We had a nice sunny day..so we packed up a lunch and headed out to a trail!!!
We couldn't find any benches so we just sat on the side of the trail and snacked on what we brought to eat. The teddy bears hung out in the sun too.
Hana's teddy bear got a shoulder ride the whole time :) We saw ducks and ponds and bikers and bees....
I even shared in a moment of panic when I realized that I had sat in a big glob of pitch..thinking that my jeans were goners! But alas...they survived and I thought I had done the super mom thing by taking my kids out and about when ..to be honest..I had a lot to do and the last min. and really didn't want to do anything outside of my task list...but I did..for the sake of the kids sanity!!
We got home and I thought we had had a super time. Until I overheard mak tell dj about our day. "we had zero fun daddy. we went on a picnic but mom wouldn't even let us explore." (ie: wander off into the wilderness). "So it wasn't very fun at all."
So ...I guess...we'll never have to have that kind of fun again :)
It's kinda funny in hind site..but I was pretty cranky that she had zero fun after I purposefully tried to do something fun with them. I guess...it's just best for me to not set any kind of expectations for our days together..and whatever comes out of it..fun..or "zero fun" is what it is!
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Oh Jenny,
I love that story. Not because the girls had "zero fun", but because it's just reality. :) Kids don't always appreciate the sacrifices that parents make for them, or going out of their way to do something healthy and wonderful for them, but I guess it can teach you something. Call your mom and tell her you are sorry for any ungrateful times in your childhood, or maybe not necessarily ungrateful, but not appreciative for some of the times she was in your same position! :) As soon as I had Hayden, I remember calling my mom and asking her how she did it, with four of us kids, not just one. I bet Mak and Hana will look back on that date they had with their mommy and come to have fond memories of it, or at least tease you in the future about how you didn't let them "do anything". :) I think they did have fun regardless of what they said. There were nothing but smiles in those pictures! You are a great mom, keep up the good work!
Love, Jacquie
Ah, Jen. What a silly girl she is! Someday she'll look back and see that instead of zero fun, she has zero regrets because of what a great family she is raised in! :) Thanks for a wonderful visit... I'll be sending some pictures soon!
Love, B
Just keep thinking of yourself as a supermom. Wandering off into the wilderness is highly overrated.
Man, if I were a kid, I'd kill to have a mom like you! It sounds like it was such a fun day...what could be better than having a picnic with mommy?! Maybe Hana doesn't agree with Mak about having "zero fun"? You know, I bet all of us mothers will have too many stories like this and one day when our children are 25+ years old, they will love those times and wish they were kids again hangin' out with mommy and daddy without a care in the world! Then we'll be way more appreciated, huh!
hi! missed you here in bloggerland! did you get a new camera! i hope so. your girls are so cute. and even if they didn't appreciate their time, i love that they are honest to the core! hope you guys are well...miss you.
hey! i totally got your email and have been praying for things every since...sorry I just haven't sat down to actually respond to the email! I think about you every day and hope I can go into a Christian bookstore in the future and buy your CD and hear your powerful, soulful voice worshiping our God! You have such talent and such a gift! It makes me think back to WBC days when we would sing and lead worship together...or drive together listening to Jamie Smith among others or Jill...what's her name? Oh man, I miss you Jenny! Keep me updated and you'll feel my prayers!
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