Undoubtedly, anyone who is a parent has enjoyed an adorable, off the wall or hilarious comment from their kids a time or two. Simple, special interactions with our kids are countless. Sometimes we enjoy them for a moment and then they pass so quickly, but they never fail to bring cheer to our faces and souls. Today my kids said a couple of things that made me instantly smile.
The first one came from Brooke, with her Shirley Temple curls bouncing all over her head. (we did foam rollers last night!) We were at a local park having a picnic this evening and all of the kids were having great time, thrilled to be together as a family. The weather was beautiful and we were all enjoying each others company. It was a simple, yet memorable evening, to be sure. Anyway, Brooke was in a particularly cute mood all afternoon. I think it had something to do with the happy curls, they seemed to make her feel bubbly all over. Anyway, she kept commenting on things that were nice as we played and walked around. She had nothing but good things to say, adorned with her giggles. As the sun was setting and we were walking up a hill back toward our car, we had to climb over a few big rocks. Some of them were bumpy and rough, but there was one at the top that was flat like a ledge, smooth and lined with other rocks around the edges. When Brooke got to that one, she stood up tall, looked out toward the horizon and sighed. With a smile she said, "This one is soo pretty, like a balcony. All it needs is a nice pot of pink flowers and it would be perfect, just like home."
She was so happy to have found perfection in a rock, with the addition of pink flowers, of course. :-) What thing is not made more wonderful by pink flowers???
It was a simple comment, but it was so Brookie. It made me want to scoop her up and keep her little forever. Do they have to grow up?
Later on in the evening, I was putting Austin to bed. He was getting ready to say his prayers and we were discussing a friend that he was including in his prayer. The friend is going to have surgery, to have something removed from inside her body. Austin was wondering what it was and why. In an attempt to simplify, I explained that sometimes things grow inside our body that we don't need and so the doctor takes them out if they hurt. Austin nodded his head in understanding and maturely said,
"Oh, right, like if you swallow a seed of like a fruit or something and then it starts to grow in there, and it bothers you." :-)
Although he was confident with his answer, he was very relieved to hear me say that it was not the case. He smiled a large smile and said, "oh good."
It really caught me off guard to hear that from him. I enjoyed the young childhood innocence that seems to be drifting away from Austin as he grows and matures. Can't we keep them young and innocent forever? They sure are wonderful that way.
The first one came from Brooke, with her Shirley Temple curls bouncing all over her head. (we did foam rollers last night!) We were at a local park having a picnic this evening and all of the kids were having great time, thrilled to be together as a family. The weather was beautiful and we were all enjoying each others company. It was a simple, yet memorable evening, to be sure. Anyway, Brooke was in a particularly cute mood all afternoon. I think it had something to do with the happy curls, they seemed to make her feel bubbly all over. Anyway, she kept commenting on things that were nice as we played and walked around. She had nothing but good things to say, adorned with her giggles. As the sun was setting and we were walking up a hill back toward our car, we had to climb over a few big rocks. Some of them were bumpy and rough, but there was one at the top that was flat like a ledge, smooth and lined with other rocks around the edges. When Brooke got to that one, she stood up tall, looked out toward the horizon and sighed. With a smile she said, "This one is soo pretty, like a balcony. All it needs is a nice pot of pink flowers and it would be perfect, just like home."
She was so happy to have found perfection in a rock, with the addition of pink flowers, of course. :-) What thing is not made more wonderful by pink flowers???
It was a simple comment, but it was so Brookie. It made me want to scoop her up and keep her little forever. Do they have to grow up?
Later on in the evening, I was putting Austin to bed. He was getting ready to say his prayers and we were discussing a friend that he was including in his prayer. The friend is going to have surgery, to have something removed from inside her body. Austin was wondering what it was and why. In an attempt to simplify, I explained that sometimes things grow inside our body that we don't need and so the doctor takes them out if they hurt. Austin nodded his head in understanding and maturely said,
"Oh, right, like if you swallow a seed of like a fruit or something and then it starts to grow in there, and it bothers you." :-)
Although he was confident with his answer, he was very relieved to hear me say that it was not the case. He smiled a large smile and said, "oh good."
It really caught me off guard to hear that from him. I enjoyed the young childhood innocence that seems to be drifting away from Austin as he grows and matures. Can't we keep them young and innocent forever? They sure are wonderful that way.
1 comment:
you have such cute kiddos! and you're such a great mama!
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