE TURKEY. He thought this was the coolest thing. I'm sure in his mind he thought we would just color the turkey green. NOPE! You gotta have muscles!! DUH!! We had tons of fun doing this together, OH, and I KNOW his is the BEST turkey, and I'm totally not being biased or anything! ;)

In addition to just unplugging for a minute, I let my oldest decide what he wanted for dinner. Instead of me cooking something and telling him "You ARE going to eat it!" I decided to give him a night where he could tell me exactly what he wanted! And surprisingly this is what he chose...

 

Eggs with ketchup and "little hamburgers". I made a happy plate for him, then he literally made a happy plate. He ate it all and then asked for more eggs! God, I love that boy!!

The rest of the night just went along....REALLY good. Looking back on last night, compared to most of our nights, it was so...stress-free. Don't get me wrong, of course there were still moments when my 5 year old got in trouble, and my 3 month old was crying...and BOTH, DEMANDING attention at the same time. However, my mind set was different. I was determined to have a good night, and we did! We laughed...A LOT

We danced and sang. We acted soooo silly and goofy. We did everything that we normally do, we just made it fun! And of course when I say we, I mean ME, because to him, he's always having fun, even if momma is having a bad night. He's 5 years old, he doesn't have bad nights. Even when he gets in trouble, he's over it in a few minutes and back to doing something else fun. 

So, this was me being intentional. Savoring the moment. Living in the moment. Enjoying my boys, at the age they're at now. Enjoying all of the things I have to do for them each day, instead of just trying to make it through. It was GOOD!!