stay this little

 late Friday afternoon

I stopped what I was doing  
 for about an hour or so

Madison and Hayley were having fun wearing my flower rings, pins, and necklace{s}

so I thought...

it's a beautiful day outside
we are going to enjoy a few more hours of it
let's hit the road!

and of course I brought my "amateurish" photogropher self right there with them

no claims that I know what I'm doing

just making sure I say that again

I do realize I take waaaay to many pictures

but when I go back to look at them

I'm so glad I took all of them

I hear the laughs that went right along with them

I hear myself telling the girls to stay near as they find a new place to explore

I remember just how sunny or windy it was

I remember little details that I otherwise would have forgotten about later

 how I smiled
when they smiled
over wearing flower pins and necklaces

 pictures of their little hands and fingers are so much cuter to see with these rings on

than my veiny ones

As we left the house

I had just a tiny bit of purpose in mind

but more importantly just some spontaneous fun for the girls

they told me no pictures mama

but then said

"take our picture"

they laughed

I laughed

I reminded them to stay near

and reminded them again

because they don't worry like I do

I sat back and heard their belly laughs

as they brought the leaves up

and dropped them over each others hair

and chased one another

to do it all again

I asked for a few quick glances at my camera where there backs weren't always towards me

just to get a few pictures
I promised

but with little ones

it's about being ready for that moment...
not asking for the moment

 I often wish they would stay this little

with their little faces

hands

eyelashes that make me melt

with their sweet but mischievous personalities

I laughed about how they really run the show in our home

more than I would like to admit

and I'm thankful for my children

always showing me to live in the moment

our little time together last Friday afternoon

before the weekend festivities we had with family and friends
was spent together
just us girls

and it made me smile yesterday when I heard a new song on the radio that reminded
me of our girl time together
and how it makes me feel
and what I think about

it's by Taylor Swift...

"Never Grow Up"

if you know my home

Taylor Swift is a pretty big deal with both Madison and Hayley

to say they are fans is an understatement
and if she is on the radio
I'm not allowed to turn the station
ever

even if I heard the song a million times in a row

but I'm so glad I heard her new song yesterday
we all absolutely loved it
plus did you know she is a fellow number 13 lover too?

the words are beautiful and sweet
and ring so much truth to how I feel as a mama

{I've linked the song at the very end}

I  really would...

 give all I had

if the girls would stay young at heart

just as they were last Friday

but to me
it's not just last Friday
when I see them this way

I see them young at heart
all the time

as a matter of fact
those simple moments
I notice
every.single.day

and I love that about them

 I hope they will remember this throughout their life

and whatever they experience

to always stay young at heart
and never grow up

like this cute little moment as Madison watched the wind carry the leaves away

Over the weekend Bobby and I had a couple of adventures ourselves
I'm thankful we can be still young at heart too
maybe not often enough
but just enough for us

we both dressed up for the first time in costumes for a get together with friends
we haven't done that since we were kids ourselves
he makes quite the 80's rocker
just lettin' you know

and maybe

just maybe... 

I'll show you my other adventure that I did with a couple of friends

I've only been waiting a year and a half to do so

I finally did it

 and I'm loving it

today is my 200th post

and just in case you didn't notice
the rings, necklace, and pins are from someone I can't wait to share with you
when everything is up and running

~ let's never {really} grow up ~
I hope you enjoy her lyrics as much as we do
xo