today is sunday

and we miss our daddy. a friend at church asked if i ever get to see joe. nope. not really. and that is likely not going to change any time soon. so instead, i do as much as possible when we do have time together, look forward to our trip to the beach in august, and when he is gone, focus as much as possible on the littles. who are really, so much fun to be around.

-----------------------------

bubba is out of control. and what i mean by that is, he has suddenly become a  climber.

this is not good. especially because he gets real proud when he reaches his goal, but tries to play it off like its totally normal. like when he got past what i though was a good barrier to the stairs, and came giggling into my bedroom this morning... 

i love him just the same though. 

little guy is almost walking on his own. sad day when he isn't a little baby anymore... 

he is SUCH a momma's boy. i knew he would be. we started doing this thing after he eats a meal in his high chair- i sit across from him and we lean forward til we touch foreheads, and then just giggle and laugh, and look cross eyed at each other. and then do it over and over. seriously the world around me stops and i soak that in.

he is just so sweet like that. melts your heart. 

and his sister, the sweet and spicy one, just gets sweeter, and spicier. 

i love when she gets so sweet with her little brother. she has always loved her little bubba, (and he totally adores her- no one makes him laugh harder) but it feels like lately she is really understanding her role as the older sibling- both watching out for him and keeping him in line. so i have to keep her in line- she is developing a somewhat terrifying sassy streak. 

at 2 1/2 she still demands that her milk be hot. ummmm.... yeah. and if she can't feel it through the cup that its hot, there is no way in you know what she will even try it. even if it is hot. so you can't shake it up and have to make she sure grabs to top half of the cup where its warmest so she knows. pa.the.tic. i know.

but she makes friends with EVERYONE, just about EVERYWHERE we go. and insists on holding hands. or growling like a dinosaur if its a boy. like at the airport, she convinced four other kids to swing around on the poles with her for a solid 45 minutes, because the flight was delayed. and yes, everyone in the gate area was thoroughly entertained. the other parents kind of tried to stop it.... is it bad that i didn't? (i did stop her when it got out of hand, but for the most part there was no need) caleb was being a little needy, they weren't hurting anyone and i thought it would be great to get some energy out. look, it wasn't MY fault the flight was delayed! and i wasn't about to pull out all the junk and make her sit down, just to have to clean it up really fast every time they announced it would be just a couple more minutes. (a flight attendant told us on one of the flights that "a couple of minutes" really means "we have no idea how long this will take, so just sit back and stop asking." and its true. it is NEVER a couple minutes.)

i digress. claire makes friends with everyone. i really wish i had her little outgoing personality. love it.

she also has a little ocd about things being in their place. not everything, but lids and tops have to be just right, and rugs have to lay completely on the floor. doors have to be shut all they way, and blankets pulled all the way up. makes me laugh.

--------------------

love my kids. they rock. love my husband. hes the man. he still tells me i'm the hottest girl at church. (whatever. so NOT true. but thanks. *blush*) 

life is rolling on. and i am completely STOKED to go swimming this week. summer has arrived! and most of my plants in the garden are starting to make little fruit and veggie buds. i even got a fully ripe strawberry! it was the size of a dime, but a strawberry i did grow. i even got a row of fresh herbs in- can't wait for some pestos! 

happy sabbath.