My son’s morning routine looks a little something like this:
Get up and quietly sneak down the stairs
Use the restroom
Eat donuts with stuffed monkey while watching Dinosaur Train
Ask where daddy is
Complain about getting dressed
Request to watch Scooby Doo
Finally give in and get clothes on
Meander out the door but stall as much as possible

Our morning routine is just that – routine. But there’s usually one conversation with our 3-year-old that makes each day unique. This morning it was the sunrise.

My mother always said, don’t look right at the sun or it will hurt your eyes. I tell my son the same thing. So when I stopped to snap this picture and my son asked, “Mommy, are you looking at the sun?” I said, “No, the camera is.”

Conversations like this make me want to get up and out the door and show my son more beautiful things each day, even though I know it’s going to take an extra 10 minutes …

Insert: “Get our winter coats on, shoes, mittens and hats, then take them off in the car, then put them back on again before we get out at our destination” into the morning routine above.

Until we walk again …