Life with Bear didn't prepare me for an adventuresome [read: crazy] toddler like Bug. We went on a hike the other day while Bear was at therapy. He left the trail quickly and tramped through the woods when he heard the sound of running water. He scrambled down an embankment taller than him and found rocks as big as his head to throw into the water. I watched as he became bolder and bolder- and … [Read more...]
This morning it's thundering far away outside- dark stormy clouds and I feel the blood under my skin quicken. I feel awakened, beautiful and alive. The weather is as wild as my second boy and they compliment each other in an almost competition. It's summer warm and I ponder on it all. I open the front door, welcoming in the whispering change on the horizon. Hints as raindrops hesitatingly fall … [Read more...]
PS. Bear was saying loudly in line "Santa not real!" which is hilarious because I've never told him that. Then he saw him and digested the fact he may, actually, be real. He started to (I think) imagine all the presents he could ask for while I took this picture. Right afterwords, he told Santa he wanted a "4-wheeler, tractor and pillows". PPS. Yes, Bug is wearing Spider-Man PJ's and camouflage … [Read more...]
