He is fussing in the grocery store, mad that I didn't pick up something he wanted or because we went down the wrong aisle....and then BAM! All of the sudden a lightening bolt of silliness strikes!
We are leaving Papa's house. Things are good as we cheerfully give hugs and kisses good-bye. Kaliese is getting into the car and I've lost Braedyn. I walk back around the corner to the front of the house and there he is performing one of his unforewarned sit-ins. I'm not sure what he's protesting. Certainly not the deforestation of third world countries or the inhumane testing of beauty products on animals, but something just as vital to life as we know it.
And whether its his inner-starving artist without a canvas or the ancient innate warrior within, he has not been able, for some time, to eat without painting his face with whatever materials he has been given to express himself. Not just his face, but hands, arms, chest...whatever he can reach and however far it spreads. From lasagna to chocolate pudding, its a Picasso (or Braveheart) in the making.
Treasure of the day:
I got to go on a field trip with Kaliese today. The Kindergarten classes went to the Imagine It! Children's Museum. She got to play in a very cool water table, run through a playhouse, pick out produce from a market, play with moonsand and play dressup in front of a green screen. She had a blast playing with her friends. Her buddy for the day was Mya, a very sweet and social little girl. I loved being able to hang out with Kaliese and her friends with no other distractions or pressures on my time. I got to simply enjoy being a mom watching her child have fun being a kid. Thanks to mom for keeping Braedyn! The day meant more than you'll know.
Many of the children fell asleep on the way home, including my two charges. However, Kaliese wasn't asleep for more than 5 minutes or so.
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Keep up the good work.
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