I'm Gonna Miss This

With the start date of Kindergarten looming in our near future, I've found myself thinking (almost constantly) of all the things we've done over the past 5+ years during my time at home with the boys.  Actually, we've been gone (out and about) more than we've been home, but my time with them is probably the most precious experience I've had.  I'm thankful for having these years with them all to myself.

But...

I'll miss a laid back morning of making farm animal pancakes

with chocolate chips

and boys helping.  :)

J pronouncing "skunk" as "stunk"; appropriate, actually.

L asking, "Momma, will you pwease tewl me a sto-wee about when you wuh a wittle grill?"

Five thousand questions on the trip from town home-approximately 15 minutes-from J who's so eager to learn EVERYTHING right now that it seems he doesn't stop to breathe between questions.  He's going to love school.  :)

L's major pouty lip when things don't go his way.

Food all over my breakfast room floor.  (Okay, this is a stretch!).

Long, involved conversations in the car.  Earlier this week J started telling me, in great detail, about the birds that live on and around rhinos, eating the ticks and other parasites that live on the large mammal.  "The bird gets its food from the rhino and the rhino has less ticks on it.  That's called a relationship, Momma," he stated with much confidence.

Watching them head out back riding side-by-side in the Gator, all their "tuff" loaded in the back.

Middle-of-the-day trips to wherever the mood strikes us; the ball pit is one of our faves.

Jumping Jack

Leaping Luke

And many, many other fun experiences with my sweet preschoolers.

These are the days, folks, and I'm treasuring each one.  :)  Here's to the next chapter:  School!