Why is this so hard??

A question I've been asking myself a lot lately has been "Is this supposed to be so hard?" I don't know if it's the terrible 2s or possibly more teeth coming in or just life, but I feel like parenting has been very challenging as of late. If they stakes weren't so high, I wouldn't be so stressed out about it, but I'm not trying to raise a bunch of boneheads.  I get so worried about how I'm responding to their tantrums, and if I'm reading to them enough, or if they get enough one on one time.  The list of things to worry about is endless.  If you know me, then you know that I can be securely classified as a Type A personality.  And so those type A tendencies cause me to want to be doing the parenting thing absolutely perfectly all the time.  But I'm not, and I never will be.  I've picked up some books that I'm hoping will help me be a better parent, what I read first wasn't "parenting advice" but has absolutely helped me tremendously.

If someone is writing about it, then other people must be feeling the same way too!

Here's the thing, parenting is an evolving thing and the catch is that I'll never be a "veteran" I'll always be a "rookie".  But when I see them playing, singing, hugging, and kissing it's easy to see just how important it is to keep trying my best and also to accept that it will never be perfect.

We had a lot of fun in Lexington and the kids did great on our road trip.  It's always good to see our friends!

Look out Lexington, here comes the Solack 5

Fun times at the Fire Station

Maxwell and Dylan checking out the firetrucks

Sloane and Uncle Mark Playing with Playdoh

Cool Guy

They had a lot of fun, and ate very little of it

We visited Australia and made friends with the
kangaroos! Just kidding.  This is just our weekly
trip to the zoo.  

Dylan absolutely refused to get in the wagon for our walk.
The kid pulled that broom all through the neighborhood.

And after he was done pulling the broom, he took over the reins for mommy.