I'll deal with it later.

Have you ever chosen to ignore what your child was doing because you knew it wouldn't harm them and they were being quiet even though you knew it was making a big big mess? I did that the other day with Jack. He was sitting at the table with a bowl of apple sauce, I was blogging or reading a blog, he was being quiet, I knew it was going to be all over. I had taken his clothes off earlier because the kids had painted and he had paint all over his clothes. Needless to say I had to change his undershirt and get him dressed again. Ironically he had a bit of a blowout that evening, thank you Colin for cleaning that up, and he had to be changed again. The many joys of motherhood!

From the mind of a 4 year old

Mia dictated the following to Colin one Saturday afternoon while Jack and I were resting
Mia invites Mom & Dad to a birthday party. There will be birthday hats. You can make them out of paper, glitter, modelmagic fusion or playdough. It's going to be a special surprise for somebody who is a girl. We have to keep shoes on, but we have to surprise somebody who is a girl. You can't tell anyone Dad. But Mia and Dad are going to make an animal birthday cake. Any my dog is going to surprise Mommy too. We will make penguins. Ruffie and Mia love to surprise. Ruffie is my dog. We will do games, activities, music, adn stories. We will play with toys and riding center. When my brother is done having a nap and playing on my leap frog, I'm going to ask Santa for a pink leap pad. Love, Mia, Dad, Ruffie and cat.
If you have ever read "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie" or "If You Give A Moose A Muffin" that is Mia. We jump from one thing to another in about 5 seconds. She wears me out!!! Jack and Mia are finally starting to play together a little more. Their favorite thing to do is run around the house opposite of each other and when they meet up they laugh and laugh these big belly laughs and turn around and do it again. It is my favorite thing to listen to.

Valentine's Celebrations

Valentine's day was expecially fun this year because Mia is in preschool. She was so excited that there was a party and that I got to be there. We made her Valentine's and she used enough glue to put down a pergo floor. They were wavy and wrinkly but she loved them! We spent about 3 days doing just 14. We printed, cut, glued and put stickers all over each one. It was a bit overwhelming, the mess that is, for me but the kids really had a fun time. Mia woke up at 4am that morning and didn't go back to sleep, something she has been randomly doing lately, so she fell asleep on the way to school. I practically had to push her out of the car to wake her up. Her party was great and she was so excited about every valentine she received. That night I wanted some pictures of the kids together in their red shirts and Mia "hurt" herself but when I got the camera out she was ready to grin. She is my drama queen. Jack even cooperated and I got some pretty good shots.

Colin, being the thoughtful man that he can be, got me a pot of flowers and my favorite chocolates. I didn't do anything for him. I didn't even fix a real dinner that night. My excuse was that I was super tired, which I was, and I was still getting over having a cold. He didn't seem to mind though. He knows me by now, that's why I love him so much!