Sweet Moments

My kids are growing so fast and doing and saying the sweetest, funniest things lately.  Here are a few sweet moments that I have caught.  Todd was reading a Jake and the Neverland Pirates Book to them right before bedtime.  

 

Taelyn and Trent are at an age where they have discovered they each have an opinion and (mostly Trent) doesn't always want to do what the other wants and (mostly Taelyn) gets really upset when things don't go her way. So when I catch them in a moment like this, I cherish it.  They are so sweet when they want to be. 

 Todd caught this moment before he left for work. (Not my most flattering pic)  I don't know what is happening, but since the time change in November, EVERY morning since then, they both wake up at about 6am and crawl into bed with us.  We haven't really done much about it since they don't wake us up or each other, they just crawl into bed and go right back to sleep.  We've actually been able to get a few more minutes of sleep since they are sleeping so soundly with us.  I may not look too comfortable, but I kinda like it.  Todd, not so much, so its going to stop... soon... maybe...

 Before church

Taelyn was being super stubborn and defiant and wouldn't take a nap, so I put her in her room and let her cry it out, while I went downstairs to clean.  I said she didn't have to sleep, she would just have quiet time until Trent woke up.  It got really quiet and I found her in the loft curled up in a little ball, knocked out!  And she said she didn't need sleep... The joys of having a three year old.  She looked so pathetically sweet in the fetal position, I just left her there until nap time was over. 

Some funny things they've said are:
Taelyn: "Mommy, my leg is too scratchy!"
Me: "Do you mean itchy?"
Taelyn: "No Mommy, I mean scratchy because I have to scratch it!!!" 

Trent: "Ate (sister) hurt my feelings."
Me: "Taelyn, be nice to your brother."
Taelyn: "I don't want to hurt his feelings, but he's getting on my nerves!"

Taelyn: "Mommy, baby hurt Jesus's feelings!"
Me: "Why, what did he do?"
Taelyn: "He hit me and Jesus doesn't like that!"
Me: "That's right, he doesn't like that, go tell your brother all about it."
Taelyn, running to tell Trent: "Trent, you aren't supposed to hit Ate because Jesus doesn't like it, He's gonna get you."
Trent: : "Jesus? Ok, Ate, sowwey!"

Taelyn: "Trent, I'm not gonna eat my food, are you?
Trent: "Yes, Ate, I eat it."
Taelyn: "Here Trent, you can eat my food too."
Trent: "ok, Ate."
Me: "Taelyn, you have to eat your food."
Taelyn: "But Mommy, I don't want my food and Trent does, so I gave it to him, I'm sharing!"

So obviously, Taelyn is the mastermind and Trent seems to just go along with what she says, when he does, its bliss, but when he doesn't, Taelyn is not such a happy camper.  Trent used to do EVERYTHING Taelyn told him to do, now that he is realizing he doesn't have to, they have begun to fight a lot and I am not happy with this at all.  Hopefully its just a phase they will grow out of, if not, my lovely black hair will be taken over by white hairs much faster.  I certainly look forward to these sweet moments.