Playground days

The past few days have been extremely warm and I have been able to spend a lot of time on the playground with Hunter and Adelyn.  It has been a while since I have spent hour upon hour on the campus playground.  This winter was long.  Being cooped up inside has advantages, like long cuddles on the couch while watching Sesame Street.  But the dreariness of the cold season seems to have stopped me from seeing how my kids are changing.

Watching my kids on the playground today, I realized they have both grown so much.  Their abilities and their interests are different than they were last time we spent significant time on the playground....

-- Hunter can swing on the big kid swing by himself!

-- Adelyn has zero interest in the baby swing
-- Hunter is very interested in baseball bats, gloves, basketballs, and soccer balls
-- Adelyn loves to be pushed in the little tykes cozy coupe
-- Hunter can do everything on the playground equipment with very little supervision
-- Adelyn can do everything on the playground equipment, yet requires non-stop supervision
-- Hunter loves to engage people on the playground by starting little games
-- Adelyn actually spent several minutes digging in the mud today

Being out on the playground highlighted new milestones for each child.  Hunter is such a big boy and Adelyn is testing out her independence in every way possible.  Hunter needs much less hands-on supervision and Adelyn needs a lot more.

I am thankful for the fresh view of my kids.  It is so easy to lose track of what is important in the busy-ness of life.  A different setting to watch their little hands and feet explore and embrace the world is just the re-set my heart needed.  I am such a blessed mommy.  Though there are times I am exhausted by all that caring for them requires, they are both blessings to me in their own ways.  I am looking forward to lots of time with them this summer--- free from school!!! :)

That Hunter, he makes me LAUGH!

Cute Hunter Sayings Lately

Dad!  We have got to go outside because it is just so gorgeous!  Because the birds are singing and it is so pretty!  Can we do all of that stuff, dad?
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I need five dollars Courtney.  Ya know, I have a ball pit and I need more balls. So I am explaining that I need more balls. Ya know?
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Let's go to the BotaniFul gardens!  It is so beautiful there!
  (He was mixing the words "botanical" and "beautiful" together!)
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Me: Hunter do you want to play baseball?
Hunter: Yes!  But I only want to play it at the Cubs game.
Grancie:  Oh! That would be wonderful. You need to practice hard and then you can play there!
Hunter: Yes, I want to play there.  We will be with God there.
Me: *dying laughing- We will be with God there?
Hunter: Yes, I want to play at the Cubs game and we will be with God.

Yes, Son, Wrigley field IS close to Heaven.  :)
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Daddy was tucking Hunter into bed tonight, and Hunter was squirming around as usual.  Then, this happened.
Hunter: Daddy, rub my belly.
Daddy: okay. (proceeds to rub belly)
Hunter rolls over, sticks his bottom in the air and farts.
Hunter: Do you smell that daddy?

--> Mommy and Daddy try not to laugh...

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Sister just learned me how to sing this song!!
(He meant "taught" but didn't know that word!)
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Me: Oh!  That 18 wheeler is from where I was born! It says Las Cruces on the side of it.
Hunter: Mommy, you were born in that truck??
Me: OH! No Hunter, I wasn't born in that truck. I was born where that truck lives.
Hunter: Mommy, Whose belly were you in?
Me: I was in Grancie's belly.
Hunter: WHY were you in Grancie's belly?
Me: Because she is my mommy!  I am your mommy and you were in my belly. She is my mommy and I was in her belly!