Today was a very mellow day, nothing remarkable happened but it was a good day. It rained for a good part of the day and the kids and I all moved slowly throughout our routine. When Nick got home the kids were sweet and snuggled with him on the couch while I finished dinner. We had a great meal and then I got the kids in their bath.
While they were splashing around together I stepped into my bedroom and dug through a pile of clean laundry to find them some pajamas. I listened to them talking and playing together while I thought about the day. There were a few different moments I was considering writing about, and while I looked for a single matching top for one of the ten pairs of pajama bottoms I had found, I tried to decided which one to pick.
Just then I heard Tes say to her brother in a soft voice “I love you Bub.” As I thought it couldn’t get any cuter, he answered “I love you too. I love you so much.” I melted.
Although they have their moments of frustration or jealousy, and I’m sure there will be many more, my children truly love each other. And the most wonderful thing is that they tell each other, all the time. I believe in saying I love you constantly. I have never thought it is less meaningful with over use, or that it can even be over used. If I have passed this philosophy on to my children then I feel like I’m doing a good job as a mom. Their small exchange in the tub was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard.
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