in the words of ice cube: today was a good day

I have been B..U...S...Y!!!!  With an impromptu STL trip this month, choreographing for Act 1's Peter Pan camp which entailed prep work plus 5 full days of 50 awesome, energetic 8-12 yr olds, a zumbathon this Sunday, and teaching 7 zumba classes this week, then throw in swim lessons, grocery shopping, and .....you get the point.  I'm exhausted just typing this!!!  So today, I made sure to get down on my kids level and play- a lot.  I normally do anyway, but I made an extra special point to today for more than 3 minute intervals. 

some of our adventures from today included the kids playing at one of Sadie's classmates houses while I did 'zumba and discipleship' for some youth group girls, then we had a lovely picnic lunch and a splash in the kiddie pool (where the kids acted like puppies the entire time and even played fetch-ha), a little Thomas the Train (their newest obsession) before Asher's nap, then Sadie and I started some 4th of July crafts!  After she laid down, I choreographed 2 new songs, then we played, ate, went shopping for some gifts we needed to get (thanks to a friend's coupon, I got 4 items at Childrens Place for $12!!!), then it was time for some more playing before bed.  They were having such a good time they didn't even request for the TV to be turned on pre-bedtime routine!  They almost ALWAYS watch a show before bed- even if it is a 10 min. Berenstain Bears on YouTube.

It was just one of those days where everything flowed pretty smoothly.  My strong-willed daughter was rather compliant today and I was able to reason (or at least distract) the 2-yr old stubborness.  We spent a lot of time just talking about random subjects, laughing, crafting, and enjoying each other!  This is one of those times I know I will look back at smile:)