Throwing in the towel

We have loved this lazy week of no school and no commitments. We've missed Colin, who is back at work, but really enjoyed not having to be anywhere at a particular time. In fact, we haven't been much of anywhere but HOME. So nice.
On Wednesday I decided I would spend the day cleaning. Our wonderful, wonderful housekeeper has only come once since Thanksgiving. It was just a crazy last month or two with the new floors and the holidays. She usually just cleans the bathrooms and the kitchen, and I can keep up with the rest of the house. But my goal was to be back in control of our house by this point. Well, after putting 100% of my effort into cleaning on wednesday, I still only managed to vacuum and dust (only downstairs) and do the usual 2-3 loads of laundry (thank you, relux). I also unloaded the dishes and made our beds. that's as far as I got.
So, on Thursday I decided to let it go, and spent the day just building lego houses and watching Mickey Mouse club house in between the must-dos of the day (laundry, meals, diapers...)
We had a great day just hanging out. And I just threw in the towel.
After playing in the backyard, Jackson and Cooper came in really muddy and smelling like little boys. So, they ditched the stinky clothes, left tracks of mud all over the floor, and we played upstairs in J's room before naps. Charlie spit up all over his shirt, and then his pants, so they were all down to their diapers/underwear.
Jackson and Cooper were laughing and getting Charlie to join in. After about 15 minutes of giggles, I had to run get the camera.

I love being a mom.
These three monkeys keep me smiling and grateful to be at home with them.
I just have to remind myself of that at those times where I want to pull my hair out : )