Shiny, Happy, Sparkly, Feel-Good Friday: 4/26/13

April 26, 2013 by Mamma Wild Thing 3 Comments

The kids and I have been slow to get back in the groove after our trip down to VA last week, but we’ve had some good moments this week.

Some things that made me happy:

This girl with her goofy faces and crazy hair!

These cuddly boys!

Sibling love

Pretending to be turtles

Frozen cherries!

Believe it or not, she asked the same question before I took each of these pics: “Mamma, do I look fabulous?”

Taking a trip down memory lane in the exersaucer that used to be his

And some things that made you happy:

Becky from PA: We went to the zoo! It was a beautiful day and Earth day and we took our kids plus 2 neighbor kids and had a ball at the Philadelphia zoo!

Betsy from CT: Picnic and swings with my girl! Taking advantage of these warm weather days (Finally!!)

Michelle from You’re my favorite today (http://youremyfavoritetoday.blogspot.com) sent this in. (Photo originally on http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/the-cutest-things-that-ever-happened)

Chris from DadNCharge: On an adventure with his 8 year old son on a road trip to NYC to spend a Night in the Museum at the American Natural History Museum (Check out his post about it: http://www.dadncharge.com/2013/04/night-at-museum.html)

Jessica from VA: Smiley little man!

Sophia, 5, from WA: Who wouldn't be excited for PJ day at preschool?! (To see more fun outfits, check out Sophia's mommy's FB page, Does This Match? https://www.facebook.com/DoesThisMatch?fref=ts)

S, 5, from WA: Who wouldn’t be excited for PJ day at preschool?! (To see more fun outfits, check out S’s mommy’s hilarious FB page, Does This Match? https://www.facebook.com/DoesThisMatch?fref=ts)

Amy from Funny is Family (www.funnyisfamily.com): My three year old started soccer last weekend. She barely likes to walk, so I thought she would hate soccer. She didn't hate it. At all.

Amy from Funny is Family (http://www.funnyisfamily.com): My three year old started soccer last weekend. She barely likes to walk, so I thought she would hate soccer. She didn’t hate it. At all.

Julianne from MD: Baby sis is very, very excited to play on big bro’s team. In fact, one of the coaches (Dad) and I had to drag her kicking and screaming from the field because we wouldn’t let her be the team’s designated hitter.

Thanks to everyone who submitted some happiness! Please keep it coming. Until next week…

Fridays on Raising Wild Things are Shiny, Happy, Sparkly, Feel-Good Fridays! Since parenting can sometimes suck the life out of me, I wanted to do these posts as reminders of the good, the great things that happened during the week amid all the crazy, exhausting, sometimes frustrating, sometimes maddening, sometimes head-exploding moments that seem to linger in my memory and can put me in a mommy funk. What makes you happy? Please share!