If I could only rewind

So Scott is working late and me being the dutiful wife have decided to stay up and wait for him.  I could be getting loads or productive stuff done, like work, cle3aring out the closet for food storage, etc.  However, I have decided to lose myself in the blogosphere. 

I love reading blogs.  They are always so happy.  Rarely do you come across one that is depressing.  It is page after page of happiness.   As I scroll through these blogs, the world seems to be a bit brighter.  There is so much hope and happiness written on the pages of the internet diary.

As I read of all the little things that people want to share, and watch their children slowly grow up,  I reflect on my own day with my beautiful family.  It helps me to pause and realize it is all passing so quickly.  I want to push rewind and watch it all over again.  Experience the anxiousness but excitement of my first date with Scott, seeing him at the airport after two years of being apart, rushing into the temple 20 minutes late for my own wedding,  the adventure of learning you are expecting my first baby and second,  holding Kayt and Ella for the first time, watching them take their first steps, or enjoy their first bites of nasty rice cereal.  Listening to their soft little voice sing their first song, color their first picture, smile their first smile.   It all happens so fast and I can't help but feel like I missed it.  I didn't cherish it all enough, take enough pictures, write enough thoughts.  It is the opinion of a close friend of mine that when we get to the other side and all things are brought to our remembrance, it will not just be those things we wish we could have forgotten but the cherished memories we never wanted to forget.  I certainly hope so.

Ella Hugs

So the other day Ella came up to me and gave me a hug and started growling.  I said, "Ella, what was that?"  "A bear hug Mom!"  Then came another hug, another growl, "A lion hug mommy!"  Then came a nice soft hug, "a butterfly hug mommy!"  Does life get any better than that?

Princess in the House

Kayt has always been a dress up girl.  However, there are three items that have become permanent acessories.  From sun up to sun down this is what you will find Kayt wearing.  (I do make her take off the dress when she goes out.)

 Ella gave her some make up for Christmas.  This is Kayt's latest attempt and making herself beautiful.  Not bad for a four year old! 

New Jackets

There is something about the first warm day of Spring that makes you itch for something fun and springy.  Well, I happen to run across jackets and Kohl's that were 90% off and picked them up.  Last week was the perfect day to bust them out.  The sky was clear blue, the sun was shining, the birds were singing and Scott was home form work!  I think the pictures tell all the euphoria that was being felt at our house!

Working Girls amd Hair Cuts

So, this spring I decided that I could handle teaching two government classes.  That was the wrong decision to make!  However, we are muddling through it.  To get my work done without it cutting into mom time, I get up really early and work during naptime.  Lately however, Kayt has decided that she is getting two big for naps and has settled on quite time.  Today after quite time I still had a few papers to grade so Kayt suggested she do her own work.  I thought this was a great idea.  We set up her office and got out her preschool book and she practiced her letters and shapes!  It was a gerat time.   We chatted and talked about fun it was to work together. 

Kayt is growing up so fast.  Another little update on the princess...we cut her hair.  She had decided it was long enough to donate to Locks of Love and was ready to kiss it goodbye.  I cut the braid a little shorter than anticipated but was happy with the end result.  Kayt spent two days walking around flipping her hair everywhere.  She still loves to do it all by herself in the moring and beams whenever anybody mentions it. 

I still have to take a double take when she comes around the corner.  "Is that my Kayt?  She looks so grown up?"  Time flies.