Family life can be crazy, exhausting, chaotic, but also so much fun. The last few weeks alone we’ve had paint spilled on the carpet, chickens in the house, pantry climbing, silly hats, little boys stuck in baby gates, big girls stuck in trees, and lots of memories to look back on. Whatever your stress in life may be, take a step back and look for the humor. Take as many pictures as you can, and calmly move on because before you know it, it’ll all just be a memory. 🙂
Someday we’ll look back and we’ll laugh
As we flip through these old photographs
Of the painted carpet mess
And the “stuck in a chair” distress.
Of the food all over faces
And the random trucks in places.
Of the bikes in bathtubs too
And the Christmas morning chaos zoo.
Of tear stained faces caked in mud
And snotty faces from the crud.
Of chickens held lovingly in the house
And the crazy wind at the closed lighthouse.
Of family vacations gone awry
And my attempt to make a pie.
Someday we’ll also look back and smile
At dad’s driver’s license hairstyles.
At family dinners on special days.
At Madalyn’s hair and all its craze.
Little boys playing in the yard.
Our big sweet dog as our guard.
Of family camping getaways
And Jaron’s silly dancing days.
At all the derby cars dad made
And hammocking beneath the shade.
At silly things that made a hat.
At the cat and how she sat.
Taking naps while in the tub.
Of the matching pajama club.
Because when it’s all said and done
Our family is a lot of fun.
Even on the crazy days
We know it’s (mostly) just a phase.
So next time that the chaos reigns
We’ll take some pictures of what it contains.
Then clean it up and move along –
For it’ll all be memories before too long.