The boys are growing up so fast! They have dabbled into the rough-housing and wrestling and so far we have had no major injuries. I love watching them interact...well most of the time...they love each others company and despise it at the same time. Everyone wants the same toys at the same time and no one wants to give in. Their personalities are so different and it is a challenge each day to tailor my affection and discipline for each one. Charlie is fairly easily broken and most of the time responds to simple threats of time out. Sean is a firecracker who will look you straight in the eye and do it again.
Like all families with small kids we fight our share of illness. Lately we have battled high fevers and now we have moved on to miserable runny noses and sleepless nights. I know there is another side to it and that it is a temporary inconvenience but when you are in the moment it is hard to balance your frustrations with lack of sleep and your compassion for your pathetic little baby who is helpless against the disease. Yesterday the snotty nose hit Charlie hard and it coincided with Brian's only day off this week. We had big plans of a blueberry pancake breakfast, followed by a trip to our local zoo and a picnic lunch at the park. The heat has broken for a few days and we just wanted to take advantage of the day before it heated up again and Brian went back to work. After a little coffee and pancakes we decided to continue as scheduled. Charlie was a bit of a zombie from the medication and lack of sleep but at some point we turned a corner and everybody had a great time. It is so awesome to experience those magical times from your childhood again through your kids. I was probably more excited to go to the zoo than they were. I mean they don't even really have a great concept of what the zoo is yet. After yesterday Brian and I got to planning so many more things we would like to expose our kids to and make lasting memories.
We ended out day with an amazing dinner at my in-laws house on the river. It is so peaceful there and the kids love to fish off the piers. I love being able to share my kids with their grandparents and see the joy that brought to everyone's faces.
