Diamonds and Stones

Some days are harder than others that is for sure, I need my kids to know that even though I love them more than life itself that there are times that I feel like running for the hills screaming. The days that Leo decided to revert back in his potty-training and poop in my room while smearing it on the walls. The days that Lily won't stop crying or throwing a fit unless I give her 100% of my attention and carry her on my hip everywhere. The days that Mike comes home from work and doesn't say a word through dinner. Those times I feel like a failure and that I am the only wife and mother that just can't get it right BUT I know I'm not. I know there are other parents out there that scream into pillows when they have reached a breaking point, that there is a mom out there who is still potty-training their 4 year old and that took her kids to Wendy's for dinner just so she could enjoy a peaceful car ride drinking a diet coke.

I'm not perfect but I'm not a failure either. The last few days have been very rough to say the least but when Leo woke up last night around 3am just to come crawling into bed with us and he fell back asleep saying "I love you Mom" I just started crying because then I knew I must be doing something right. My Husband and my children are my life and they bring me so much joy. Lily's squinty smile and how she claps at everything bring me happiness. Leo's loving nature but wild side makes me proud. My hard-working husband who solely supports us without any complaints makes my life so complete I couldn't imagine doing it without him.

This morning I longed onto our family website and my Granddad posted with the title "some days are diamonds and some days are stones" He couldn't have wrote that on a more perfect day for me.

This post was not to complain but to simply say how some days are just rough but in the end it's all worth it because I wouldn't have it any other way.

Trying to take family pictures last week...yes we are going to re-do them ;)