Quiet days at home with Mama...

These carefree days of innocence, curiosity, and predictability are pure GOLD for mom.  I am so grateful to be able to share all these "pre-public school" weekdays with my darlings; it is the greatest joy for me.  These are truly the times when many lessons are learned, challenges are met, and questions are asked.  As crucial as this time is for genuine encounters with mother and child... It is equally as magical.  

Looking for bugs...Building a fort...Playing store...Baking cookies...Eating cookies... Running in sprinklers... Coloring...Exploring...Cuddling...Bouncing...Going potty...Doing chores...Getting frustrated...Being naughty...Time-outs...Chalk...Bubbles...Going to the mailbox...Lincoln logs...Playdough...Favorite Movies...Holding baby chicks...Peeling carrots...Calling Grandma on the phone... Reading stories...Bimby-Nigh-Night...Breakfast-snack-lunch-dinner...Playing cars...Playing calicao critters...Singing "Happy Working Song" while we clean up...Earning stars...Using our words...Sword fighting...Writing thankyou notes..."baby-sitting" Baby Penny...Sneaking things...Getting caught...Tears...Red-faces...Mad notes posted on shut doors... Feelings...Hugs...BLISS.