Building Memories

Life is Busy!!! It's the mantra of most people I know. I definitely have a way of getting caught up in the busyness if everything and then when the end of the day comes....I'm all done in. This can be a good thing but lately I've been challenged to think outside of myself. I've been challenged to consider how my kids see things. Some days I feel like I just brush them aside. So I've been purposefully working toward building memories with them. This last weekend was one of those occasions. There was a "girl day" on Saturday. Me and the girls went to the zoo, had dinner at Culver's (an especially good burger restuarant with fabulous ice cream!!), then a quick shopping excursion to Kohl's. We also set up the tent in the back yard and did an overnighter out there (I only made it to about 3 in the morning before I went back to a regular bed!). It was a good thing! Then yesterday we spent a family day with a bike ride at a trail near a lake and took along a picnic lunch to eat along the way. Afterwards, we loaded everything up and then headed down to the beach for awhile. Kinda reminded husband and I of going to the coast except without the crashing waves, the smell of saltwater, and the ocean view (but it was good enough for Iowa!). We all enjoyed the day very much and was a good bonding time for all. I hope that these are memories that the kids will come back to when they grow up!!