A prince among us.

After dinner tonight Nate peered into the kitchen window and showed us his "friend".  It was a little toad, and he was cute. Of course the girls sprinted out the door to get in on some of the frog action. And as the photo cravin' mamma I grabbed the camera and hauled out the door after them.

These girls are ridiculously into bugs, rodents, amphibians, you name it!  I wish I knew how to stream video from my brain on this blog because the scene that followed was possibly the cutest thing I have ever seen.  Nate told Charly that if you kiss a frog it may turn into a prince. At first she resisted but after much giggling (Imagine she heard the funniest inside joke from the toad) leaned over and gave the little guy a kiss. Piper took her turn as well and was just dying to hold it! 

These lucky girls already have a prince charming in their lives. Of course I'm talking about Nate. I wonder if they realize that yet.

I still can't believe how close I got to the little thing. Last time Nate brought one into the house and promised me it wouldn't jump and he had a great grip on it. Well guess what. It jumped. It peed. I screamed. Loud! I was much braver today as I was trying to get a picture of this magical moment.

After coming back in I started a quick sewing job and Nate was giving the girls a little lesson on the Little Shop Of Horrors which evolved into us all dancing around the living room to The Beach Boys greatest hits. Our family dynamic is changing and we are greatly blessed by those changes. I just kept thinking how badly I wanted my heart to remember this moment forever. I am hopeful it will.

As Charly grows older and as her conversations get more interesting I can't help but notice I have come face to face with a little girl who is no longer a "pre-schooler "right in front of my eyes. One part of me can't wait to see the young lady she will be but I realize that this time with her now goes too fast as it is. Her and I were surely best friends in heaven who made a deal that we would find one another on earth and share great life lessons that we are learning together now.

These past few weeks have truly opened my eyes to the good in people, the good in me, and most importantly, the greatness in my family! 

Until recently I have thought that another baby was in our near future and I think A part of me was waiting for that little person to come along to help complete our family. I realize that my family is complete. For now. I know this may seem weird but I  have never looked at the future (prior to the past couple of weeks) with just Piper and Charly. I always imagined more kids, and I'm sure there will be, just not right away. As the girls play and grow together I daydream about how, in just a year they will change together. It truly is overwhelming for me to think of them as young ladies,youth, or even a couple of years from now. What kind of girls will they be? I just hope this sunshine they have beaming from them stays within their souls because Nate and I are truly blessed with them in our life.

What a glorious day indeed! What a glorious life!