kids

i think i have started a thousand posts this way - but i never grow accustomed to watching them grow up. i am always filled with wonderment at the wonder of their lives and how blessed i am to be a mainstay in their audience.

i just snuck into my little boy's room to kiss him goodnight, again.
he wasn't in his bed. instead, there was a giant man with stinky armpits in his bed.
i kissed him anyway.
he grows too fast for his misty-eyed momma...

she is more into pedicures than tea parties now. she says, "thankth for the ped-ee-koorth, momma" because it's always a 'ped-ee-koor' whether it's fingers or toes. but there is a little bit of little left in her. tonight she asked me not to paint her right thumbnail. i asked her, 'why?' she said, 'becauth it'th the thumb i uthe for thucking."

goodness - i hope she never loses her lisp. it has to be the cutest thing ever.

so he's now a first grader, with all the social angst and emotional turmoil that comes with it. he is nervous about going to VBS tomorrow. he's worried that he won't have any friends. i've never had a conversation about that with him before - he's always been excited to tackle a new peer group - literally and figuratively.

she'll be going into pre-k 4 and as long as she thinks her outfit is cute - she's happy. she has been putting waaaay too much tinkerbell eyeshadow on lately and there may be a wee bit too much sass in her walk, but i think i'll let that slide - for now. :)

they are the reason my sun shines.

yes. thank heavens for little boys and little girls.