For example, I could tell you how awful our last attempt at skating went with Isaac, especially compared to how idealistic it was last year, but use these three pictures and few would catch that it was actually a terrible experience.

Skating with Tony.

Working on his form.

When in actuality, Isaac was often trying to run on the ice.

And had an extremely hard time understanding why he couldn't go down the slide at his favorite park.

I mean, extremely hard time.

There are two sides to every story, sometimes though, all I want to remember is the good. In t his situation, no matter how badly Isaac pitched a fit, it still made my heart swell to watch Tony skate with him, even if it didn't go as planned, because I see how much Tony loves to spend time with Isaac enjoying one of his past times.
It doesn't mean that our lives are perfect, that there's never a raised voice, unkempt hair or days with just jammies. It just means that sometimes, all I have is my camera in hand to create something beautiful to give me a sense of worth for the day.

4 comments:
I wish there was a LOVE button right now.
Ha, I love this! Isaac crawling to the playground...I'm dying. :)
I love this, too, Leah. How true that we're able to present - on blogs, on Facebook, wherever - this perfect little picture of our life and our families, but of course, we don't often show the reality of what A LOT of other moments with our kids are like! It's refreshing and funny to see that side sometimes so that we can all know that we're certainly not alone!
Oh Isaac. Silly, sweet boy.
P.S. you need a new button :)
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