Accepting Help

It's finally October!!! I love fall and Halloween. I love cooking chili, soups and fun different fall foods. It's so nice when the weather starts to cool down here. I can wear my boots, sweaters, leggings and scarves. Today it feels like fall. It's overcast and cooler. I decided to go take the kids to get Halloween costumes and then I was going to make chili for dinner. Just to celebrate the fall like day.

So I got the kids all dressed, both my girls wearing leggings. I couldn't find my boots but still wore something a little more fallish. Then we loaded up in the car and headed to Goodwill first to look at Halloween costumes. Didn't really find anything and Kendyl started to cry. I told the boys we will try a different store and we started to head to the door. CarLee was trying to climb out of the cart Kendyl was crying so I took her car seat out of the cart and CarLee got out then I tried to tell Caden to go put the cart away when a nice worker looked at me struggling with the kids and gave me a smile and told me she would take care of the cart. I told her thank you and was able to get all the kids back into the car.
Next we went to the used kids store. This time I strapped Kendyl on me in the carrier and we headed into the store. We found the costumes and the boys started to look at them all. Kendyl was still a little upset so I was trying to do the bounce. CarLee was running to the toys and the boys were trying to put different costumes on. It was crazy but then a store worker came up and have all the kids stickers and I was able to get Kendyl asleep and CarLee to pay close by.  The boys both decided that wanted to be Spiderman. We found then costumes and one was actually on sale so we naught them and went back into the car.
We made just one more store to go. On our way there I was talking to Clay. I asked him if he thought I could just leave the kids in the car while I go into the grocery store. Ha ha he said that would probably not be a good idea. He was right so we unloaded the car and found one of those "loved" car carts. In to the store were went. Everything was going pretty well I got everything for my chili and headed to the check out. Almost home free then Kendyl started to cry and not just a little cry full on screaming crying. I felt the stress start. They could not get to me fast enough ha ha! The checkout lady starts checking me out and I get the car seat out and start to swing it a little the boys are of looking at the candy machines and CarLee is trying to climb out again. Just as I want to scream I hear a voice, "Jenny can I take her?" I turn to see a sweet friend from church. My first reaction was to say oh I got it and go about trying to be super mom but this time I said yes thank you. She helped me get everyone to the car and even put the cart away.
After I got home fed everyone, got the chili in the crock pot and put the girls down for a nap I was able to reflect a little. I feel so blessed for the little acts of service that was offered to me today. It turned out to be a great day but so many times could have been really hard. Thank you to the store workers who went out of their way to give me a smile or just talk to my kids. To my sweet friend who was not feeling good and actually at the store for medicine but seeing my struggle offered a helping hand.
Next time I see a mom struggling I will pay it forward as a mom going from 3 to 4.

Here we are enjoying the nice weather at Caden's practice!!