It's hard to believe that it's been two years since my baby was born. We've all heard and said it a million times, time goes by too fast in terms of our kids growing up. I'm trying to be better at putting house work aside and spending more time making fun and lasting memories with my kids. I don't want them to look back on their childhood and think, "Wow, our kitchen floor was always so clean we could eat off it"! That might give me good credit as a house keeper, but not as a mother. As a grandma I want to hear them share stories with their kids about camping with their dad, having water hose fights with their mom, and about the time we both surprise attacked them in the kitchen with their nerf air strike guns. (Sigh...) that time is still far into the future, but it will sneak up on me before I know it.
I'm a bit emotional knowing that we won't be celebrating any more 1st or 2nd birthdays for our kids. Luckily Gage loves to snuggle and is very affectionate, otherwise it would be a lot harder. The other kids all adore him and he loves to run around giving them hugs, he looks like an airplane coming in for a landing. Gage isn't the most talkative kid, but he does love to imitate animal sounds. His favorite is "bibbit" for a frog, so that was my inspiration for the frog theme. We decorated with frog balloons, played games with frog beach balls and lily pads, and ate frog cupcakes.
Gage is thinking, "Keep that thing away from me or I'll mess my pants!"
