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“Mommy!
“What is it Zach?”
“When I grow up I want to be a Mommy, just like you”
“Well honey, that is really sweet, but when you grow up, you’ll be a Daddy.”
“Yeah, I have a penis just like Dada, but when I grow up, I want to be a Mommy. And a Doctor. That’s what I want.”
We spent the weekend soaking up what were probably the last few warm, sunny days of summer… I don’t have the energy to write much, so here are some photos of our weekend…
How else to start a weekend, but pumpkin pancakes?
Crescent Beach
We picked 10lbs of Blackberries this morning!
Arlo loves blackberries! By the end of the trip he was smeared in berry juice… should have taken a picture of that…
A mother deer and her fawn have been frequent visitors to our yard this summer. There is something about this deer- I feel like I usually see her when I am least expecting to be confronted with something so wild and beautiful and then the sight of her makes me take a deep breath and become present again with the world around me. She always looks me right in the eye, as if to say “I see you are a mother too- isn’t mothering beautiful?”.
It is so difficult to stay “present” while mothering. I feel pulled in so many directions all the time – laundry, dishes, meals, shopping, diapers. The list of work is never-ending. So I am so appreciative of those rare moments when something pulls me out of my “to-do” list and back to the moment to remind me just how wonderful all of this is. Thank you Mother Deer- visit us anytime you want, you seem to be good for my soul.
