I Will Miss This

It's happening more and more each day.  I catch myself wishing for more time to just hold my Abby close.  She is so active that the only times she really cuddles close and melts into my body is when she is tired  before she sleeps.  I find myself holding her longer because I know this won't last.  Just like Kate, she will grow too big for my arms and our cuddling will turn to holding and lying down together.  This time around the baby stage is going by way too fast.  I feel like I can hardly keep up.  It's so fun to watch Abby master new skills and try so hard to keep up with her big sister - but I want to freeze time every once in a while because I know I will forget what it feels like to hold that little one so close to my heart.  What a blessing my little family is.

New Tradition

I have a new favorite tradition with Kate.  As we snuggle in bed together before bed I share with her something that we did together that day that I loved.  She loves hearing about it and starts talking as fast as her little mouth can spit out the words of the things that she remembers.  Last night it was about the birthday pool party we went to.  "Pool!  Swimming!  Papa diving!  Kate diving!  Pizza!  Abby swimming!  Presents!  Tractor cake!  Ice Cream!  Singing Birthday!  Again!"  It's fun to share these moments and remind myself that Kate and I have a LOT of fun together.

Every Now and Then

Every now and then we will have a day when just about everything goes perfectly.  I LOVE those days - mostly because they are few and far between.  I've certainly gotten used to rerouting an activity or changing our plans because of a tired, cranky kiddo.  But we had one of those perfect days today.  Steve gets a 4-day weekend, so it started off of the right food altogether.  We inflated the big waterslide and had lots of cousins over for lunch and fun.  These awesome glasses brought by Clara were a big hit with the little kids.  After naps, Steve and I decided to get out of the heat and take the kids up to Silver Lake at Brighton for a picnic dinner and some gorgeous scenery.  Kate was skipping just about the entire time and Abby was content in her stroller.  We had such a good time together as a family.  These are the days I hang onto when the crazy days wear me thin.