Fun Day.

We had “FUN DAY”. Just a day where I planned a bunch of fun things for me and the 3 littles. It was the best. We literally called it “Fun Day” and just did a bunch of great things.

We started with morning snuggles ( a daily tradition) + then a dance party in the kitchen with breakfast. We then headed out to @flowersfordreams at @spyhousecoffee. Then we walked around @northloopminneapolis + Shiloh worked on her photography skills. She said she wanted to be able to practice how to take photos. We found this beautiful space in MPLS and it was a perfect weather day to sit down and let her practice. We then headed over to @ourfairgrounds + had the most delicious lunch, per usual. We love the acai bowls and breakfast burritos. We met the nicest police officer ever- hey, Rondo of Minneapolis Police Department. He was one of those guys who stops to smell the flowers. He was so kind + someone who shows you intentionality, even with a stranger. He learned all of the kids names + was so genuine + caring. I watched him greet every person he walked past with a smile and a whole squad of fire fighters pulled up in their truck and he stood up to shake every one of their hands.

After lunch, we hopped into the car to grab dollar store snacks for an afternoon $5 movie! Lots of snuggles there too! The movie was so good and we ended up listening to the soundtrack the rest of the day!

We didn’t homeschool that day. Life was our school. Our focus was fun + togetherness. And that doesn’t come without its own challenges + hardness, because life with emotional toddlers. But when Zion had an angry outburst, I got down on his level + tried to help him through those big emotions + give him tools to grow through that. We created space for conversations. Shiloh asked me the sweetest random question on the car ride. “Mom, do we become angels when we get to heaven?” Which was a neat question she asked because I remember thinking the same thing when I was a kid. (By the way, we don’t. 😉). And so, we talked about Heaven + angels and life on earth.

I watched the kids draw on napkins as we took our sweet long time at the cafe. Shiloh practiced drawing different designs of dresses + Zion made a whole zombie scene + shared in graphic detail the whole setup. And at the end of it was a picture of his mama + him kissing. 😘

There were spills + tantrums + even a little shoving between the two tinies but I think we are going to make FUN DAY a thing. It was so good just to head out with no real agenda + go where the wind took us + just bask in our time together, not needing to get anywhere or do anything. Just have fun.

We didn’t need to plan a huge trip, or spend insane amounts of money. We didn’t need to have every hour accounted for and be tied to a clock. (i mean, except for that movie start time haha.) But we took the day as it came. A rough sketch of what we felt it could look like. Possibilities. Opportunities. Ideas. But just left it all as it came. Slowly. Non-deliberately. Swaying and soft. Moving with ease. No tension. Just ushering in the next activity when it felt right and staying as long as we wanted where we were. It was lovely.

Today, go have some fun. Whatever you do, just choose to have a little fun it. Make it a little extra sweet. Be a little goofy. Let loose. Enjoy the day! This is the only TODAY you’ll get. You’ll never get to relive [enter todays’ date] again. Embrace it fully.