Some days seem longer than others...

It's easy to make this stay-at-home mom job look effortless on the blog.  And I don't mean to purposely paint a picture that isn't true because I feel like I do post the good and the bad (or at least small bits of the bad).  But man...everything has felt like a lot more work lately.  Adding a baby into the mix at the same time the terrible twos hit has turned out to be...interesting.  There has been a lot of timeouts in our house lately, and unfortunately, I've been losing my patience far too quickly.  I'm sure some of it is because I'm so damn tired, but I'm also just not used to having a 2 year old following me around and chatting me up 24/7.  It gets to be a little much at times, like tonight on my way home from walmart when Millie wouldn't quit saying "I need ice cream" over and over again.  I don't even know where that request came from?!  Thankfully, it doesn't take long for her to have me laughing again...we're all on a roller coaster ride of emotions these days. ;)

This past weekend, we decided to take advantage of the cooler temps and head up to Crystal Bridges to walk the outdoor trails.  It was so fun to be out doing something different than our usual neighborhood walk.  We even brought sandwiches along for an outdoor picnic lunch.  I hope we get to do more of this in the fall.

Turns out this little lagoon behind us is actually pretty in person but looks sort of gross in pics :)

Have I mentioned how Syd is the best baby in the world?  Because she's still holding that record.  We're so lucky to have this laid back gal...and Millie is still in love with her too.  Syd likes to play for a while after eating, and it is so adorable to see her crack the biggest smile when she sees the tiger light up above her.  In fact, she'll crack the biggest smiles for just about anything, even if it is just one of us bending down to put her paci back in.

This pic is so telling: Millie started jumping around and Syd was clearly getting worried about her own safety.  As she should be...