A wish..

I wish there was a way to preserve every memory forever.

Every bit of it.

Today the kids went outside to take a walk in the rain. I was inside on the laptop. They were gone about 7 minutes and I thought to myself "What the HECK am I doing sitting here??" I snapped the laptop shut, found a raincoat, and went outside to find them.

When I turned the corner and they saw me, big smiles spread across their faces. We walked for a little while in the rain.. just splashing in puddles, dragging open umbrellas along wet bushes, and chatting happily.

At one point on our walk, AJ found a lemon on the ground that had fallen from a nearby tree. He picked it up and started rolling it in the gutter, and "washing" it in the rain. He trailed along behind, and I turned to look back at them.

What I wish so much to remember is the image of my tall graceful almost a lady little girl strolling along, with her little brother close behind spilling rain out of his upside down umbrella, dropping his lemon and chasing it with child like clumsiness, fingers outstretched.

I cherish every day I have with these two amazing humans. I wish I could video tape it all and replay it all forever, but then I'd miss the moments we are currently living...

Parenting 101

When bathing your children, it's easier to give them their toothbrushes in the tub. You avoid a messy mirror with all of the enthusiastic spitting.

However, in the event that your son is not into his bath that day and wishes to exit early, do not turn your back on him while washing your daughters hair. The following may happen:

You may turn around to find him dipping his toothbrush into the toilet bowl, using it to slurp up water to drink. How refreshing!

Lazy

Haha my husband just said he was "about to wake up the lazy babies" at 7pm from their late nap. It's just such a funny thought to me to think of babies as lazy. Especially mine, who NEVER. STOP. TALKING.

Humor

The other day when AJ woke up from his nap and I went into his room, we had the following conversation:

Me: Hi Boo!
AJ: Mama. What.
Me: What's wet? Are you wet?
AJ: Mama WHAT.
Me: (Clearly not understanding) Did you pee in your bed?
AJ: WHAT Mama WHAATTT.
Me: AJ.. What!?!
AJ: (Jumping up and down) CHICKIE BUTT!!!

One of my favorite things is seeing the emerging senses of humors my kids have. They are different from each other, but I love them both!

A song

Madeline's song:

I love Mama

I love Fruits and Vegetables

I love Christmas lights

But I can't eat Christmas lights

Because Christmas lights are bad for you.

Chicken Pox

Maddie has Chicken "pops"!

She's doing quite well.. she says they itch a little bit, but they don't seem to be bothering her at all.

It's funny how many chicken pox party requests I got right away!

A.J. is next!

Happy Birthday my boy!

My tiny baby boy is two years old. I can't believe it. TWO. He's a small person now. I don't have any babies in my house!

He is my child that is full of smiles and giggles. He is generous with kisses, offering them on full wet squishy lips. He likes to share hugs or "ugs". He likes trains, cars, Cars (the movie), Lightning McQueen or "Piston Cup", dinosaurs or "BoarSoars", helicopters or "dopters", and trucks or "Fu---"... trashcan fu--s, fire fu--s, big fu--s, and on and on. He is a very strong swimmer. He is not very good at throwing balls still, flinging his arm upwards and jumping to get the ball going in some random direction (unlike his sister who can launch a fast ball past her Dada), but he is quite good at kicking the ball around. He is emotional and sensitive. The first few times he needed to be gently scolded or told "no", his bottom lip stuck out and he would cry right away. Thankfully he's gotten more used to it, and he's a quick learner. He wears his heart on his sleeve.

He's so smart, they're both so very smart. I love watching him play with a toy and poke out his lip and try to figure out how it works. I love listening to he and his sister have conversations with each other now.

I watch A.J. and Maddie play together sometimes and I feel.. I don't know. Almost sad in a way. Obviously not because they're playing together, but because I know I am going to miss this some day. Their smallness. I'm sure most parents reading this know what I mean without having to explain it, because trying to explain it is making me cry. :) At the same time though, it's SOOOOO amazing watching them grow up and learn and feel and experience!

Anyway, happy birthday my squishy little boy! You're TWO!!