Summer luvin

Guys, can I tell you how much I just LOVE my life right now?

This summer is soooooo much fun!  Seriously.  It is super hard work, and having twin 8-(almost 9) month-olds has kept me busy.  There are moments of monotony and frustration, and frantic effort, but I really am really, really loving my life.  It is soooo different in so many ways, but it is starting to feel like "my" life again.  What "my" life means has changed so much in definition, but I can finally say that I am starting to feel like a normal human being again.

I still don't get a lot of time to myself, and when I do, I barely know what to do with myself.  By the time I get organized and start to do something, my time is up!  So, I usually just putter around the house, looking for ways to get more organized, or nap.  This means, though, that the summer has been super low key.  Just the way it should be!  I finally have moments where I don't feel like I "need" to be doing something.  I can just sit and BE and enjoy the moment.  Of course, this is still mixed with many frantic moments trying to finish so many things in the short time I have, but I love the challenge and it makes those relaxed moments so much more worth it.  

I usually plan one "outing" for the day, whether it be a play date, or a shopping trip, or just a stroll by the ocean.  We have a pretty strict routine, which I love and the babies thrive on.  Lately everyone has commented on how good my boys are!  I think I really am just lucky... and it could all change next week... but for now, I will savour it.

I love providing a clean, healthy, well-functioning home for my family.  All the things I used to like to do for fun (garden, organize, bake, sew), now serve a very specific purpose, and I love it!  Life is not as leisurely as it used to be (hah!), but it is filled with many of the same things, just in different ways.  We are getting braver in taking the boys out.  We went to a restaurant with friends for lunch.  We've gone picnicking.  We took them to the beach, for a hike, to the river, and of course, the pool in the backyard.  We put them down early and have the evening to ourselves to go to the gym, or for a walk, or plunk in front of the TV and zone out (I have a slight addiction to the Walking Dead right now).

Life. Is. Good.

And here are a few pictures to show how great our summer is (babies tell it best...babies without clothes, even better)