Dripping Wet

Hayden steps out of the shower, looks at his dripping wet little body and says, "Mom...water sure does make me wet."

I couldn't stop laughing!

He's growing up so darned fast. He was cuddling on my lap this afternoon and I whispered in his ear, "Hayden...please stop growing up."
"What, Mom?"
"Can you just stop getting big? Stop growing? I want you to stay little for just a bit longer."
"But MOM, if I don't get big then I can't chop wood like Dad. If I don't get big then I can't go hunting with Dad. If I don't get big then I'll stay little...." *sigh*, he looks up at me with almost sad eyes and says, "and I just don't want to stay little Mom. I want to grow big and strong like Dad."
We cuddled and watched PBS kids for a while. I suppose I can just think of him as a little boy forever. Can that work? Probably not.......but today is okay......

;-)

Getting It Right

How does one even know if you're doing it right in raising little girls?

 I just.don't.know.

*she's pretty though, don't you think?*

Snow Day

We had to take advantage of the 25 degree day. John and I bundled up all 4 kiddos and ventured outside for about 2 hours. Oh did they/we have fun! We walked around, rode on the sleds, visited the alpaca, played on the swing set, and tried to build a fort (the snow wasn't quite right for that).

(Megan had a little fight with the carpet....thus the rug burn on her forehead. She is actually pretty proud of it!)

 "Yvette, smile for me."

"Is this a better one, Mom?"

"Yes, Yvette...thank you."

"You're welcome, Mom. Do you want me to stick my tongue out next?" (????)

"NO! Yvette, little girls don't do that."

"Oh. They don't?"

Where is my mother or my Nana when I need them?

Spiderman.

Our snow day resumed inside with hot cocoa and old fashioned peppermint sticks. A bit messy, but SO worth it. I think maybe we'll just have to do that again very very soon.