Can I read now?

I wish I could say that I am enjoying the winter nights, and am snuggling up with a good book and a hot cup of something, but I cant. Its 9:07 pm and what do my wondering ears do I hear? Two little boys wrestling, running and just being loud in general. I had planned to sit down and watch "A Very Larry Christmas" or whatever it is called, and then go to bed. Is that likely to happen? Naw! They have until I finish the end of this blog to do whatever goofy, silly, bonding things that little boys do!

Peyton taught me a ....(see this, I had to stop in the middle of a sentence to stop "lets pillow fight and see who can get hurt first" It was a tie actually, Pate fell off the bed and Elijah got a cut on his nose) valuable lesson today. Pate decided to climb into a box, and play in there for a little while. When he was getting outta the box, I thought that logically someone would step outta the box, after all, that IS how he got into the box. I watched him get out of the box, which was by placing his hands on the floor and lean forward, and step out. A downward dog moving if you will. It made me realize that no matter how much we want our children to do as we want, we have to allow them to do things their own way, let them find things out for themselves. Dont get me wrong, I have always let the boys figure things out for themselves first, within limit. This was a eye opener in the sence that I havent had a toddler in a while, and Pate brings me back to all the little things that Elijah used to do that I have taken for granted. All the excitement and wonder in the boys eyes every day is something that I want to remember and cherish forever.

Here it is now 9:27, and I am sitting here listening to the snoring sound of a three year old, I wouldn't pass it up for the world. I wouldn't pass up any of it, the fighting, struggling, loving, the questions. I am blessed to have two little kids who are just that....kids being kids!

Is it likely that I will get any reading done any time soon? Nope! Nothing more than Elijah and Peyton's books, and thats fine by me!