As life gets busier, and more chaotic i have noticed that taking time to just disconnect from the stress and technologies that bring "busy and chaos" to us is hard to do. Taking time for oneself is almost out of the question, let alone taking time to enjoy a free spirited adventure with our kids, outside the normal routine of life. Oh sure we make plans with all good intentions, but when it comes down to it, the amount of work it takes just to load the car up with 2 kids and 2 dogs is almost not "worth" it at that exact moment, not to mention dressing toddlers for the weather.
This past week we have been fortunate to have warm weather, warm winter in Wyoming is a nice 45-55 degrees with minimal wind chill. Although we all are enjoying the warmth, in the back of our minds is the thought of snow storms in June due to a mild winter right now.
I find myself reading other blogs, with 65 degree weather in Southern California, and 75 degree weather in Phoenix. Some days i am envious when the wind is blowing so hard i can feel it coming under the doors, and the beautiful snow we did have is blowing past building large drifts shutting all roads to and from our town down from any sort of travel. Other days i am thankful that my kids are able to get to build snow forts, that the days it is 52 degrees and still 2 feet of snow in the mountains, that they can still go play, their choice of in the snow or next to it. The excitement of a green spring when it does come because of the Snowy Mountains above us just received over 100 inches of snow in the month of February.
To be able to set the cell phone, laptop, and stress aside for a few short hours to plan a trip hiking. Although i still bring along my pepper spray and camera i would like to think that this is as disconnected as i can get at this point in my life. Being able to the see the bright expressions on the faces of my children as they see moss, caves, tree stumps, and snow still spread deep among the bare trees in 52 degree weather. The joy they get to be able to explore in their own time, which for toddlers is slow time. Slow time that i have forgotten about over the past years, slow time that has been traded for super speed time...such as the realization my babies are going to be 3 in less than 6 months!
I have reached a point in my life that watching the simplicity nature of children has made me go back, go back to enjoy the little things that make my life great. Layla and Aidan picked up some beautiful quartz rocks when we were up there, and it makes me remember when i would actually notice the different types of rocks when i was young. I miss that. Those few little quartz came home with us smuggled in little pockets, and i cannot believe the amount of excitement and how proud they are showing them off to others. Yes money is a stretched, time with Kendall the kids and myself at the same time is VERY limited, and the wind sometimes can cause madness, i have to look beyond that. Look at what we DO have.We have the opportunity to be able to drive 15 minutes to such a beautiful area to disconnect from what stresses us and embrace what keeps us going, Family, Love, Health, and Faith.
This past week we have been fortunate to have warm weather, warm winter in Wyoming is a nice 45-55 degrees with minimal wind chill. Although we all are enjoying the warmth, in the back of our minds is the thought of snow storms in June due to a mild winter right now.
I find myself reading other blogs, with 65 degree weather in Southern California, and 75 degree weather in Phoenix. Some days i am envious when the wind is blowing so hard i can feel it coming under the doors, and the beautiful snow we did have is blowing past building large drifts shutting all roads to and from our town down from any sort of travel. Other days i am thankful that my kids are able to get to build snow forts, that the days it is 52 degrees and still 2 feet of snow in the mountains, that they can still go play, their choice of in the snow or next to it. The excitement of a green spring when it does come because of the Snowy Mountains above us just received over 100 inches of snow in the month of February.
To be able to set the cell phone, laptop, and stress aside for a few short hours to plan a trip hiking. Although i still bring along my pepper spray and camera i would like to think that this is as disconnected as i can get at this point in my life. Being able to the see the bright expressions on the faces of my children as they see moss, caves, tree stumps, and snow still spread deep among the bare trees in 52 degree weather. The joy they get to be able to explore in their own time, which for toddlers is slow time. Slow time that i have forgotten about over the past years, slow time that has been traded for super speed time...such as the realization my babies are going to be 3 in less than 6 months!
I have reached a point in my life that watching the simplicity nature of children has made me go back, go back to enjoy the little things that make my life great. Layla and Aidan picked up some beautiful quartz rocks when we were up there, and it makes me remember when i would actually notice the different types of rocks when i was young. I miss that. Those few little quartz came home with us smuggled in little pockets, and i cannot believe the amount of excitement and how proud they are showing them off to others. Yes money is a stretched, time with Kendall the kids and myself at the same time is VERY limited, and the wind sometimes can cause madness, i have to look beyond that. Look at what we DO have.We have the opportunity to be able to drive 15 minutes to such a beautiful area to disconnect from what stresses us and embrace what keeps us going, Family, Love, Health, and Faith.
2 comments:
I enjoyed very much reading your thoughts here. I still have most of the rocks you kids collected :) Something about rocks, I like them too. Aidan is a fast runner, in second place between the dogs :)All great pictures too :)
I hope you are archiving all the thoughts you are posting on this blog. The things you are writing will be so precious to Layla and Aiden when they get older.
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