My Perfect Mess — little wife powerhouse

I have to say, as much as I'd love for my house to be perfectly tidy all the time, with three kids that is just impossible. The second you clean up a mess they're off making another one and it can be exhausting. Okay, beyond exhausting. I love those kids of mine more than words could describe but my "perfect mess" is not finding markers on the wall or the moss from our plant strewn all over the living room -- no thank you! I'm really thankful that STAINMASTER® has created a campaign for all of us to share our perfect mess because so much of social media and blogs are all white homes and siblings that hug even while they sleep. That's all wonderful! I wish sometimes that was my life but it's not and I couldn't be happier to partner with them to share My Perfect Mess!Carving pumpkins is M-E-S-S-Y. Our son, Holden, is hilarious and would hardly even touch the goop. He has never liked to be messy but he sure loved to manage us all. We were calling him Manager Holden as he was cheering us on (literally) and telling us to let him know when we were done with each step. We were dying laughing and it was so fun to see a glimpse into his possible professional future! We did get him to scoop out a few pumpkin seeds before he switched into his manager role.We had to put Sawyer in "baby jail" because this kid loves a good mess but also loves putting small things in his mouth (like pumpkin seeds). We were surprised to see that he actually loved watching everyone working and didn't cry to get out once! I think his teething self didn't mind chewing on that bar while he observed!I've somehow become the official pumpkin carver of the family and I actually have a lot of fun doing it! I don't remember doing a lot of it growing up (not saying we didn't but #mombrain) so discovering that those little cheap tools actually do something was a lightbulb moment!What I love most about our perfect mess is that we were creating a somewhat controlled chaos but it was such a beautiful family moment with everyone working away, Halloween music playing, laughing + dancing together. The kids were even going around the yard practicing trick-or-treating! The holidays are such a rad time to share with kids and it's memories like these that I truly believe I'll look back on as the best days of my life. And i mean, I'm pretty proud of this pumpkin! Arm workout for the week, check!STAINMASTER is running an amazing contest where YOU can enter to win free flooring for one room in your home and a $500 retail gift card by posting your perfect mess on social media with #MyPerfectMess and tagging @STAINMASTER in the caption. I think we could all use $500 for some Christmas shopping coming up!

This post is sponsored by STAINMASTER but, as always, opinions are all my own.

-LWPH