Milestone...

I think I can officially say that coloring/writing can now be included in Owen's list of hobbies. People, you have no idea how excited this makes me! As a mother of boys, I have been aching for the day that they develop a desire to do something that I genuinely enjoy doing, too. Not that playing Legos, cars, Star Wars, and digging in the dirt isn't fun, but those are all activities I have learned to enjoy with my boys. But coloring and crafts, now that's another story. I could sit at a table with some paper and craft supplies in front of me for a long time and be perfectly content. So needless to say, I happily welcome this new development in Owen's life...and I think he does, too!

On a similar note, I think I have realized that I really love having kids. As much as I enjoy babies and cherish that short-lived precious time in my babies' lives, I have found that I really thrive as a mother of kids (you know, the kind that sleep through the night). I love playing make-believe, reading books with more than one word per page, love seeing them play with each other, love baking cookies with them when they can actually help, love going for real bike rides with them (not just walking at a snail's pace waiting for the scooter), love making treasure hunts for them they can actually do, and the list goes on and on. Don't get me wrong, I love babies and treasure their sweetness, but I do have to say that having kids is a lot of FUN!











P.S. Sorry about the mis-spelling of Anakin above. I just now learned the proper way to spell his name!