Well, it has been a long time since I have blogged on here and there have been so many kid memories that should be listed here. Somewhere along the line, I have lost my focus of documenting the little things in life that the kids do. It is amazing how much the learn from us, and how much we learn from them!
Earlier this evening, Lauren and Ryan were fighting horribly. So much that my head is still hurting! The fought about the stupidest things. Lauren was angry that Ryan got more dental floss than she did. They were telling each other that they were not going to play with each other anymore, etc......
Surprisingly, I got them upstairs and getting ready for bed with less arguing. After bedtime ritual was done, I read to Ryan, it was Lauren's turn. Of course, Ryan got out of bed. He wanted to go downstairs to get something. In order for him to do so, he had to tell me what he wanted to go downstairs to get. He wanted his prize from the dentist. I told him fine, but to hurry up. He came up about 5 minutes later, not with his toy, but with Lauren's American girl doll and said, "Lauren, look what you forgot downstairs." He was holding her so cautiously, it was so precious. It was one of those moments, were as a mother I felt so proud. That they are actually learning the good principles and morals that I am teaching them, even though they do fight like cats and dogs.
So often, we look at what people are doing wrong, and point it out. We really need to take a step back and acknowledge what they are doing right as well, if not more so. Lauren told Ryan, "Thank you Ryan, that was very thoughful of you." I smiled both inside and out!
2 comments:
This is beautiful Diane. I know we don't have much of a chance to talk. But I like reading your blog, I feel like I'm getting to know you & your children a whole lot more. I wish you had more time with them as well. I wish I was in school and you wish you had the time to spend at home. It's funny how people are never truely happy with what they're doing in life. Good luck with everything and balancing things in your life :)
Thany you Lindsey :) It is definately funny that we always want something we don't have or that someone else has. It has always been a struggle of mine to just sit back and smell the roses so to speak :) I wish I had kept this blog up over the last years, but I suppose it is never to late to start again :) Good to see you have started one! Have fun with it!! I will look forward to reading them!!
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