The things I love most...in no particular order

CASSIDY

• Cassidy is my sweetie. Every morning when she wakes up and comes downstairs I say, "Good Morning Sweetie" She climbs in my lap and will cuddle for about a minute. Some days it is the only cuddling that I get from my independent daughter. I love my morning hugs and kisses.
• Cassidy is thoughtful. Three times a week she goes to preschool. She typically earns smarties for writing her name. She always saves half the pack to share with her brother on the ride home. She won't get her seat belt on until she knows what colors Mckay wants and she has fished them out of the bag.
• Cassidy is creative. She is always coming up with new games to entertain her brother with. This week I went into their bedroom, she had tipped the rocking chair on its side, tied jump ropes from the bed to the chair, and swung blankets over it to make a new house. She and Mckay played in the new fort for hours. They just laughed and laughed.
• Cassidy loves to sing and dance. Several times a week Cassidy will put a show on for us. Last week I was driving the kids to my mom's. It was early evening and I was afriad that Cassidy would fall asleep in the car and then stay up late that night. As we were driving it began to rain. For 30 she sang songs she wrote about the rain. "Rain....Rain....Rain....you are wet. You make rainbows.....Rain...Rain...Rain." Lucky for me, she didn't go to sleep.

MCKAY

• Mckay is my cuddle-er. He loves hugs and kisses and rubbing my arm and patting my face. He is also my early bird. I don't like waking up early, but I love the one on one time I get with my little man in the mornings. Many a days have been spent watching cartoons before sunrise with Mckay hugging me and leaning his cheek against mine. His newest move is to sit on my lap facing forward. He then reaches both arms up and pulls my head even to his. He pushes his cheek hard against mine to tell me he loves me.
• Mckay loves his apple juice!!! If I would let him, that kid would drink all day and never eat except the occasional candy. He reminds me of his Dad who loves to drink beverages (non-alcoholic!) This week he asked me for some juice, and wanted to make sure that I added the water because that is how he likes it. (We always water it down or we would be broke from buying apple juice.
• Mckay is sensitive to other's feelings. Recently I was having a challenging day trying to balance work and feeling like a good mom. We were playing on the floor in his room. He climbed on my lap and asked, "Mom, why are you sad?" Then he gave me a big hug and kiss and just sat there. Some how he knew that I didn't want to talk about it, I just needed a love.
• Mckay loves garbage trucks! Last week while Cassidy was at school I spent two hours outside with Mckay waiting for the garbage truck to come. He was so excited as it pulled into our circle. He gave me a play by play description as it emptied every garbage can. The best part was he sat on my lap the whole time.

TAYLOR

• My favorite tv show is The Office. Taylor has bought me every season on DVD. This month season 5 came out on DVD. In two weeks we had watched all 26 episodes. He is always thinking about what I like and what I want to do. Thank goodness for DVR. We will get to watch season 6 before it comes out on DVD!
• Taylor is obsessed with the Utah Jazz. I love the Jazz too! 5 days until the pre-season starts. Last night I pulled out our video camera. I rewound the tape that was in, just to see what was on it. Taylor and I sat and watched it. There was a clip of Taylor and Cassidy playing outside in the snow when Cassidy had just turned two. He asked her who her favorite Jazz player was. "k-linko" was her immediate answer. It is so fun to have something that our whole family loves to do together. (It is also great that every game will be in High Def this year!)
• Taylor is creative and funny. Many a nights Taylor puts the kids to bed. I love to sit in our room and listen as he tells the kids stories that he makes up. The kids just laugh and laugh. Occasionally I will have to remind him that we are trying to put them to sleep, not get the to wake up. Taylor went through a phase that the stories were always about animals. One animal would be in danger and the other animal would scare the danger away. (or something like that) One night as I was taking a turn, the kids really wanted me to make up a story. Taylor gave me some ideas and an outline. I tried my best to be funny. About one minute into the story, Cassidy looked at me with big, bored eyes and said, "Mom, can you just read us a story?" So Dad is the good story teller and I am the good story reader.
• Taylor coming home from work is always the best part of the day. The kids always ask me when Daddy is coming home. When we hear the garage open up, their big eyes light up and the run to the door, yelling to me to come and take the child proof lock off. It is so fun for me to see their excitement. I love the hug and kiss as he walks through the door. We always try and sit down and talk about the day. It never happens because the kids are too excited to tell Dad all about their day and perform a new dance or song.
  
  
  I love my family. They are the most important things in my life. I am so blessed to have such a great husband and kids. We are all so happy together.

(The pictures of the kids are during a dress up show that they put on while my parents came to dinner for FHE this week)