just what I need

Isn't it funny how kids say the cutest things during our darkest moments? This week was full of them (both of cute words and dark moments (don't read too much into the dark moment part...I am woman and I am emotional sometimes...enough said!)). Here are two of many sweet moments shared with the boys...

Cale: Mommy, what are you going to be when you grow up?

Me: I am grown up and I am a mommy.

Cale: But what are you going to BE (said with much emphasis)?

Me: I am a mommy. (Simple answer as I know I am much more than that, but I didn't feel he was looking for a deep answer here!)

Cale (said in the sweetest voice imaginable): But are you going to be a princess?

Me: Yes, I am going to be a princess! (I wish the boys in my life treated me like a princess!)

As Coby was reading a book aloud the other day, I told him that he could also read it quietly. He looked at me with his beautiful brown eyes and said, "I don't know hooooow to do that!" I explained that you just read the words quietly in your head. He got quiet for a minute and I could see the wheels turning in his head as he looked at the page. Then he looked up at me with wonderment and said, "WOW, mommy. I didn't know I could do that. I just have the words in my head! I can hear the words in my head! Can Connor do this?" Now, keep in mind that I was in tears (just an emotional day) while he was reading and he looked up at me and said "Are you just SO proud that I learned to read in my head and that's why you are crying?" Of course I told him yes. Sometimes I wish that life were so simple...yet, sometimes it is.

They've been so precious this week and I could share so many things that they've done, but for today these are the things I want to remember. I am so thankful for these little guys.