hand dimples.

{baby feet, and oh my gosh those hand dimples! preciousness in a picture}

i love my job.

taking strolls around the park, running through the grass, playing hide and go seek amongst the palm trees with this little bundle of love as i did today, i mean seriously.

not to say there aren't struggles and not to say its not exhausting at times... when my shirt has yogurt stains on it from dinner when she splashes the yogurt around like she would her rainboots in a puddle, or when one, or two, or three or all four of them decide to go in different directions...at the same time, or maybe when the 2nd to littlest refuses to take a nap, arching her back and crying that she doesn't want to go to bed...maybe then, its exhausting.

but...

when the weather is this good, and the sky this blue, the breeze blows just so, and this little face is peering

up at me, gleeful when she gets a handful of my hair and gives it a purposeful, tactful pull....how could i not love it?

beats sitting in an office, thats for darn sure.

{there are four of them that i babysit, and have for the past year and a half, and they are just the most darling kids. rarely do any of the above 'exhausting' instances happen. they are a joy 99.9% of the time :)....plus i mean what do i know about exhausting? babysitting for 8 hours, as i did last summer and will again this summer, has given me a newfound appreciation for parents. 8 hours can seem like kinda a lot, but im there for 8 hours and then i leave. parents are there 24/7 dealing with the spills, and meltdowns and tantrums whenever they happen....and yet they never really seem all that exhausted.. how do they do it?? i suppose only time will tell...a lot of time, just so we're clear :) }

i hope your day was as peaceful as mine was and i hope this finds you in happiness, health and love. xoxo

off to babysit again tomorrow, then to a g.u. friend reunion on thursday with the lovely carolyn and emma, and then off to davis friday for my sister lindsay's graduation. i can't believe it! oh how the time goes....

to be continued.