Stay at Home Mom

I get the pleasure of being a stay at home mom today! The babysitter called us and was sick so I thought it would be fun to blog our day.

We got to tell Daddy bye today and send him off to work.




Well, its not even 9:00 am and Brynn has managed to climb up on top of the entertainment center while I was loading the washing machine. What a monkey, she even managed to break off the knob that she was climbing up on. Looks like we are in for a very long and eventful day. Oh how sweet it is to have a precious 3 year old that is in everything.



10:00
Brynn's watching Barney and I got to braid her hair...how cute is that!



Lunch
We got to meet Daddy for Lunch at Chick-Fil-A and play for a while!



Then we went to get a few things from Wal-Mart but had to stop and watch the crazy bird inside the store that was pecking at a bag of bird seed helping himself to some food.



Next we were off to the pet store to get some new fish for the aquarium!



Then we washed the car...It was reallllllly dirty!



Finally we headed home to play outside for a while but Rocko rolled in the mud and Brynn was being a monkey again so mommy had to be mean and tell them both it was time to come in to clean up and take a nap. And yes, she is finally down for a nap at 3:15!





I am also keeping a "Mommy Your Mean" counter going today. Those seem to be Brynn's favorite words right now. We are really working on trying to get Brynn to be sweet to us so that we don't have to discipline her, but what can I say she is only 3. As my mom says, "It's just a phase". But anyway, we are still working on the being sweet to mommy stuff, but I thought it would be interesting to see how many times I was "being mean" today!

Mommy's Mean Counter: 14

Although it was very difficult at times today to see Brynn misbehaving or telling me that I was mean I wouldn't have traded today for anything. I very much enjoyed the time that I got to share with Brynn. She is a very sweet and loving little girl and I had to realize today that it really won't be like this for long. Her behavior is just a phase but even when she is treating me not so nicely I love her more than I ever thought was possible. She is a wonderful, precious gift from God that I am very thankful for. Being a stay at home mom for the day was a wonderful blessing that I wish I could have everyday. Brynn and I had an amazing day!