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Liking Your Kids- Works For Me Wednesday

January 3, 2012 By 6 Comments

like book

Yesterday I told you about some of our favorite Christmas presents, but I didn’t tell you that we saved one of the gifts we got the kids until New Year’s Day. And it might have been my favorite one.

I got the i LIKE book off some deal site after seeing someone talk about it on a blog (can’t remember where or when or I would give you credit). The idea is this: every day you write a quick note to your child about something you like about them. So easy.

Or as my husband inscribed in the front of each of their books, “You know that we love you, now you will get to know what we like about you too.”

So far they are a giant hit. Obviously Silas has no idea what is going on, but I love that he will have a book to look at some day. Lily and Hannah ask us every night to make sure we have filled it out. And even cooler, Lily reads hers and writes little notes back to us. Tonight she came down after we had tucked her in, hugged me and said, “Mom, I like your smile too.”

We all love our children. But some days it is hard to “like” our children. This book really helps you seek out the things you like about them and document it. I am hoping this will be a yearly tradition that will continue as our kids grow up. I am excited to see what this exercise will lead to in our family. I am already, three days in, totally blessed by it.

How do you let your kids know you “like” them?

Affiliate links were used in this post, but I bought the books with my own cold hard cash. I just really think these books are a cool idea and wanted to let you know about them. I also linked up this post to Works for Me Wednesday at We Are That Family.

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The Middle Child

November 3, 2011 By 11 Comments

middle child

I feel like when it comes to blog posting Lily and Silas steal the spotlight. And like a true middle child, Hannah gets way less of a mention.

What is odd is in our day to day life, Hannah probably gets the bulk of my time. Lily is in school full time and Silas still takes daily naps. And although Hannah is in school three full days a week, she is home with me two other days.

But Hannah flies a bit under the radar. She has never really been a challenging kid (except for when she was three, but I have yet to know a perpetually pleasant three year old). She is pretty much always in an upbeat and happy mood. She is thriving in school and making lots of new friends. She keeps us giggling with her sense of humor. She is, for all intents and purposes, the perfect middle child.

Lily has a much stronger personality. And because she is the oldest, every phase she hits is a first for our family. She has always challenged me more as a mom, but also is growing and maturing in ways that make me burst with pride. So she gets a fair amount of dedicated posts.

Silas is still growing and changing. Sometimes it seems like every week is something new. He is still young enough that there are cute stories aplenty about his development. Plus he, as a typical baby of the family, LOVES to get attention and will do what he can do to get a laugh or a smile.

But Lily is getting to the age where her stories are getting less and less mine to tell. And Silas is getting old enough that the cuteness will wear off as we get closer to the dreaded threes. Maybe that will be Hannah’s time to get volumes written about just here.

But in the meantime she will continue to be the perfect fit for smack dab in the middle of our family. She brings and incredible amount of sunshine to our family. So I want to make sure from time to time she gets recognized for it.

What birth order are you? Any middle children out there who get lost in the middle? Use the comments for venting therapy Smile

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Happy Birthday Silas- Things I Love Thursday

October 5, 2011 By 14 Comments

TILT Well I have tried to slow down time but I just can’t make it work. Today, Silas turns two. My baby turns two. My. baby. turns. two.

Silas, you bring so much joy to our life. In all actuality you bring joy to everyone you meet. You are so generous with your smiles  and giggles and even hugs and kisses. You love to catch a stranger’s eyes and bat your ridiculously long eyelashes at them and flash them a grin. Pretty much everyone is helpless against your flirtations.

You don’t say a lot but your language has really been blossoming lately. And who needs to communicate when you have two sisters at your beck and call. You are no dummy!! And nothing gets by you. You may not talk a lot but you understand everything. And if you think you can get a laugh out of someone you will do whatever it takes to make it happen. As a result, you get a lot of laughter at your adorable antics.

You love anything that moves. Planes, cars, trucks, trains, boats. Anything. And let’s not forget balls. Or anything you can turn into a ball that you can kick or throw. After “raising” two girls you are definitely a different breed. I am absolutely delighting in watching what delights you.

I have loved every minute of all the one on one time I get with you this year. With both your sisters in full time school at least three days we get a lot of great time. I can’t tell you how special it is to me. Thanks for brightening my days.

I am torn daily between dreading the fact you are no longer my baby and waiting with eager anticipation to see who you are turning into. I pray that you will always hold onto the joy for life that you have now. I pray that you will always delight in bringing smiles to those around you. And I pray that you will always love your mama like you do now (that one may be a pipe dream, but I can wish).

Happy Birthday little man. Your whole family adores you.

What are you loving this week? If you want to participate and aren’t sure how, please check out the Things I Love Thursday guidelines. And if you have any questions at all please ask me. I’m not scary at all. Thanks for linking up!

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