Elisabeth McKnight

motherhood made just a little bit happier

I still remember the days I prayed for what I have now

 

These kids are my hardest work and my greatest blessing. I know less of sleep. Less of sanity. Less of clean. Less of calm. But I’ve learned a lot more of joy in the last four years.

Being their mother is my highest privilege and I am grateful that their patient, forgiving spirits kiss me when I fall short and let me try again each morning (or sometimes in the middle of the night).

I am trying to treasure these early years when I am their choice of comfort, their confidant, their beginning and end each day. Someday they won’t WANT to wake up at 6 am to play with me and while I might enjoy the extra sleep, I will miss their giggles, their constant questions, and tiny arms wrapped around my legs.

There was a time when I cried and prayed for exactly what I have right now. And there will be a time (probably when they’re out past curfew in 15 years) that I’ll wish for this stage again.

Because there is less sleep, less sanity, and less calm….. but let me tell you about the joy.

 

on me: Hanna Andersson Dress (a few years old)  // Comfortiva Sandals 

on Adelaide:  dress //sandals

on Lincoln: pants // shirt // shoes 

 

 

9 things to do by yourself this summer

This post is sponsored by Zappos (where I’ve loved ordering now for years). 

I need a little bit of solo time now and again.

Have you heard the definition of introvert vs extrovert that explains you’re an extrovert if you are energized by spending time with people and an introvert if you’re energized by spending time alone?

I’m a borderline extrovert. So a lot of the time I’m energized by Continue Reading

The Little Gym Mom & Me Date

This post is sponsored by The Little Gym. We had SO much fun at their Woburn location here in Massachusetts that I wanted to share all about it. You can find them across the US here. 

We celebrate this little girl turning two next month so before Ben set off for a few weeks of international work/travel, we took her on a date, just the three of us.

Driving to The Little Gym’s Woburn location I realized it is the only time, other than coming home from the hospital, that we have done anything just the three of us.

Adelaide was a little concerned as we drove, asking repeatedly “ere’s Winkon?? ere ee go?” (where’s Lincoln? where’d he go? ) and I wondered how she’d handle a new situation without her big brother.

Have you heard of The Little Gym before? They offer fun, educational, movement based classes that start at parent-child classes for kids as young as 4 months and go up to to kids’ dance, sports, and gymnastics classes.

Our experience with The Little Gym

We tried the Super Beasts class (Adelaide is almost two) which is one of the parent/child movement classes. We arrived a few minutes early to sign a waiver and the sweet lady at the front desk already knew Adelaide’s name. She introduced us to the instructor who gave me the run down of the class so we’d be familiar with it before we started. I was struck by how calm, soothing, and friendly everyone was!

(but maybe just because I was a bit stressed that Adelaide had only taken a 15 minute nap and was going to be crazy child?)

Before we started, the sweet instructor showed me the different areas in the room and let me know we’d be starting on the mats but if Adelaide wanted to wander over to the other equipment, not to worry about it. Thank goodness. Because about half of the time Adelaide wanted to do her own thing (usually 20% off the class was off doing their own thing at any given point). Continue Reading