Enjoying each moment

Cooper is obsessed with the water table and has to get all the boats
Caddie is always snacking and is always happy when she eats

This time next year she will not need to peak over...

True joy!!

Chasing the ducks

Feeding the ducks

playing with Caddie's new purse

A true woman!!! Loves her purse and phone!!

As the weeks, months, and years go by it is becoming ever more clear that there are moments that I will never have again. I have always had this in the back of my mind, but I have been even more aware of this over the last couple of months. It has caused me to take a step back and really take in the small moments of the day and enjoy them with the kids.

For example the way Cooper gets up talking and how Caddie likes to stay in bed. The way Cooper will not sit down for breakfast but how Caddie goes running towards her highchair the minute she is changed. The moments I miss with Cooper by not understanding what he is wanting to tell me but try to be in them anyway. The way Caddie is picking up more words now and how we are understanding her more. I have been taking more of my time during the day to enjoy these times and less making sure the house is clean, dishes are done, and laundry is kept up.

Each day I have been trying to take the kids somewhere to experience something. It is not always something "big" but always fun. I love taking them to the park, to play dates, and to the Science Center. They love going to visit Daddy and always have a blast at the store.

I love hearing them talk and play with each other and truly treasure the sound of them giggle and laugh. I take time each night to watch them sleep and stand back and think about when they were so little and took up such a small space in their cribs...as they grow the cribs get smaller :)

I have been trying to get more photos of the kids so they have a journal of their childhood and can look back at all we did with them. This is never a challenge with Cooper because he LOVES to have his picture taken. Caddie is a blur in most pictures because she is always on the move. It amazes me daily at their differences and though so much alike. I am enjoying these moments and look forward to many many more in the future.