Thoughts on summer and kids

I have really enjoyed this summer!  Sleeping in and not having to chase has been so wonderful!  And the kids have been pretty good too.  They have had there moments but over all I am very pleased with them.

I had big dreams of making a monthly schedule and sticking to it at least 80% of the time.  Reality has been, I didn't even finish the schedule and what I had made of it, we stuck to it 5% of the time.  Usually, operating at "fly by the seat of your pants" mode doesn't sit well with me but it has served us very well this summer.

Have I been as productive as I have wanted? Not even close, but I am glad to be here with my kids all day. They are really great little people....

Cole is wanting us to change his name to Maroon and signs everything that he does with that name.  He is also seriously begging us to have a claw (I think this comes from Inspector Gadget) He wants a doctor to surgically put it on for a hand... and gets mad at me when I say no!   When he found that he could use the really long metal tongs for a claw that helped with that for a little while.  He stays up at night drawing or reading his books.  He is a character that one!  I am very thankful for him because he is already teaching me a lot about myself and makes me smile a lot.

Carson is going to be 8 in five months!! That is crazy to me.  He is such a handsome little guy.  So athletic and coordinated. He can do all sorts of tricks on the tramp he taught himself.  He and I are kind of going through a rough patch together...he is really getting vocal about not wanting to do certain things and I find I am in a power struggle with him a lot more than I have ever been.  But even with that going on he is still wanting hugs and kisses and still tells the most fascinating little stories.  He is so honest and I love looking into his little sparkly eyes!   He is usually the first one asleep at night and the one with the least amount of night time drama.  Love him, love him, love him! And that kid can do push ups and sit ups like no other.

Morgan is so sweet.  She loves getting lip gloss put on and she loves her friend Brinley. (When they move that will be a sad day!) She is turning into a great little helper.  Her chores right now are getting dressed, pick up her room, take dirty clothes to laundry and pick up the living room.  She does a great job.   A lot of the time she can be found talking to herself, lost in her play land and it is really fun to listen too.  Morgan is very compassionate and warm!  Loves to play with her brothers.  When she wants to take a sip of your drink she will say, "Can I take a zip of your drink" Its really cute....so thankful I got such a special little girl!

And our little Tater...is a DOLL.  I just want to kiss him and squeeze him a lot!  His mannerisms are so adorable.  He has a little shoulder shrug he does when you talk to him sometimes, and he is still doing that little crunched up look he does with his nose and eyes...wow....love him!  He is the kissest little guy ever.   He doesn't just give one or two kisses when he is in the mood he wants lots of kisses and none of us in the family can resist when he demands kiss after kiss after kiss.  He is 17 months already!!  What happened?  I need time to slow down a little so I can really soak in theses amazing moments with this baby boy.

Kids are special, summer is good, and I am content!