Friday, February 10, 2012

happiness is

Happiness is:
- Eating spaghetti together as a family and not freaking out that sauce is getting all over the kiddos clothing.
- Watching your 8.5 mo old baby shove an entire handful of puffs into his mouth just because he has discovered the joys of feeding himself.
- Doing the dishes for your hubby while dancing to some tunes while he is out running an errand for you. And you want to lessen his load. And make him smile.
- Watching your three boys laugh together as the older two push the baby around in his high chair across the tile floor.
- Sitting in the hallway to fold a pile of baby laundry so you are out of the way, but still able to watch your children playing.
- Jack Johnson's Upside Down playing on your Pandora station and realizing the beauty of this moment.
- Learning that your baby loves to "float" in the bathtub by spreading and lifting his legs as wide and high as he can without toppling backwards while blowing raspberries.
- Realizing that the shade of paint you chose for your baby girl's closet is WAY more pink than you thought. But not caring because you finally get to decorate with pink.
- Eating Death by Chocolate ice cream after the kids are asleep and your daily to-do list is finished. Savorring the treat, knowing it is well earned.
- Beginning a new day and seeing the full potential of that day.
- Blogging while snuggling a sleeping baby who is buried in the crook if your arm.

Yup. Happiness.

1 comment:

Beth said...

Happiness is reading this and, though I miss you and your family, getting to have a piece of them with me through your words. :)