Go Home MeMe!

Levi will forever be my little man.  As he is getting older I've had to scale back on the kisses and realize that if Grandma is in the room he will never want anything to do with me. I know that Levi loves me, and I find myself needing reassurance of that often because 99/100 times when I see him I am greeted with, "Go Home MeMe!" (even if I am in my own home). He proceeds to repeat this for the first five minutes (or hours) that we are together. 
I've convinced myself that the reason he says it is because he thinks I am there to babysit and that Kelly will be leaving for work. I will allow him to prefer the company of his mom over me and I know that he also partially says it to get a rise out of me; that little stink!

His displays of hatred have only made me treasure our little moments of love even more. Our quiet times in the kitchen making cookies or banana bread, the times he snuggles next to me and hands me a book, when he asks me to put his train tracks together; really any time that we have just the two of us. 
One night (after his nightly dose of melatonin) I got the honor of putting Lele to sleep.  He ever so cutely read (from memory) "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" and was peacefully snoozing by the time we hit the last page. I lingered next to his quiet self longer than usual that night. 

As I look back at this picture I am reminded of the importance of slowing down and cherishing each tender minute with my growing boys. 

M

Photo Dump // January

We bundled up and went to the zoo with Grandpa and Grandma. Ez loved being perched on "Boppa's" shoulders and felt absolutely liberated tromping around in the indoor play area.

Ezra is my little partner. He is always up for a trip to Target (even if he is in his pajamas) or a sandwich at Jimmy John's (even though he goes there for the scenery not the food). 

If everyone else has hot chocolate, Troy needs it too! 

Kelly to the rescue... don't know what we would do with out our on call doctor. Don't want to know!

With the rainy days, we sometimes head to Island Time.

Ez loves his friends- Arlo, Piper, Jack, and Levi.

For Jenna's birthday we watched a Seahawks play off game. It was mostly just a perfect excuse to see friends!

Another fun trip to the zoo on a cold and crisp day!

If he had it his way, we would have a family bed. I love the morning snuggles. 

We met finally met baby Nolan!! He is the cutest thing with the most perfect cheeks. We need to get all these boys together much more often.

Ezra's favorite food group: paper...

Ezra's favorite place to be is the kitchen.  Whether it be the real deal or his own- he loves pots and pans- and can always entertain himself for the longest in the kitchen. 

 No one loves Ezzy's buns as much as I do. But, Aunt Emmy comes in close second. We sure do miss her when she is away!

-M

Christmas 2013

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