LIVING THE DREAM: 2011-01-09

Ok, so my kids love to pose for the camera...and so what, if I totally take advantage of that. I love it, I love them and I love taking their pictures. When they grow up and see all these photos...they'll either say, "Wow, Mom that was so cool that you took all these pictures and we have so many memories" OR they'll say, "Mom, you were crazy, why did you take so many pictures of us". They are just too much fun and everyday they do the cutest things. And, also some crazy, [make me crazy] kinda things...but nonetheless, it's never DULL, it's never boring and I'm on my toes all day. Sophie is so sweet with that smile of hers. She's starting to copy everything I say, well she tries. She says; cracker, agua, boots, Gatorade (which is her & Jake's drink of choice right now), papa and her favorite word of all...Baby. She calls herself Baby when she wants to be held or hurts herself or she's acting like...well...a baby. So, we have started calling her baby. She also loves to say No...but it's the cutest thing. She says it like the character, Stewart from Mad TV. She also loves to climb. She pushes her little chair everywhere to climb into and onto everything. Even after all this...she's still my living doll. And, I must say, she's SUPER attached to me. And, sometimes it bugs me and I wish she would give me a break...but I know sometime in the near future she'll be asking me to leave her alone and not want to hang out with her Mother at all. And, there's Jake...oh my sweet, kind hearted, wonderful, smart, crazy Jake! He's 4 and he's pushing his limits to MAXIMUM CAPACITY! When I get mad at him or he gets into trouble, he says, "you are mean", "I don't like you". You know what they say, "payback's a _____". Well, I used to do that to my Mom...except I was a lot meaner with my words. We put him to bed, read his 2 nightly stories/books, say prayers, rub/scratch his back (also payback), talk for a little bit and lights out. 5 minutes later, he's downstairs saying he can't get some sleep...I USED to do the same thing to my parents and keep them on the couch til' who knows what hour. Then in the morning when I wake him up for school, he can't get up because the bed's holding him down (payback to Deon...he used to say/do the same thing to his Mom). Oh Parenthood, the joys! Jake tells me he loves me about 20 times a day and I LOVE IT! Both of my kids are so smart and so amazingly wonderful. I'm so blessed. And, I can't forget my husband...he's the best! He works super hard for us, he's a great daddy & hubby and I just can't say enough about him. I have to mention that this week he went to the mall to buy a new jacket for himself...and he came back with perfume for me. Sweet huh? He's ALWAYS thinking of me, Jake & Sophie. I love him for that.