Guys – I haven’t blogged in THREE months! Ughhhhh, I kept building it up in my head, like it was a daunting task ahead of me. Why?! I do not know! I love writing, processing (most of the time), and sharing; and I always feel a billion times better after doing it. Please remind me not to wait so long between posts!

Lately I’ve had the same attitude towards cleaning our floors – completely, 100% dreading it. I have been putting it off (not for months, oh man, I don’t even want to imagine), but for at least a couple of weeks. If you have kids, you know that two weeks is a pretty freaking long time to go without vacuuming/mopping/etc! It was getting bad… especially in the dining room. We’re talking, I couldn’t walk into the dining room without some kind of food particle adhered to the bottom of my foot. I could make out particles of taco meat, granola bar, and blueberry. So gross. I can’t believe I’m even admitting to this!

I just haven’t had the time. That was my reason. I have so many other things that need to be done and/or cleaned, the floor was my last priority. It got to a point today where I couldn’t take it anymore. Something NEEDED to be done. So I put our youngest down for a nap while our 4 year old finished lunch. As she was eating, I decided this was my opportunity! I begin stacking all of the dining room chairs on the table (around my daughter and her lunch) and went to town on the dining room floor! I was feeling so good about having cleaned the dining room floor that I migrated to the halls, bathrooms, and I even ventured into the bedrooms. I was even ballsy enough to vacuum our youngest daughter’s room while she napped, and get this- she was so tired that she slept right through it! It felt like a gift from God! The last thing I wanted to deal with was a cranky 2 year old, and thank the good Lord – I did not have to!

Reflecting on my procrastination of both blogging and cleaning our floors – I’m realizing that as a mom, a lot of the time it can feel like I don’t have time for anything. But, when something is important (today – for me, that was cleaning floors and blogging), I do have the ability to make it a priority. That means that sometimes, the floors may not get cleaned but my kids will have stories read to them, or dinner might be frozen pizza but I got to spend some time at gym, or we may be an hour late to nap but we were able to catch up with a friend. It feels like I’m juggling so many things, wearing so many hats, and I am a perfectionist. Guys, I love routine! But I’m learning that living in the moment and being present in my husband’s, kid’s, family’s and friend’s lives is more important than any schedule that I can create.

Kiss your babies, read to them, connect with your friends, remind your family that you love them, engage with God, set time aside for your spouse, and don’t freak out if cleaning your house gets temporarily pushed aside. These are a few of the things that I have been challenging myself with!

xoxxox

Leeanne

Here are some highlights from the last few months!

Audrey took her first plunge off of a diving board and LOVED it!

Colette was sick! She’s our puker – oh what fun! Ha!

We had our first non “twinning” day!

Colette has cut AT LEAST 8 teeth!

Audrey started preschool! *cue tears!*

Both of the girls had a birthday!

We went to DISNEYLAND! Annnnd they are already asking to go back!

We are learning that Jesus loves us no matter what, just as we are!

Colette’s hair is now long enough for “piggy tails”! You’re looking at her first ones!

We bought a new car! This was the night that we bought it! The girls were being sooo cute, they were so excited!

We went to the pumpkin patch!