This one's for you, kids

I want to remember these precious moments:

Carrying you downstairs in the basket of laundry (Maximus)

You saying, "I like your butt Mom." (Hailley)

You saying, "Thank you for today Mom." (Swaylynn)

How you style your hair yourself and I let you go to school like that, even if it's a little "different" (Swaylynn)

How you took 3 steps towards your family and clapped along with us for your achievement (Maximus)

How proud Daddy is that his little boy is obsessed with all things electrical (Maximus)

When you and I giggled hysterically while reading The Big Sister Book: I was laughing because you knew all the words and were saying them with such excitement, and you were laughing because I was (Hailley)

The day you were overtired and kept wandering around the house saying, "I'm down in the dumps today!" (Swaylynn)

How you follow your sister around like she is the greatest person on the face of this earth (Hailley)

Since you heard me say it, now you randomly say, "Thank you God!" (Hailley)

The way your little face scrunches up and bursts into tears when you think I'm leaving (Maximus)

Every time Grandma Deb leaves, you rush over to her demanding hugs and kisses, then you say, "BYE! LOVE YOU! THANKS FOR COMING! BYE! LOVE YOU! SEE YOU LATER! BYE GRANDMA!" (Hailley)

How I am pretty sure you are a writing prodigy but I'm afraid to brag and make the other moms feel bad (Swaylynn)

The day that my old friend died and I was so sad, you went down to the furniture shop in town (of all places kid!) and got me three little star decorations in red, white and blue to remember her by (Swaylynn)

How you get into my Tupperware cupboard and when I attempt to shoo you away, you get this gleam in your eye and a little crooked smile that apparently you already know works on the ladies (Maximus)

How sometimes you crawl on your knees and other times you crawl using your toes (Maximus)

The way you curl up next to me with your blanket on the couch saying, "I want to snuggle with you Mom." (Hailley)

The way you lounge around reading Goosebump books instead of pestering me to play video games (Swaylynn)

I love each one of you SOO much!  You are so different from each other and so fantastically amazing in your own way.  I thank God every day that you are mine for a while on this earth.  I can't wait to see what you grow up to be. 

Love always and forever,

Mom