Kiddos

I can't believe how big my boys are getting, and how fast they are getting there!

Jereme cooked supper last night (yes, I have one of those wonderfully talented husbands who can cook) and the boys helped him out. Jacob, who is my big helper, always wants to help when I bake/cook. He likes to help measure out flour, stir, and pour. The jobs don't have to be big; he is just happy to be helping in some way. I know they day will come when he will stop asking, "Can I do dishes?" and start saying, "No way, I'm not doing those dishes!" I'm sure it will come about the time I start saying, "Will you do the dishes?" because he's old enough to actually do it--but right now I'm just trying to encourage him when he helps.

Another thing that both of the boys are doing (they are 3 and 4, only 11 months apart) is making up songs. The songs are always super cute, and I appreciate their love for music. I also always enjoy the smile they give me with their songs. When Joseph sings and then says to me, "Was that beautiful, Mama?" I'm pretty sure it's the same as when he brings me flowers, which both boys also do frequently.

I'm not sure how the boys went from being little babies who relied on me for everything from changing their diapers to feeding them to comforting them to being big boys who just suddenly bolt from the room to run to the bathroom, who help cook dinner, and who want to bring comfort to those around them, but they did! I read once that with kids the days are long but the years are short. As I watch the boys daily it strikes me over and over how true it is. Many days, I won't lie to you about the number, I'm ready for it to be bedtime before it's even supper time. Sometimes the days just drag, sometimes the boys have been really busy and I'm just tired, and sometimes I am just tired of having to discipline over and over...but the days can be long. Many days we've had a really good day, but the number of activities we've fit into it can make it seem long, as well. Whatever the case, no matter how long the days can seem, and no matter how many of those long days we've had, when I I look at the boys I cannot believe that the years are passing so quickly.

I'm just cherishing the time I have with the boys while looking forward to each new milestone they reach. At the same time, I am simply amazed.