Picture [Im]perfect

It is very rare that I get to actually be in a picture with my kiddos because I am usually the one taking the pictures. I have learned to just ask someone to take a picture. We don't all have to be perfectly positioned, and we rarely will be with my three little monsters, but I cherish those imperfect moments that are captured for me to look at forever!

This is one of those moments at the strawberry patch last week. My sweet toddler had eaten his weight in strawberries by the time it was all said and done. He had smeared the juicy remnants of his favorite snack all over his sweatshirt, but hey, at least he was happy, right?

I'm thankful for pictures like these. They show the perfect imperfections of my journey through motherhood. When I look at this I see what many people don't see: the enormous, beast of a stroller that I can only take on outdoors adventures such as these because it doesn't fit in normal everyday spaces. My two little guys who probably should have had more layers on considering how windy it was, but I just kept tucking the blanket around them. The sandals that Raylen is almost too big for, but I don't have the brain capacity or the spacial awareness to safely take all 3 kids into a Walmart to buy him a bigger size. None of the boys are smiling and my mouth is open because I'm trying to encourage Raylen to look at the camera. My wind blown hair, makeup-less face and baggy clothes because I'm [a] still trying to figure out how to dress my postpartum self and [b] just want to be comfortable.

But then, if I just take a minute to stop fussing and running through all the 'wrong' things in the picture, I see what really matters. Me and my boys. We went on an adventure and had a blast. It didn't matter what we looked like or how we got there, just that we did. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Well, that's all for my sappy little post. Hope this encourages you to jsut take the picture and not get caught up in the [im]perfections! Have a blessed day!

[As a side note, I did successfully get the stains out of the sweatshirt.]