Heart and Habit | Cultivating A Simple, Stylish And Content Every Day
EVERYDAY MOMENTS : 35/52 – he’s so obsessed, monkey see monkey do – I guess.
Later that afternoon, this very old point and shoot (that we had found all dusty in a drawer) took too many tumbles and decided never to turn on again. I had one very sad little photographer on my hands, only to be quickly cheered up with seeing all his hard work from the day still intact.
EVERYDAY MOMENTS : 34/52 – how naturally they walk the busy city streets.
It was bound to happen, but watching them walk on busy streets is so adorably bittersweet to me. They know to move to the right when people are coming, that if something is on the sidewalk we don’t touch it, and to stop at all driveways and streets (I’m always right there with them). It’s bittersweet that they have reached ages where they know what’s going on and acually remember all my crazy “no don’t touch that, we don’t know what it is” talks. Basically most moments with kids are bittersweet when you all of a sudden realize how fast you have made it to this specific parenting moment.
EVERYDAY MOMENTS : 33/52 – that late afternoon, after dinner outside playtime – the kind summer does best.
It’s the calm playtime, usually the playtime that is filled with imagination – I am going to miss summer evenings of laying out playing and just talking.
EVERYDAY MOMENTS : 32/52 – shadows, when do they not put a smile on a little face?
Or a bigger adult face, for that matter – I mean they still make me smile. With the weather getting closer to Fall, the shadows around here are much much better – at least that’s one great thing about summer nearing the end.
EVERYDAY MOMENTS : 31/52 – that before bedtime story / double cuddle.
The only thing that makes it sweeter, is when they choose to read books from your childhood – thank goodness for Mom’s and Mom’s in Laws who save the precious items.
EVERYDAY MOMENTS : 30/52 – turn on a show and instantly, my children turn into zombies.
We try to keep TV time to a minimum, mostly because it does this to them (not having cable really helps keep this rule strong). When the TV is on, I could be “Hey kids!! Santa is here and he has Popsicles for you!” and they probably wouldn’t even hear me.
