Spring Musings

So it's been a few months, but I've thought about jotting down some things numerous times and I just haven't gotten around to it. We're definitely going through a challenging time with the kids where there's a lot more chaos, arguing, and whining than there was six months ago, so some days we're just in survival mode.

But there are always some bright spots and a lot to be grateful for. Two weeks ago when I was just feeling convicted about having a break from technology for part of each weekend, I heard a message at church about it that very day. We tried it one Sunday afternoon and it was great. The girls and I did play doh almost the whole afternoon....which sounds like a VERY long time, but it was really relaxing and almost therapeutic. I just let them do it as long as they wanted. I'm constantly rushing them and it's very hard for me to slow down. Then another weekend we did it again, and one of my closest girlfriends came over and we had a tea party with bubble blowing on the patio.

Baseball this spring has been a really fun time of neighborhood community. I've been trying to keep my very fledgling photography interest/skill alive with shooting a few games. Our entire team is from R's school and games/practice always extend to playdates and meals and sometimes sleepovers. It's especially fun to seeing the boys high-five their classmates when they run into them on the opposing team and to hear their conversations in the dugout. I managed the dugout yesterday and finally got all their names down. Had an awesome time but the hardest part was seeing their disappointment when they struck out and trying to predict how many hitters we would get through and have to take the catching uniform on/off super fast if I predicted wrong!

The kids are more sane when we get outdoors so I'm so thankful for the springlike (and summerlike!) weather that we're getting, especially when we can head to the beach on a Saturday morning! It's nice to even just hang out in our own yard more, planting some tomatoes, basil, and sunflowers, and starting to revive our pool.

Actually the most surprising and fun thing from the last few months is that K and I started a workout routine together. We've been going to Orange Theory Fitness (albeit only once a week together and he sometimes goes a second time himself) but it's been a good workout and challenging. I honestly didn't think he'd go for this at all but he's been going more often than I have. We both like seeing all the heart rate data and how it changes over time and possibly correlates to feeling energetic/okay/tired/sick going into the class.