"There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot." (Aldo Leopold) Apparently, I cannot.

Shiny, Happy, Sparkly, Feel-Good Friday: 5/17/13

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“It’s Friday, Friday, Gotta get down on Friday . . .” (Can you name the singer? Also, sorry for getting that stuck in your head!) Hope you all had a great week!

Some things that made me happy:

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Mother’s Day brunch at my daughter’s school

Ran out of paint. No problem . . . just use water!

Ran out of paint. No problem . . . just use water!

Me and the wild things on Mother's Day

Me and the wild things on Mother’s Day

A fun morning with friends at the park

A fun morning with friends at the park

Baby buddies!

Baby buddies!

My boys! (And I swear the baby was smiling right before I actually snapped this pic.)

My boys! (And I swear the baby was smiling right before I actually snapped this pic.)

Cuddle bugs

Cuddle bugs

He wasn't feeling well and she sang him to sleep!!

He wasn’t feeling well and she sang him to sleep!!

And some things that made you happy:

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Krissie from IL: This is me, with my five week old Georgia Mae. It was nap time (for me), but she wasn’t in a sleeping mood. Picture time then!

Jenn from Mommy Needs a Martini (https://www.facebook.com/MommyNeedsAMartini): These are my girls having a dance party to show off their new shirts. And also, THIGHS!

Jenn from Mommy Needs a Martini (https://www.facebook.com/MommyNeedsAMartini): These are my girls having a dance party to show off their new shirts. And also, THIGHS!

Jharmain: This is my 2-year-old son Joel showing off his cheesy smiles & messy face :)

Jharmain: This is my 2-year-old son Joel showing off his cheesy smiles & messy face 🙂

Amanda from AL: Our son Arlie, who turned 2 in Feb, just loved visiting with his family in Texas last month. He didn't want to get out of Papa's pool. He followed his 8 year old cousin around and got to meet his new baby cousin. We took him to the Forth Worth Zoo and several parks in the area. It was a great family trip!

Amanda from AL: Our son Arlie, who turned 2 in Feb, just loved visiting with his family in Texas last month. He didn’t want to get out of Papa’s pool. He followed his 8-year-old cousin around and got to meet his new baby cousin. We took him to the Forth Worth Zoo and several parks in the area. It was a great family trip!

Melissa from MD: There’s nothing like running through a sprinkler; pond inspectors; not quite sure about these s'mores things.

Melissa from MD: There’s nothing like running through a sprinkler; pond inspectors; not quite sure about these s’mores things.

Julianne from MD: My little Diva, in my parents' garden, using a tiny gazing ball as a microphone.

Julianne from MD: My little Diva, in my parents’ garden, using a tiny gazing ball as a microphone.

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Missy from PA: Here’s a pic of my baby girl. She is just over 27 weeks’ gestation & she already had sweet chubby cheeks!

The Princess from The Precious Princess's guide to Bananaland (https://www.facebook.com/ThePreciousPrincesssGuideToBananaland): The girls actually smiling!

The Princess from The Precious Princess’s guide to Bananaland (https://www.facebook.com/ThePreciousPrincesssGuideToBananaland): The girls actually smiling!

As always, 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!

Author: Mamma Wild Thing

I'm a mamma to four little wild things and can't imagine life any other way. (Well, most days.)

One thought on “Shiny, Happy, Sparkly, Feel-Good Friday: 5/17/13

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