Little Moments

After yesterday's doomsday posting I figured I needed to follow it up with something more positive. This is mostly for my own personal records since I don't really write these things down any place else.

In the midst of all the rain, sickness, and boredom of the week, here are some memorable moments that I hope to store inside my memory so that I can retrieve them when my sweet angels turn into teenage hellions with major attitudes.

1. Presley has been wearing my black hoodie sweatshirt (actually, it has been wearing her) with the hood on her head and looking like the Grim Reaper. And she has to wear this each and every time she watches the Ralph's World DVD while she dances around to the songs. We have played this 14 minute video about 30 times or more this week. Excuse me, that's 30 times PER DAY. But she is just so darn cute while doing it. And getting some great exercise, too.

2. Rylan was showing me a family project he made at school. He pointed to each picture and said, "First, you're a baby. Then you grow to a kid. And then, (pointing to a picture of an adult) you turn into a human!" Well put.

3. Presley was looking into the Viewfinder that had a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse disc inside, and she kept squealing "Hi Mickey Mouse! Hi Mickey Mouse!" She was so excited. You probably had to be there.

4. I was getting ready to make them quesadillas for dinner tonight and Presley was shrieking with delight. Then she saw the candy bowl and said very seriously, "Mommy, I don't want a quesadilla. I just need a sucker."

5. Tonight the four of us were on the bed with the kids bouncing all around us (Rylan was on an upswing moment of his flu) and they were laughing hysterically and having a ball. My husband said to me, "Is this what you always dreamed about?" half sarcastic/half serious. And I had a flashback of sitting on this same bed seven years ago, crying my eyes out because I wanted kids so badly and was told it would be a hard road to get them due to fertility issues.

In the midst of all the "blah," my heart is so grateful. I hope I don't ever forget how lucky I truly am.