I saw something that took me down memory lane. What are your favorite memories of raising your children? Some of mine:
Pillow fights were quite common in our household. We had several a week, it seemed. While they were toddlers I had to be quite gentle, of course, and allow them to get some hits in on their Mommy. That is supposing they could lift the pillows adequately to swing one….
Shopping. I was known to toss cans in the aisle (if other shoppers were there I had to hold off) and the kids would catch the cans and put them in the basket for me.
Singing in the car.
There was a dip in a local road. I’d speed up so there’d be a small “zero g” moment. The kids loved that. Hands in the air and all.
Swerving the car. If I was alone in the road, I’d test the car’s stability and make the kids bump into each other in the back seat.
GARAGE SALE!
Talk radio. When I took them to and from school, talk radio was on and we’d listen and/or discuss. I was so proud when my 7 year old son – with his comprehension and language issues – demanded I turn the radio down during a discussion of the election campaign of Lee P. Brown and said: “Don’t they understand?! You vote for the PERSON, not the COLOR!” /beaming with pride
Decorating the Christmas tree.
Telling my daughter princess stories that I’d make up for her. Sometimes she’d ask me to repeat them, so I had to work hard at remembering the details.
Watching my daughter help Hubby wash his work truck. Those little circles she made were so cute.
Hubby wrestling with Handsome Son. That stopped one night when Hubby came out of the bedroom, red faced and breathing hard, admitting that Handsome was getting pretty strong. Hubby almost lost. The wrestling stopped after that! 😉
Vacations. I have two pictures that I love. The first is Hubby ever so gently cuddling Handsome Son, holding his bottle as Handsome fell asleep. The other is Hubby teaching Lovely Daughter how to ride a unicycle. She only had the one lesson…
On one vacation we rented a boat. I have a picture of Handsome, probably about 3 or 4 at the time, dead asleep in his life jacket. Hubby was holding him in his lap, and despite the wind in his face and the excitement of being in a boat on the water, the sandman got the upper hand.
One of my favorite memories is Lovely Daughter and I sitting on our front steps and having one of those mother/daughter moments, enjoying the gusty winds as a storm front made its way towards us.
Dancing in the front yard in a soft summer rain with my kids.
Walking into Handsome’s bedroom and seeing him in bed cuddling the teddy bear that was bigger than he was. Alternatively, there was the time I caught him sleeping with his hiney up in the air, knees tucked under him.
Lovely Daughter and I returned home from a trip one night, and found Hubby and Handsome totally passed out in the master bedroom. Handsome, a pre-teen, was sprawled across the bed, while Hubby was sitting on the floor with his head on the bed. Neither of them woke up as we came in and took pictures. Obviously, they wore each other out. This was pre-“stop wrestling,” obviously.
Comforting a sick child.
Baby cuddles. Baby kisses. Baby conversations.
Bunny jammies. Lovely had the cutest little bunny nose on her butt.
Of course, the cat story. I’ll never forget that poor cat and her panic… 😀
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What are your favorite memories?
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