I sure love this boy! He has such a fun personality. He can be tough and growl and hold up a toy sword like he is ready for battle. Othertimes he is so sweet and gives the best little hugs always with a smile on his face. He can also tease his sisters and his mom, just like Ben and Nathaniel do! But when he is mad...watch out!...He gets that from Ben too I guess! I never get mad! ; )
Ben is out of town right now and I have to let him know what he's been missing out on. It's too hard to talk in the evening since the kids are so noisy and needy! And since he's two hours ahead right now he's asleep by the time I have the kids in bed!
We set up the Christmas tree yesterday and James loves it!! He has already managed to break an ornament! Oops! I forgot to make sure all the fragile ones were up high! That was next on my list after I got the mess from setting up Christmas decorations cleaned up! But we had to get the kids from school and when we got back it was time for piano lessons. Since our teacher was running a little late I decided to sit with Liesel and have her run through her songs since we hadn't practice for a week since we were in AZ for Thanksgiving. It only took James a minute while I was distracted to find a fragile ornament hanging on the tree, carry it over to me and throw it on the floor next to the piano! A piece broke off and Liesel and I picked it up and lamented over the loss and then continued practicing. James was being whining and complaining and insisting on being held. I figured he must be hungry so I carried him into the kitchen, walked into the pantry and with one hand got down a giant Costco box of Cheerios and promptly lost my grip and somehow the box tipped over and as I caught it upside down all the cereal from the one freshly opened bag was dumped all over the floor in the pantry. Uggh! I walked away thinking maybe if I imagine that didn't happen hard enough it will not have happened. It didn't work so I went to get a broom. As I walked across the floor I crunched on something very hard! The Christmas ornament! How did that get there?! After that he had a stinky diaper and did NOT want his diaper changed! He cried and threw and fit and managed to get poo poo everywhere! Ohhh will I survive?! I put him to bed a couple hours ago and I hear him waking up now! Thank goodness for those sweet hugs and smiles!
We set up the Christmas tree yesterday and James loves it!! He has already managed to break an ornament! Oops! I forgot to make sure all the fragile ones were up high! That was next on my list after I got the mess from setting up Christmas decorations cleaned up! But we had to get the kids from school and when we got back it was time for piano lessons. Since our teacher was running a little late I decided to sit with Liesel and have her run through her songs since we hadn't practice for a week since we were in AZ for Thanksgiving. It only took James a minute while I was distracted to find a fragile ornament hanging on the tree, carry it over to me and throw it on the floor next to the piano! A piece broke off and Liesel and I picked it up and lamented over the loss and then continued practicing. James was being whining and complaining and insisting on being held. I figured he must be hungry so I carried him into the kitchen, walked into the pantry and with one hand got down a giant Costco box of Cheerios and promptly lost my grip and somehow the box tipped over and as I caught it upside down all the cereal from the one freshly opened bag was dumped all over the floor in the pantry. Uggh! I walked away thinking maybe if I imagine that didn't happen hard enough it will not have happened. It didn't work so I went to get a broom. As I walked across the floor I crunched on something very hard! The Christmas ornament! How did that get there?! After that he had a stinky diaper and did NOT want his diaper changed! He cried and threw and fit and managed to get poo poo everywhere! Ohhh will I survive?! I put him to bed a couple hours ago and I hear him waking up now! Thank goodness for those sweet hugs and smiles!
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Funny how with the passing of years all these little disasters are diminished and we are left with the memories of smiles and hugs and little footsteps pattering through the halls of life. Love you all and wish you were all still here with all the messes and tears as well as the smiles and hugs. I especially miss the morning sounds as the children begin their needs and activities of the day.
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