My kids lately...

One minute my kiddos are cracking me up, the next they make me grab my head in utter dismay. Ah, parenting. It can be so hard! 

Lately Jackson's favorite phrases are "you can say that again!" and "you've got to be kidding me!". He strays into the area of sassiness and is learning the hard way on how to be respectful. He DOES, however, say "Yes, Ma'am" very well. In regards to my last post, he now gets off the bus, ignores us and bolts up the hill to beat us to the house.  Oh well.  :)  He loves first grade and can't wait to start taking spelling tests - he's weird like his dad that way. 

speaking of testing...

Lately Hannah is completely headstrong and wants to be 100% independent (wonder where she gets that from?). The battle of wills is daily, and I'm pleased to say that we are winning. I think.  :)  However, I am unsure about how much of my wits will be intact by the time she is 3.

Did I mention that she went through a spell last week of INTENTIONALLY having potty accidents to get attention or let me know she was mad at me? 

[Did I mention I am starting to find gray hairs?]

Jackson has taught Hannah how to do a somersault and she "fwips" all over the house.  When she's not doing that, she is jumping off of something or hanging off of another.  We might have a gymnast on our hands.  Her new phrases are "To the rescue!!", "Come play with me!", "I want sisstick [lipstick, aka chapstick], please!", and she's started the constant where/what/whys.

Lately even Daddy is not himself.  I came back from my trip and he had a Mac laptop.  Also, he decided to run a 5K - you know, running without a ball - and began running 2 weeks beforehand.  The race was today and he did great, beating his goal to run it under 30 min. 

So how do I make it through the chaos? Every day my darling little girl says, "I lub you, mom!" and showers me with kisses.  (And is back to being accident-free, by the way).  My sweetheart of a son has decided that telling me he loves me "to the moon and back" is too small - he now loves me "to Pluto and back".  My husband and best friend surprises me with coffee dates for much needed quality time.

But most importantly, I cling to the mercies that are new every morning!  I've needed extra doses lately!