"I want a dark snack..."

When we got home after school yesterday it was about 4:00pm.  Later than usual because we stayed late to play awhile so when we all got home and the kids were asking for a snack I said,

"Yea, just a light one though because I want you to be hungry for dinner."

To which Sara replied,

"I want a dark snack."

A dark snack?  What the heck is a dark snack?

Matthew was quick to point out that she was saying dark because I was saying light. 

Opposites.

Can you believe that?  I was so surprised to see her make that kind of correlation.  And then, have Matthew pick up on it was the icing on the cake.  The two of them have similar minds I think.  There are a lot of similarities between Matthew at 2yrs. and Sara at 2yrs.  And then, the fact that Sara is a girl puts a twist on things where she is interested in playing girly stuff with Ella Jane.  It's like being in a science experiment. 

Of sorts.

Anyway, yesterday Sara drew a picture of her family.  Wanna see?

She was so very proud to show me and then even more proud that I would photograph it for her.  I can't reemmber who is who but we're all in there.

I see you...

Recently I've been making an effort to see my kids.  Actually see them.  Like turn my head and look them in the eye when they are speaking to me.  After all, this is what I expect of them, yes?  When I remember to look I'm always surprised at how much easier or better the conversation goes.  It might be a moment of "mom, I was running and I stubbed my toe....." or "mom, why did the chicken cross the playground?"  or "I can't find my red dress up shoe and I've looked everywhere."   There is always something to be said and most of the time it has to be said to the mom.  I suspect the same goes on at your house too.

I tell my kids all the time to make good choices.  Turns out I'm trying to do the same.  I want them to be noticed, to feel important and to feel loved.  I am a big reader as is our 2nd grader.  I believe the power of words is huge so it came as no surprise to me that I wanted to decorate a wall space in our dining room with positive words.  Be kind to others, Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Keep calm and eat a cupcake along with a few other special momentos that relate to the kids and our family.

It's turning out to be a wonderful wall that I love to look at.  We all pass by it a zillion times a day either reading the paper, eating, coloring or doing some other type of craft.  We do a lot of living in our dining room.

So glad to see these girls the other day doing a craft of their own.

It's that time of year again...

And actually, it's been five years since we've ordered Girl Scout Cookies so I figured we were due.  I consider us officially setteled now that I know a few little girls selling these tasty treasures.

And order we did.  This batch is just the first installment.  Oh yes, there are more to come.

It was a good afternoon indeed.  And to be honest, I suppose I should've stacked one of each on top of that lonely looking cookie right there.  You better believe I didn't stop at one!