Why I Didn't Post a Picture of the Girls Modeling Their New Outfits

Sophia got her rainboots on and immediately ran outside to stomp in puddles, before I even got the camera out.

And this is Amelia modeling

this is what happened when I tried to get a picture of Porter - he leapt up on my bed and gave me this dumb look (yes, my bed is unmade, but I promise I really have been making it every day!! this was just right before that!)

So there is the reason it's just easier to lay things on a nice flat, still table and take pictures of them ;)

P.S.

As I re-read this post, I realized something about today that has left me crying and full of regret, and a vow to do better tomorrow...

I was so focused on trying to get a decent picture of Amelia's outfit, that I missed how stinkin' CUTE my little girl is, and how precious she was, trying to show off and look beautiful ("foo-full").

When we made pizzas for family night, I was trying to hurry things along so we'd have time for our art projects, and totally missed the point of it all - we weren't just making dinner as quickly as possible (like most nights), we were having fun making pizzas together. I missed that.

Then while I was getting their paints out, they decided to have a parade. I chuckled and snapped a picture, and then abruptly cut it short so that we could get on with The Plan. Good grief, am I dense or what?! I still didn't get it.

While they were painting I was so worried about wiping paint off the table (and the dog), when I should have been painting with them. Missed it again.

Amelia has been sick (and not sleeping) so I haven't had a moment alone with Davis since we got back into town... I was so ready to have them in bed and spend some time with him, that I was grumpy (as Sophia would say) during bath and bedtime. I hurried them off to bed as fast as I could. And now I miss them so much, it's all I can do to keep from going in and waking them up and begging for a do-over.

Please, Lord, help me remember to be here. I want a table covered in paint and rich memories of being here with my family!!!