Early

There are two times when I know my children will be quiet.

When they are sleeping.

And when they are eating dessert.

They get a lot of dessert.

And a fair amount of sleep…

This morning Little G got up to take a tinkle at 5:34 according to the clock in our bedroom.

Afterward he climbed in bed with me.

{Tim was asleep on the sofa after going to see the late show of the new Harry Potter movie.}

Once I pulled the covers over us we fell back asleep.

Until the sunlight through the window woke me.

I looked over and saw his sweet “still-baby-to-me” face

And a somewhat worn off temporary tatoo on his arm that he’d gotten at a birthday party last weekend.

My little tattooed boy.

I listened to his breath and counted my lucky stars to be lying next to such a sweet soul {although he has his moments…}

Not too long after I heard his big brother go to the bathroom

And then soon after that I could hear sweet little girl noises coming from their sister’s room.

Within the hour she’d had her morning milk,

The B Man was consuming his breakfast

And Little G was walking sleepy-eyed into the kitchen asking for me to hold him.

The kitchen was all aflutter with morning happenings.

And I thought…

Time for DESSERT!

😉

I love these kids…