September 21 and 22

I am grateful for friends and playdates that make Wednesday nights more fun, for trips to soggy wet playgrounds, for dogs rolling in the mud and babies who ask for "mo WEEEENG" and giggle as they fly through the air. 

I am grateful that I do NOT have a 4 month old and an 18 month old at the same time, all the time.  Five minutes of that was plenty for me!

I am grateful that my son has friends and enjoys playing with them.  I am grateful for having three children playing peacefully together in our playroom, little voices and little laughs and toys everywhere.  I am grateful for the big boys who look after the little ones, and for the little girl who mimics everything they do. I am grateful for the little glimpse into the future I get as I watch them play.


I am grateful that Jack loves stories, makes predictions about text, begs to hear another chapter of Magic Treehouse so that he can find out what happens.  I am also grateful that he loves documentaries.  And that he tells us about continents shifting and plate tectonics and says "I learned it from the doctor-memories, mommy!"

I am grateful for all the joy and laughter in my life.