Missed Opportunities

We were out of the house before 9:00 am off to run errands. Matt needed something from Office Depot and the girls had already sat through a trip to the bank so we yanked everyone out of their car seats and let them walk into the store. The girls looked so grown up walking into the store. They really liked being free, especially when they discovered the telephones and fax machines. Our little girls were standing in the aisle negotiating some major deals. Both Matt and I realized we forgot our camera at home. Missed opportunity #1.
From Office Depot we went to Costco where we sampled our way through the store. We can not go to Costco without eating frozen yogurt. We sat down in a booth and the girls sat there for about 30 seconds sharing a yogurt. Had I had the camera it would have been a terrific photo opportunity but as we know I left it at home. Missed opportunity #2
We put the girls down for a nap when we got home. They hung out in their cribs for over an hour but did not sleep a bit. What did they do for an hour you ask? They stripped off all their clothes including their diapers and peed all over their sheets. When Matt went up stairs to get them he found 2 naked girls with the contents of their cribs on the floor. He did not think to bring the camera up with him and he was not about to walk back downstairs to get it. Missed opportunity #3.
We got them back into diapers and fed them some lunch. While we were putting lunch on the table Sydney decided to pull off her diaper and pee on the floor. She was saving us a quarter because her diaper was bone dry. I just couldn't take a picture of that. Missed opportunity #4.
After a fun bath, and a quick cuddle on the bed where I tried to take a picture of the 3 girls cuddling with Matt. The girls are far to quick and uncooperative to allow me to take a picture. Missed opportunity #5.
We stuck the kids in the car destination unknown to get out of the house. I could not find the camera anywhere in the house. I had put it in a safe place since the last place I found it was in Lior's hands. I was hoping it was not with my missing cel phone, countless shoes and assorted items of clothing. I sent Matt in to find it and much to my surprise he came out with it and put it on the center console in the car. That is where it stayed while Sydney did a strip tease in the mall. Missed opportunity #6.
I refused to miss anymore opportunities so I spent the rest of the night with my camera on my lap and caught Sydney and Lior dancing.


Matt holding Jordan upside down.

Sydney reading Red Hat, Blue Hat all by herself.


and cuddling her baby sister.

Perks

Since Matt and I own our own business we find ourselves counting the "perks". Ironically, time is the biggest "perk"and the biggest down side. When orders need to be completed Matt stays until they get done. He makes every attempt to make it to important events, swimming lessons, lunch out with the girls and the gym class, but with the 4th of July around the corner Matt has been staying at work later and later often arriving home after midnight and leaving before the girls wake up.
You can imagine my surprise this morning when he called at around 10:30 and asked what my plans for the day were. Since it was pouring this morning when he left I thought we were doomed to a day of watching JoJo and the Wiggles.
The rain had stopped and the idea of spending the morning inside was unappealing. We decided to meet at the local wetlands nature walk to look at the animals. No less than 25 minutes later we were walking out the door and loading into the car. This is no easy task with two 22 month old toddlers and a seven month old! There were poopy diapers to change, sippy cups to fill, shoes to put on, and 2 big furry monsters to chase out of the car.

The girls were excited about going to see the animals but I think the real attraction is walking. They love the freedom of running along the boardwalk and stopping to look at the turtles, birds, and alligators. Of course, what was once a 15 or 20 minute walk now takes a good 45 minutes and lots of coaxing from 2 very hot and sweaty parents. Sydney needed a little pick me up half way around. With her bag of animal crackers in hand she walked slowly down the boardwalk. Matt and I walked ahead and when we turned around we saw our Sydney lining her animal crackers up along the railing and knocking them into the water one by one. I grabbed my camera and started to walk towards her. She saw me coming because she started to reach into the bag and throw the crackers into the water by the handful. Photo opportunity lost but truly a Sydney moment.

The Adventure Begins...

I do not want anyone to think that I think I am super mommy because I am far from super. Lately I have heard several people, including my wonderful husband, refer to me by "super mom". I would call myself a busy mommy, a tired mommy, or a even a cranky mommy but not a super mommy that seems like an awful lot to live up to. I will try to live up to the name.
This week a friend of my parents daughter died, she was a few years older than I am and she left three young children. This really has been haunting my thoughts. I think of my girls growing up without a mother and it stops me cold. I think it is every mothers worry "what if something happened to me...". What would happen to all the memories and funny stories I have running through my head? How could I impart words of wisdom to them? I am constantly thinking about how to raise young women with a strong sense of themselves.
I have tried to keep individual journals for the girls but I have not had much success keeping up with them. I hope that this blog will be a way for me to write about their lives and paint a picture of their childhood for them to enjoy when they are older. Chances are they will just be pissed off that I have shared way too much information with the world.