Piles of Dirt {Throwback Thursday}

Look at that chubby little baby! She wasn't even a whole year old yet! I remember that afternoon in the park with my family like it was yesterday, and yet it's been almost a whole year!

Lately some of our days have seemed long. In the midst of potty training, I am doing laundry and disinfecting all the time. As our big girl has decided to eat at the table more, instead of her high chair, I feel like there is a non stop accumulation of crumbs and gunk on my floors and table. Their are giant piles of dishes in the kitchen that are a result of her ever increasing appetite. And the toys? Let's just say they don't magically find their way back to their spot.

Sometimes it feels like I can't keep up! Yet in the middle of the long days I want to have consistent joy, knowing that the years pass by too quickly. What's a little mess in the spectrum of getting to love your growing child? With school starting soon for so many I keep thinking that she only has 4 years left at home with me, and then will be gone to college before I can blink! So for now, I think I'll prefer the messiness of toddlerhood. It's well worth it.