My perfectly imperfect children

As i was thinking about what my next post should be i first thought “maybe i should write about how my kids are sometimes the worst.” Then i was like, no way, i can’t do that to my precious little angel children.  Not even kidding, 5 minutes later my sweet, adorable toddler is walking on a freshly marker colored bench.

**face palm**

He helped me clean it up and we talked about how we only color on paper, but it didn’t get through, cause he walked away, came back with the marker, opened it up and started to color the bench again. Oh sweet little boy, just no.   I love the toddler stage, its so fun to see their little minds working and coming up with ideas on their own but usually means endless messes and endless clean up.

I was going through my blog and i came across a post from a few years back and I am so glad i wrote it down, cause sometimes i need to be reminded that i survived this stage before, and my son’s shenanigans aren’t bad in comparison to when my older two girls were in their “i can do things on my own/experimental” stage at the same time!

Here’s just a little bit from that post. At the time, I was a few month pregnant and exhausted.

to sum up this last week i can use two words…really children?!?

yeah it has been a week of seeing how far they can push me. When they push, they go all out…

day one: chocolate nesquik powder all over the family room (couches included), bathroom, and children. ugh. both busted.

day two: baking powder all over family room (couches included). at least they chose a deodorizer to spread around. 🙂 both busted.

day three: 10 kool-aid packets dumped, seasoning salt, meat rub, and pepper dumped out in the family room. ugh. oh and it smelt terrible by the way. i can still smell it sometimes. ewww.  Evelyn busted.

day four: crushed red pepper packet and Parmesan cheese packet on family room floor. both busted. they only opened a few thank goodness. I found the rest stashed away in one of Evelyn bags.

day five: vanilla frosting on couch and faces. both busted. amelia immediately blamed Evelyn and i believed her. 🙂

day six: confetti cake mix in family room (couches included) they were eating it up with a ladle and spoon. both busted.  i was going to make cake cookies for Chris’s birthday and that morning we found this mess.

At the time i never thought i would get out of the stage! It felt never ending! I can laugh about it now, but I am so glad i went through it and still going through this stage.  I’m crazy, i know, but as smelly, and stressful as it all is, I’ve learned a lot about mothering my children.  I’m still learning every day!  Every day is different and its all up to me on how i want the day to go.  I love my messy, mischievous, sneaky, & crazy kids, and i wouldn’t change a single things about them, they are perfect for me.  I am thankful for all the messes and the teachable moments.

Anyone else’s kids sometimes the worst? I love hearing other stories of things peoples kids have done.  I especially love knowing that i am not alone, if you have a story i’d love to hear it!!

Have a wonderful day, make it a great one! Hopefully it’s mess free, too. 🙂