breathing in

we're home.
we're unpacked.
we're already working on our normal-life-laundry, the vacation laundry is clean and put away.

we're settling in. enjoying life. appreciating air conditioning in the midst of sweltering summer.
baxter's pleased as punch to have playmates all day again.
petey is giddy with glee to watch baxter romp around the house. the laugh out loud kind of giddy.

i'm striving for balance. equal parts work and play, a little heavier on the play when possible. extra parts me every once in awhile when i can fit it in. i'm reading again. planning and plotting again. some things to do soon, other things to think on and simmer for a bit and make happen a little later.

our life really is grand, its a nice feeling to stop and realize it. our family is what this life orbits around and that's the way i like it. our today started rough with petey's first big fever making the night a longer than usual one, but he bounced back this morning and toughed it out to splash around at swim class, lots of napping and crawling about, great grandma max's cookies baking, day dreams zooming around the room at max speed....excited to see reid at the end of the day for our own little bit of time when the world around us stops, spending the evening as a family. those little moments make my heart feel happy!