If You Came Over For Coffee Today...

If you came over for coffee today, Logan would most definitely be the first to greet you at the door. He gets so excited to hear the doorbell ring, and shouts "OUR GUESTS ARE HERE!!!" even if it is just UPS. Don't worry, he knows that he has to wait until I am right there with him to open it.

After you make it through the crowd that inevitably meets you at the door, I would grab you some coffee and ask if you want a muffin and fruit to go with it. It has been one of our go-to easy breakfasts this summer. I would ask you how life has been. What’s new with you? I would ask about your plans for this fall, because I am getting way. too. excited. for all of the fall festivities.

 

Eliott would try to climb my legs in hopes of getting muffins, fruit, anything edible really. That boy lives for food. He searches the floors for anything edible, and it is impossible to keep small toys out of his reach. Luckily, he spits legos, and other small toys out as soon as he figures out they aren’t food. Cat food on the other hand is a constant struggle. Someone needs to invent a cat food container that the cats can get into, but babies can't. I digress...

I would ask you if you had been reading anything good lately. I have read a couple awesome books this summer. It is hard to find the time to read anything other than kids books these days, but I have been trying to do at least a little every day because it is something I really enjoy. Of course the classic children’s books are on constant rotation around here. Most recent favorites are, Blueberries for Sal and Make Way For Ducklings (both by Robert McCloskey). I think I might order this Tickle Monster one soon because it looks absolutely adorable and I love finding books that I can include both kids in since we are doing chapter books at bedtime with Logan now.

I might bring up some recent thoughts on marriage and relationships. God has taught me so much this summer in regards to my marriage. And it isn’t anything like a we have it all figured out type of thing. In fact, it is more like a we really don’t have it figured out at all kind of lesson. But he has brought so much peace and freedom in that, because it allows us to stop relying on another person to feel secure, and to start remembering that God is always enough. I am so thankful for our marriage and all of the ways we have grown through the years. But that is for another post...

I hope you had a nice coffee chat with me... even if there were a million interruptions along the way. That is the craziness of raising these little guys, and I love every bit of our craziness. Pass the coffee. J