One of those days...

So, we had one of those days. Let me just tell you a little about it... (side note: this picture was taken a couple of weeks ago... he wrote on himself with marker and sprayed some hairspray in his hair while he told me he was going potty... just seemed to fit the post!)

1. Little Boy (and Mommy & Daddy) up at 4:15 and not returning to slumber - CHECK
2. More AAAAAAAAAApple juice - CHECK
3. Babysitter can't watch Little Boy (find this out after I've reached town for work) - CHECK
4. Drive home to spend a great day with Little Boy and hope for a nap - CHECK
5. Toddler tantrum (#1) - CHECK
6. Little Boy tipped over the basket of folded laundry (on purpose) CHECK
7. Run to East Peoria for more tile - CHECK
8. Little Boy falls asleep in the car... juuuuuust long enough not to want a nap when we get home - CHECK
9. Mommy tries to get Little Boy to lay down and just watch TV so we can both rest since 4:00 am is very early - CHECK
10. Mommy fails - CHECK
11. Toddler tantrum (#2) when Mommy won't run and fetch the cup little boy threw at her - CHECK
12. Mommy runs out of threats, warnings, and time outs - CHECK
13. Grandma & Grandpa pick up Little Boy and take him to Chuck E. Cheese (already planned) to do what? Of course! Reward him for his great day!! :) - CHECK
14. Mommy and Daddy work on tiling the floor - CHECK

So, as you can see, today was full of challenges. And, I am tired. T-I-R-E-D. You ever been so tired you feel sick? Or, that you just want to cry? Yep, I'm there.

However, as soon as Gabe and Grandma & Grandpa got home, I was so happy to see him and I found myself anticipating him coming back. I missed him and just couldn't wait to hear about how great of a time he had. Of course, he was "Excellent and Perfect" (their exact words) :) for Grandma & Grandpa. That's great though, because I would've felt awful if he wasn't behaving for them.

A couple of good things I'm really thankful for today though... It's great knowing that your child behaves for other people and that they only pull the tantrums with you. AND, God is so good that even when your child is gone for a couple of hours, you miss them already and can't wait to see them again. God renews us parents and that is such a gift! Can you imagine if you carried the weight of their bad behaviors or temper tantrums every day? We don't ... we just keep on loving them every day. Hoping and praying for them. Loving them and missing them when they're not with us. What a blessing... just what our Heavenly Father does for us.