Wednesday, September 22, 2010

The sweetest thing

The other night I had had a VERY long day with the kids....seemed like they were all acting out much more than usual. I just felt worn out. I was putting them to bed and Dillon, out of nowhere, says this:
"Mama, you're the best mama I never seen".

I gave Noah a piece of yellow construction paper with stars on it that he could practice cutting on (he has to use scissors in kindergarten), and went out somewhere for a while. When I came back the stars were up on our fridge, neatly cut out. Jeff told me that he gave them to him because, "You and Mommy are stars to take care of us."

At dinner tonight I put together some leftovers for the kids to eat. Dillon starts to say something:

"Mama, you...."

and stops. Noah leans over & I can hear him whispering, prompting him:

Noah, whispering: "You're the best cook"

Dillon, triumphantly: "Mama, you're the fatness cook!"

3 comments:

James Rudow said...

Kids will do it to you everytime...
Thank you for the posts...XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

King Freddy said...

It's those little moments when the hellions display signs of empathy that make it all worthwhile!

Jabberwocky said...

awwwwwww... this is what makes it all worthwhile huh?!? Love the stories! MORE PLEASE.

About Me

I was born and raised in Japan and moved to the US about 15 years ago. I met my husband in California and we moved to Texas 9 years ago. We have lived in El Paso and Hewitt (near Waco). We are blessed with three beautiful children, Noah, Dillon and Zoe. I am currently an undergraduate at Baylor University majoring in Social Work.