Life is Full

The other day I needed to make a trip to Sam's Club to get some essentials. Benny had been a little cranky, and wouldn't you know it, right when I got to the store he fell fast asleep. Not wanting to make the trip home empty handed (Sam's Club is about a 10 minute drive from our house) and not willing to wake him up, I decided to put him in our jogging stroller to keep him asleep while I did the shopping. It seemed like a brilliant plan at first...until I realized how little room there was for groceries. So I stuck to the essentials...mostly.

Dishwasher detergent...check.

cheese...check.

chicken salad....just looked good. :)

And my very last stop was to get 3 gallons of milk.

The milk didn't fit anywhere in my jogging stroller, so I just had to carry it in my hands. As I went through the checkout line, the man helping me took a look at me, Benny, Ashlee at my side, my overloaded jogging stroller, and the 3 gallons of milk in my hands, and exclaimed, "Well, I was going to say that you've got your hands full, but it's A LOT more than that! You've got your LIFE full!" I thought it was funny at the time, and agreed with him, especially as I was walking out the door, attempting to carry 3 gallons of milk, push a stroller, and Ashlee wanted me to hold her hand too. I've found as a mother that sometimes you just don't have enough hands.

Well I have reflected on what that man told me and I am happy to say that my life IS full. I love my life and being busy and being a mom, and all that entails. I love seeing my kids learn and grow, and being there for them. And I am proud to say that Benny stayed fast asleep all the way until we drove home that day. :)

Here's a picture of the little cutie pie, getting into trouble as usual: