Houston fall and spring is some of my favorite weather. Last week, we had one of those perfect days where it was 70 degrees and almost no humidity. So after arguing my older son outside, we finally spent some time as a family, riding very underused bikes, enjoying the perfect weather, and each other.
The little one was on the red tricycle my best friend bought for my older one when almost 5 years ago (I really need to Marie Kondo my life, but it worked out this time), and he took great joy in calling attention to the difference between his red and his brother’s orange.
It was one of those afternoons you hope will live on forever. In fact, after arguing about how he didn’t want to go outside, the older one didn’t want to come back inside…so I didn’t make him. I let him ride to his heart’s content…because how many days do we get like this in Houston?
Then we did something we don’t normally do. We came inside, and watched Planet Earth II on Netflix and ate microwaved popcorn from a great big bowl. It was a wonderful day.
More importantly, I took the time to enjoy my family. To slow down and savor the moments with them. To soak them in. In this fast-paced world, we’ve got to do that more often.