More cuteness from the kids

I shared an adorable story about Dominic last time, but not to be outdone, my other two boys are just as adorable. I am constantly amazed at how my children think, how they see the world, and in turn how they choose to express what they think and see. Their filter is so thin or small or whatever that they call it like they see it, for better or worse. Luckily, most of the time it is for the better.

As most of you know it has been very stormy in our part of the world. This is of course uncommon and things like wind and rain are actually strange things for my kids to see. While driving home one day this week with Anthony he made one of the most beautiful comments about the wind. I told him to look at the trees outside, how they were moving from the wind, and his response was "it looks like the trees are dancing." I thought, what a beautiful concept. I mean, we can dance and sing with joy about our creation, so why can't creation do the same?!!! It just made my heart so full to realize that Anthony sees the world as a whole, we are all part of God's creation and even a tree can dance.

Even sweet Nicolas shows his tender side once in a while. Each morning we go through a ritual where everyone who is leaving (daddy and Anthony usually) waits at the door for hugs and kisses from those staying behind. Nicolas really loves this part of the day and will give two or three to each to each person before he is done. Today it had been about an hour since anyone had left and he walks up to me and signs "more" with his hands and then leans in for a kiss. He just needed one more. So sweet. I hope these stories remind you that even the trees can dance and there is no such thing as too many kisses.

Why kids are awesome

OK, so it is raining in San Diego today. It is raining lots of places today, but when it rains in SoCal it is as if we are experiencing the great flood. People forget how to drive, we have no rain gear whatsoever, I will admit to wearing flip flops to the store this morning. I soon changed into my boots. Anyway, needless to say, when it rains things get strange, and people get mean and grumpy. This was the first day that Anthony went to school in the rain which meant a host of things would be different. Living in CA means that much of the school day activities take place outside; lunch, PE, snack, etc. So, all of that was different today. However, the toughest part of the day was getting there to pick Anthony up. I got there early so I could park closer to the school, and even then it is quite a trek to the door. Kinderarteners require a parent to meet them at the door, which means, there were plenty of parents waiting in their warm cars while all the kindergarten parents were getting drenched. Anyway, I got there early, parked, and Dominic, Nicolas and I waited in the warm car until the last minute. The rain was POURING, and it was windy which meant an umbrella was basically useless. The puddles were brutal. There was no way to stay even a little bit dry. So, as I am running through the downpour, getting drenched from top to bottom, I look back to see if Dom is following me closely. He has the umbrella. Everyone around is screaming, complaining, running as fast as they can to get inside, but not Dom. Dom is laughing his brains out because the wind keeps catching the umbrella and pulling him backwards. He could care less that he shoes and pants are soaked through, that mommy and Nico are drenched. He is enjoying the moment and finding the joy even in the rain. So Nico and I stopped and laughed along with him, we only got slightly more soaked, and then the bell rang.