It's the Little Things

It's the little things that make life good!

For a two-year-old, it is:

- wearing a birthday hat just because you want to...and singing Happy Birthday, as well!  Even when it's noone's birthday
- wading out into the bay, with all your clothes on
- putting your hand over your heart (the correct hand!) and saying the first line to The Pledge of Allegiance, all by yourself!
- discovering the goodness of Chicken Parmesan and saying, "I wike it!"
- the awe of seeing baby birds in their nest, mouths wide open
- a soft and familiar blankie to snuggle with, while you suck your thumb
- a favorite rhyming Bible Storybook (never underestimate the spiritual nature of a very young child)
- sweet kisses to give and receive
- someone to "hold you."
- Mommy's sweet voice, singing lullabies at bedtime
- Daddy's silly games and faces and times of roughhousing together
- "I wuv you" - saying it and hearing it...the best three words ever
- choo choos and cars and trucks and planes to play with
- learning to blow bubbles and kick your feet in the water:  "I swimming!"
- playing outside:  riding, throwing, pushing, pulling toys of all sorts

For Grandmommy (aka E-Mommy!)

- the sweet smell of a baby fresh out of the tub
- little boy hugs and kisses
- that cute little voice saying, "Wook!"  as he discovers some new and wondrous thing
- seeing that little personality emerging, as he develops confidence and social skills and self-control
- being amazed at memory and ability and recollection
- making believe...almost becoming a child again!
- belly-laughing
- riding horsey-back
- sharing your yogurt with a little one; actually having your yogurt hijacked by a little one!
- getting kissed right in the mouth for no apparent reason except LOVE
- being taken back in time by familiar songs and stories and fairy tales
- wondering how in the world a child can have toes identical to his father's!
- looking at those crazy little Heatherly eyebrows and seeing four generations of genes right before my eyes!
- Being told, "Tank you, E-Mommy," when I give him something or pick up something he's dropped
- Hearing a soft and sweet,"I wuv you."  The sound you're hearing is my heart melting into a puddle.
- Watching a real-life porcelain baby doll sleeping peacefully on his back
- Little blonde curls, big blue eyes, jet black lashes, familiar dimples
- Love personified in a 28 month old child
- Coloring and scribbling and having simple fun with crayons and paper
- Happily watching our favorite shows, with characters like George and Dora and Buddy the T-Rex

It's the little things, just the little things.  Thank you, God, for the little things...