snuggle bugs

This morning when Zara woke up, I changed her diaper and then brought her back into our bedroom for some Mommy-Daddy snuggle time (because my eyes simply were not yet ready to be open!). A few minutes later, Grace strolled in--barefoot in zebra striped pajamas, her hair a wild, curly mess, a grin on her face when she saw the three of us in our bed. Usually these days when I try to get Grace to snuggle for a bit in the morning, she won't have it. She's always ready to be doing anything but resting. She always has a plan for her day...one that typically includes storytelling, coloring, drawing, and general mess-making, and one that is usually different from whatever it is that I have in mind. Anyway, I think it was seeing Zara with a prominent place in snuggle-town that let Grace be broken down and coerced into bed. At one point she and Zara had their foreheads pressed together, both laughing (I wasn't quick enough for the photo, unfortunately). Too cute.

So this is how Jeff and I spent the first 10 minutes of our day today: in bed with our girls, giggling & being silly, and talking about what the day would bring. What it brought for me was a chaotic, confusing, and highly politicized day at work where very little work actually got done. And in the midst of it, I remembered our earliest moments today and I remembered what's really important.

I am thankful today for the brief moments of connection & peace--our morning snuggle-time--that help keep life's most mundane and frustrating moments in perspective.