{simple joys}

With three kids 3 and under doing much of anything can seem overwhelming.

Many days the kids and I do not venture out farther than our own backyard. On a particularly rough day we are lucky to make it out of the play room.

Those days when we do not get out can feel like such big motherhood fails.

Based on Pinterest and some gorgeous mama blogs a "good" mom at least gets her kids to daily adventures at the library or the zoo or some play date. 

But, to the kids it is really just a matter of is mom with us? Yes, ok that's enough for me. To them, it's the simple stuff, the simple joys that come from just being together.

They don't care how much time went into your perfectly plotted craft project or educational zoo trip. Nope, just having you is enough, everything else is just fluff.

Instant oatmeal breakfasts.

Backyard sand box digging.

Early morning snuggles.

Reading the same book 10 times.

Tree climbing.

Lego building.

The simple joys make kids happy.

So, sweet, tired mama don't worry if today or this week you don't get much farther than your own backyard. It's enough, you are enough. 

You have nothing to prove, you are loved and needed and the giving of yourself is all they need today, every day.