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There’s nothing spooky about this Halloween

November 5, 2012 By Erika Zane

5 Nov

An overwhelming sense of happiness overcame me this morning as I drove away from Dylan’s preschool.  I couldn’t wipe the smile off of my face.

Side note: Did I mention he goes mornings now?  Still three half-days a week, but the afternoon schedule only lasted a week.  Mama needed his nap-time back.

Halloween in New Jersey is today thanks to Hurricane Sandy.  When I dropped Dylan off at preschool this morning, I was reminded of our reason for starting a family.  I’ll never forget the moment we decided.  We both knew kids were part of the “plan” well before we got married, but agreeing on the timing was a different story.  The reason was so simple and Dylan’s unbridled excitement today reminded me.

The year I married my soul mate, we bought a house and moved from Philadelphia to Colorado.  We chose a safe neighborhood near reputable schools, but, with all the changes that go along with those major milestones, we agreed that waiting a year or two before kids was probably best.  Then Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas came and went and we knew we were ready.

There’s just something about small children that makes everything more exciting.  EVERYTHING.  Trucks, buses, spiders, clouds, planes… everything.  You name it.  The same thing holds true for holidays.

What is it about a child’s presence that makes Halloween so special?

I think it’s the unrestrained joy that gushes out of their little bodies.

Today as Dylan bounced around the house in his lion costume, roaring at everyone in his path, and in and out of the car as we picked up some treats for his Halloween party, I couldn’t help but smile.

What really did it for me, though, was when we got to school and he actually asked me to take his picture!!  He can be a ham, but usually it involves some sort of bribery on my part.

Not today.

Today, this little guy couldn’t have been more excited to roar for the camera in front of his school, before going in to show his costume off to all his friends.

So, as I sit here reflecting on this day’s start, I’m more than content.  There’s nothing scary about this Halloween.

 

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Comments

  1. Michelle says

    November 5, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    I am glad you had a great Halloween! Nice photos!

  2. Branson says

    November 5, 2012 at 8:17 pm

    So fun! I agree… holidays are soooo much better now 😉

  3. Jeanette says

    November 5, 2012 at 8:59 pm

    Couldn’t agree more! Everything is just that much more special where there are small children! Their happiness is what makes you smile from ear to ear! I had to chuckle when I read that Dylan actually requested to be photographed this time!! Hehe 🙂

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Hello and welcome.  It’s been a while.  For Lent this year I decided to fast from the thing that took too much of my attention from what is truly important: Social Media.  Though there are countless amazing benefits to Social Media, after about a month offline so far, there are seemingly just as many negatives.  I never realized how much of my brain had been hijacked by it.  I’ve had so many revelations about how much easier it is to move forward when I’m not constantly reminded of the past.  But I still want to record my family as they grow at this ridiculous speed and, I’m realizing, so many of our family’s memories are here.  Those along with so many of the struggles and stages we’ve worked through.  Maybe in the midst of COVID19 isolation and my kids around me so often, I’m brought back to a time when they were too young for school and with me so often.  Writing here during that time helped make up for the limited adult conversation in my days and the overwhelm provided by my… little treasures 😉 My husband, fur babies, three fiesty kids, and I hereby extend an invitation to visit this little sneak peak into our life. We’re super flawed and broken and there aren’t too many dull moments around here.  And I promise it’s not always as magical as some of my golden hour, sun-soaked images would suggest.  There’s usually too much coffee in my system and we welcome all the prayers.  Come on over if you want to process with me.

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