10/25/2020
We took the kiddos to the farm! 🐐🐖The kids had a blast and this was Malia’s first year being mobile at the pumpkin patch, which she absolutely enjoyed. That girl doesn’t like to be confined! She is a girl after my own heart - I love her spirit, her adventurous and yet sometimes reckless personality, and her cheesy smiles. I know I will feel totally different about this once she hits adolescence (god help me) but hopefully I can help guide her in a way that she can be lively and free, but still be smart and safe 🙏🏼
As for Mateo, my little mini me, he has definitely humbled me lately and helped me see the faults in my ways. We try to enforce a positive parenting style of raising our children, but there are times when we are not the best examples. I think there’s a lot of pressure we put on ourselves to always do the right thing with our kids. We are all only human and there are times when I don’t handle situations in the best way. I try to own up to my mistakes, those times when I do lose my temper and let him know that although mommy is frustrated, it is not okay for me to yell. And thanks to coronavirus, the times I’ve lost my cool have definitely hit record highs recently. Not to mention dealing with a 😣
This is a reminder to myself and all the parents out there that we all need to be kind to ourselves, especially in times like these. And also as difficult as it may be at times, to enjoy these moments, tantrums and all, because one day these little people will be big and doing their own things, and won't need mommy all the time. I should be honored to be someone’s whole world 💕
