My kids

Sometimes do you ever just stare at your kids?? Like almost creepy mom stare?? I do.  I watch my kids alot.  I look at them and cant believe how much they are changing daily.  I look at there hair color and there faces, there teeth, there smiles, all of them.  I examine them and cant believe they are apart of me and Riley.  I look at them when they watch TV and watch there facial expressions, or when there talking amongst one another.  I watch the little things they do and it makes me smile.  I even watch them as they fight and try and let them resolve what they are arguing about instead of me all the time.  I didnt know I could love another as much as I love Riley.  I didnt think it was possible to love as much as I do for each of My Kids.  Its an amazing feeling.

Over the past few weeks we finally started a new tradition in the family.  I got it from my sister and always loved the idea, just was waiting for the right moment to start it.  We have one child stay up an extra hour Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.  The other kids go to bed and we get too spend quality time with the one that's left up.  Brynlee is usually fast asleep as well so its been great.  We ask each kid what they want to do, craft, bake, whatever they want.  Then we sit and talk, play questionnaire games to get to know them better, and we have alot of fun.  I can see how much each child LOVES the one on one time.  It amazes me how different they act when its just them.  So much more grown up.  I love every moment of it, I almost find myself looking forward to the evening myself evening if Ive had a long day and am tired.  And each child is soo excited for there night, and what mommy has planned.

Tonight is Allies night :)