Our Day in Numbers

Maybe it is the summer or maybe it is because I have been trapped at home with no car big enough for my crew to travel in for the past week... whatever it was, over the past week, I began to think about the number of times I (or we) do certain events in our day. Now, some may think I am referring to events like the number of sippy cups I refill in 1 day or the number of quiet minutes my house had as three adorable angels napped. Oh no friends, I am not talking about those types of events. I am talking about events that are rare but seem to be pretty ordinary in my world these days. The events that make you step back and giggle because all you can do is laugh about them. If it weren't for the laughter, you might decide to do something rash- like eat the entire tub of Tollhouse cookie dough that has been hanging out in your fridge, staring you in the face each time you open the door to refill the sippy cups! So lets cut to the chase... this is a true account- sad as it may be, I actually counted these things to provide ya'll with the most accurate count possible!

9,724- The number of times Charlie insisted on banging my measuring cups together as I fed dear sweet Bess and could do nothing about it!

446 - The number of times my little chefs felt it necessary to empty out their two favorite drawers- Wylie's BOWL drawer and the serving spoon drawer while I folded laundry.

283 - The number or Q-tips Wylie picked out, one by one, from the Q-tip box in my bathroom drawer while I changed diapers.

197 - The number of times I heard an Elmo remake of a nursery rhyme or song from one of Wylie's favorite Elmo books. She really likes the "play" button on this book. Thank goodness for Energizer batteries!

115 - The number of times Charlie closed himself in the pantry trying to see the light go on and off as the door closed and then realized it was too dark and couldn't see the knob in order to get himself out of the pantry! Mom to the rescue!

92 - The number of high fives I had to supervise Charlie give Baby Bess! (How adorable is this?!)

76 - The number of times Wylie became upset because her Bunny Foo Foo, blocks or bowls were so quickly whisked away by a "mysterious" little culprit!

41 - The number of kisses Bunny Foo Foo got in one day!

25 - Number of toys Baby Otis was able to convince Charlie to throw over the deck and allowed mommy to go chase after! Innocent looking dog isn't he!

And finally...

1,000,000- number of times I felt so thankful to have three precious babies to spend my summer days with!