Last week I had 2 of those days in a row. Monday I had 5 nieces and nephews come to play with my kids and they all got along so well. It was a great play date.
Cole's love language is definitely Quality Time. To him, nothing says, “I love you,” like your full, undivided attention. For his birthday last month, we gave him 7 sleep tickets. A sleep ticket gives him the opportunity to spend a night in mommy and daddy's room for the whole night. He gets about an hour of snuggle time in bed with us and then we make him a bed on the floor by us. He LOVES every second of it. We have to limit it to only one a week.
So Tuesday night, we were doing our snuggle time and watching America's Next Great Baker. Cole kept licking his lips and saying, "Oh yeah, that kind looks good. I want some of that one. Mom, we NEED cake! Can I have some of that cake?" Now remember, this is my kid that we BEG to eat anything. As the episode went on, Cole and I were both needing some CAKE! I paused the show and said, "Cole, let's go bake a cake!" (Yes, it was 9:30 at night!) Daddy laughed and jokingly said, "Bake a cake???? That will take an hour. You ought to just go to the store and buy some cake."
That is a FABULOUS idea!!! Cole and I threw on our coats over our jammers and were out the door so fast! Daddy was laughing and yelling, "I was just kidding!"
Shopping and picking out those treats in our pj's was such a fun experience. I think it is those little minutes of perfection that make life wonderful. Make being a mom the best job in the world.
Se we came home with four slices of Dee-Lish Yummy Cakes!
Coconut (Mommy's favorite)
Old fashioned yellow cake with fudge frosting (Cole's favorite)
Double Chocolate with Dark Chocoalte Frosting (Daddy's favorite)
Peanut Butter fudge mousse (Bright's favorite)
Cole begged us to let him go and wake up Bright to join in on the cake party. What a sweet kid he is.
I remember being 8 years old and my mom waking my sister Amy and I up in the middle of the night to watch "The Sound Of Music." It was really wonderful. I felt so special, like my mom really wanted to spend time with me. She made popcorn. It was such a cool memory. I hope she has lots of memories like this one that makes her love having been a mom.
