Winter Blues

This morning after breakfast I made up a big bowl of gooey caramel popcorn to chase away the winter blues. With all of the big fluffy flakes falling outside today I feel as though spring will never come. We're dying over here!

After the children had finished their bowls Hyrum came over for a smooch. I licked my lips a few minutes later and they tasted like remnants of caramel popcorn off of Hyrum's little lips.

Joseph rolled around in just a cloth diaper for some of the morning. The children enjoyed blowing raspberries on his chubby tummy, watching him smile and listening to him laugh. I love the way their eyes light up when they are playing well together.

Lunch was super low key. We had a picnic on a blanket in the living room. We ate chunks of sausage and cheese with toothpicks along with some cashews. It was fun to lay around on the floor and play with the children while we ate.

Nap time rolled around surprisingly quick. I tucked Hyrum in and knew he had fallen asleep when I heard his toy drop to the ground. I tucked sleeping Joseph into my bed for his nap and went to check on Hyrum. He looked super adorable with his arm Hanging over the edge of the bed, his fallen toy motorbike just out of reach. Camilla had constructed a blanket fort downstairs while I was gone out of my piano bench and her rocking chair. By the time I got back down she was sound asleep beneath it. I sat on the couch and watched the giant snow flakes slowly fall in the peace and quiet.

The afternoon post nap was a little crazy, but it did have it's sweet moments. Each time Hyrum would kiss Joseph's head or rub his tummy he would ask to put a "buthon" in the jar. He still has trouble with those "T" sounds. When I went to get his button he would always request a "yeh-wo" one. Such a sweet heart. The phrase I heard most often today from him was an innocent voice, whiny "My... (insert object here)" If he lost his shoe it was, "My Shoooooooooe!". When I took away the car it was, "My caaaaaaaar!" You get the idea.

As of about 5:00pm tonight I debated putting him up for rent. I had picked one too many towels out of the toilet than I care to admit. We may have to invest in one of those child locks for the toilet seat! This kid is obsessed!

Even as I type with all three children sound asleep in the next room, I just heard Hyrum's sweet little sleepy voice say, "My tooooooy!" I love when my kids talk in their sleep.