The blog took a "summer break".
That's the end of excuses.
Summer was amazingly splendid to us. We have the Pass of All Passes and spent as many Saturdays as we could at Seven Peaks. It was so much fun seeing the difference from our first visit to the last- Rafe is growing up so quickly and every day is an adventure!
Mi favorito hermana got married, and was the most beautiful bride I have ever seen.
Rafe went to 2 movies in theaters- Monsters Inc. and Planes - he did fairly well in both!
We had a very fun 4th of July
Rafe is learning how to play nicely with others.
Found a favorite hair cutting place.
Hung out with our super awesome cousins.
Went to the lake.
Went to a truck show, dino museum, and farm country.
Watched Nana Thunell become an American.
Campfire evenings.
Boo-boos.
Treats.
And most recently, Birthday Week.
I.am.exhausted.
I was able to take work off on Rafe's birthday, and it was wonderful being able to have an extra day with my favorite little man. My life changed forever when he came into this world, and I am over the moon grateful for him. I think it is really easy to want a different or better life. All the super-mom, fashionista, and perfect health nut blogs out there make coveting just a click away! Not going to lie, at times I wish life were just a little easier. But if I focused on that every day, I would be miserable. I spent four years of my life wishing every day for something better, miserable with the life I had. Having Rafe, and watching him grow so fast, seeing certain phases progress so quickly- it has helped me enjoy life in the moment. I hope someday for a large family, but I am grateful for the special one-on-one time I have now with my sweet son. Working full time is no picnic, but I am so grateful for a job I love, a job I have never dreaded returning to on Monday mornings. I'm grateful for parents who help out in so many ways. Being a 23 yr old single mom living in the basement is certainly not ideal, but I will forever remember the sacrifices my parents make every day to help Rafe and I. Mom and Dad- you will never live in a nursing home. My basement will always be there for you :) I make an effort every day to not live for the weekends. The weekend is only two days long!! We have 5 whole days during the week, and although occasionally it is hard to make the best of those, no one really wants to look back on their life and only remember the weekends, right?
If you have blog-envy, or instagram envy, make a post about something you are grateful for! Make a gratitude journal. Because chances are, behind that perfect photo of a perfectly laid out family meal is a couple of crying, teething, poopy toddlers drawing with permanent marker all over the kitchen walls.
At least that's what I tell myself.
Love,
Paige the Sleepy and Rafe the 2 Year Old
