It’s wild how much of a difference a winter can make.
Today I took “the big kids” as we call them, outside to play in the beautiful sunny weather. “Can I sit on the back of the truck?” my son pleaded as he climbed onto the tailgate of the Fisher Price ride in truck. “Sure!” his sister agreed. “Hold on I’m trying to get in! Okay, go!” Two giggling babes did circles in the driveway and down the path. My daughter Flinstone-feet-scooting her rain boots along the concrete, my son’s rubber boots, on the wrong feet, dangling off the back of the tail gate. “Can I drive now?” “Yeah let’s switch” I mostly watched for a long while as my 2.5 and 4 year old played. They didn’t ask for me, or need me to get anything for them. They didn’t even fight (for a while, anyway). Last fall would have been a totally different story, with a 2 and 3.5 year old. It was, honestly, just a lot more vigilance on my part. I’m constantly reminding myself, amidst the storms of parenting, that every hard phase ends. But those precious phases- the 2 preschool-ish aged giggling babes, riding around in a plastic truck phases-those end too. So those really sweet ones are the moments I’ll focus on.
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Joanne C Toft
3/20/2022 07:21:55 pm
Cute! yes they change so quickly so it is good to hold onto all those fun little moments.
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Jillfr
3/20/2022 07:21:57 pm
Those sweet moments go by way too fast and before you know it they will be leaving in a real car. Enjoy every moment even the not so sweet ones! I loved this story.
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Noora108
3/20/2022 07:24:29 pm
That is so wonderful! Their innocence is so rewarding.
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3/20/2022 07:46:26 pm
I love how you described every precious moment in this slice… I am especially fond of the flinstone feet descriptor- it made me giggle because I can totally picture it!
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EugeniaKouts
3/21/2022 11:33:07 pm
It is so sweet when they actually enjoy being with each other as opposed to fighting over anything and everything. I did love this age for my kids. I hope you enjoy each moment because time really does go by so fast!
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