Zelda and Beauty

Ok, so lately my little Hailey is full of ideas.

Today she wanted to make a puppet out of a sock.

Yarn, glue, ribbon and a couple of mismatched socks and there you have it....Zelda and Beauty, our new sock puppet friends.

And it only took twenty minutes for an entire evening of fun.

I need to stop what I'm doing more often that seems "important" and just play with my kids.

Yesterday Hailey said she wanted a big box to cut out windows and doors and paint flowers on.

Every day she seems to have a list of To Do's many of which involve crafts.

A usual list includes:

1. painting fingernails

2. Drawing pictures or coloring

3. Playing with babies

4. Eating lunch

5. Going to quiet time

6. Learning her letters

7. Playing beauty parlor

And the list goes on....

I have found myself caught up in chores and multiple other things most days.

More often than not my response is always...."Ok, let's do that tomorrow" and then I go back to folding laundry.

I looked at my kids today and couldn't believe how much they had grown overnight.

It scared me a little and made me realize how precious my little babies are.

And really if I had to choose between laundry and my girls, I choose them!

My mom memorized something that she has always loved and often recites to me.

(It has become my new motto )

"Cleaning and scrubbing can wait til tomorrow

For babies grow up we've learned to our sorrow.

So quiet down cobwebs, dust go to sleep

I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep"

So messy house...bring it on!!!

On another note.... I love my husband! Thank you for being such a wonderful Daddy!