We’re all for Instagram and it’s pretty pictures. In fact, yesterday we shared 8 local accounts that we love for just that. But then. But then there is REAL life and the real things that you don’t always post on Instagram. We bring you our dirty, our tantrums, our tired, our “it’s only Tuesday?!” moments. Unfiltered and all real.
I’m obsessed with Soren’s cookies. I eat them after he goes to sleep ??? #mom #momlife #twincitiesmom
I have to bathe with Wesley or he screams enough to get the neighbors wondering, and I have to wear the swim suit to get my girls to not point and laugh hysterically at my chest and tummy. Pass the wine. #mom #momlife #twincitiesmom
A rare freshly showered me. I’ve had such a heavy heart & this lightens my mood. Each night Syd (4 yr old) sneaks in my room & puts something under my blanket as a prank. Tonight it’s her Elsa & Anna Lipglosses.?❤️ #mom #momlife #twincitiesmom
1:11am. Baby Cami is almost 9mo and still wakes up 1-3x every night before we start our day at 4:30 or earlier. I feel like this pic is too real. Thank goodness it’s dark and the pic quality is poor. #mom #momlife #twincitiesmom
Up since 5. “Someone” hates sleep. It’s not me ?? #coffee #momlife #twincitiesmom
Bet you didn’t know it’s totally in style to go to work with wet, frizzy humidity hair. Also, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and iPad. We’re really winning over here ? #mom #momlife #twincitiesmom
All your coffee cups are locked in the running dishwasher or dirty in the car (too lazy to go get and clean) so you pull this gem out of your hope chest just to make it through the morning. Annnnnd, it’s only Tuesday. #coffee #momlife #twincitiesmom
My glass of wine from last night. Chris and I had big plans to put the kids to bed early and catch up on Game of Thrones. Took an hour to get the toddler to sleep and then the baby started screaming. I fell asleep with her in my arms and thus, my glass of wine stayed full #wineforbreakfast? #momlife #twincitiesmom
A moment of pure joy before my two year old melted down and told me for about the 10th time that day that I’m mean. ?? #mom #momlife #twincitiesmom
Cutting all 4 canine teeth and at least 2 molars. today. There goes the to-do list! #mom #momlife #twincitiesmom
Let’s try reading a book while lying down next to each other! Nope. One must always sit on Mommy while reading! #isitnaptimeyet? #momlife #twincitiesmom
Hubby is out of town for 16 days. This is day one. Take 2 year old to dinner and the Children’s Museum at MOA. Decide I’m not fighting any battles tonight so I let her paint her own face, let her hold the buzzer, and let her order ice cream because I just can’t deal with one more second of whining today ? Daydreaming about bed time which for me will be wine time! #mom #momlife #twincitiesmom
Instead of a hello I get a tantrum throwing 4 year old trying to sneak down the stairs to go outside in the rain. #mom #momlife #twincitiesmom
One more for you that I snapped as I was cleaning up from breakfast…at 4:30pm. This is my kitchen table. You’ll see a wet, blue dinosaur that is shrinking after we grew it in a glass until it was “THREE TIMES ITS SIZE!” Somehow it managed to grow even though in his sleep-deprived state my husband drank half the glass of water before he realized there was a giant blue dinosaur in it. Next is a vase of dying clover flowers, a gift of love from my daughter. I think it was also a stalling technique because we were supposed to be leaving the park but she just had to pick some flowers for me. You’ll also see a Target bag. Inside it are bananas because we can’t set them out otherwise my 1-year-old will see them and ask for them at every.single.meal. So they are hidden. And finally a baggie of cheerios that are yet to be put away from a road trip this weekend. This is my mom life. Oh, and there’s a snapchat counter in the upper right-hand corner of this picture because my phone is too full of God knows what to take any pictures, so anytime I want to take a picture, I have to snap it, send it to myself, and save it as a screen shot. #winning #momlife #twincitiesmom
