A little perspective!!!!!

The holidays are now over and Keegan's bday party has come and gone. I now have a little (and I do mean a little!!!!) time to reflect on everything. First...look at home much my pride and joy has changed over the last few years!!!!!




If you look at our blog regularly it may appear that we really do lead a spectacular life. And for the most part it really is amazing. But raising 2 children has been the biggest challenge Kurt and I have ever faced. From the day we found out I was pregnant we have given every ounce of ourselves to being parents and trying to raise a well rounded child who truly loves and appreciates life. What an exhausting task that is. Kurt has completed some ridiculously difficult military training and been to war...and I have had 3 years of constant practice at this parenting gig...yet there are times we have no idea what to do with our children. It is easy to feel like you are failing, but after talking to a few other parents you realize that this job really is just plain difficult. Add in being in the military, uprooting your lives often and starting all over again, and not having family close by to help out and I am pretty sure you have the recipe for insanity.

I just wanted to post this so that all my fellow moms out there know that it really is normal to feel crazy. Dont let all of your friends who seem to have it all together and seem to live the perfect life fool you. We are all struggling in some way or another!!!!

So...we love our children more than life itself...yet at the same time cant handle the reality of our lives. Sounds like a recipe for CRAZY to me!!!! It really is amazing how some days just never seem to end...yet in the blink of an eye our baby is 3 years old.

This year I am promising to take better care of myself so that I am more prepared to nuture and care for the ones I love. I also promise to not compare myself to anyone else and not even mention the word perfection. I hope to enjoy the kids laughter and smiles more and worry about the laundry pile less. I promise to focus more on the amazing love I have with my husband that got us in this mess to begin with:) I hope that 3 years from now I have found a way to master my life...but since that probably wont happen I hope I at least have shown everyone around me how much I love them. The adorable little face in the picture above is the most amazing reason of all to embrace the chaos of every day!!!!