With our hectic lifestyles, it is easy to tell ourselves that we just need to get one more thing done before we go live in the moment. Especially when kids are involved, it is important to get out there and experience life. If you have to let the laundry or dishes go for an extra day because it’s an extra nice day, let it go. You never know how much time you are going to get with them before they grow up.

Key Takeaways:

• Weekends tend to be crunch time for me. With everyone home, the laundry quickly piles up, the sink is endlessly crammed with dishes and the only way to maintain order is to keep plugging away at it.
• The kids were gone for a few hours, and when they finally returned, their smiles were bright, and their cheeks were glowing… from both the sun and the massive ice cream cones they’d eaten. And I’d missed it.
• It’s a given that there are always a wide variety of tasks that need to be completed for the sake of household harmony. I also happen to enjoy keeping my home in as neat & orderly a fashion as one can manage while raising a gaggle of young kids. But sometimes, I struggle with that balance.

“There will always be a “To-Do” list; we parents are perpetually surrounded by the things that never seem to get done. But sometimes the “To-Do” list needs to include “Make memories outside with your children.””

http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1131470/laundry-kids