Conversations

My kids conversations and comments are so entertaining and endearing.  Even when they are fighting, there are sweet moments that I hope to always remember.  Here are just a few recent conversations that I hope to remember when the kids are off having kids of their own.

1. We were in the van and Elias said to Bella, "Bella, you are so beautiful, I just can't stop looking at you!"

2. During the same van ride, Bella got cold and decided to put on my black jacket that is a thin "Under Armor"-like material and Elias said, "Bella, you look like a witch with a cape when you wear Mom's jacket."  Pouting, she said back to him, "Elias, it isn't very nice to call me a witch."  He said, "I could call you another bad name that I learned from school."  Of course, my mommy ears went on high alert, because since we were already talking about the word witch, my mind was automatically deducing what the name he had learned may have been.  He said, "I don't know if I should say it or not...Okay, I will.  It's drama queen.  Bella you're a drama queen!"  I breathed a sigh of relief and started chuckling over my incorrect presumption and both kids said, "Mommy, what are you laughing about?"  Needless to say, I didn't clue them in.

3. Tonight while I was putting Elias to bed, he said, "Mommy, am I irresistible?".  I said, "Well, I think you are.  Why?"  He said, "A lady in front of us in line at Walmart said I was and I don't even have dimples when I smile!"

4. Bella kept looking at me when I was dressed up for church this past Sunday and after a few times of it, I asked her if there was a reason she kept looking at me and she said, "You are just so beautiful when you are dressed up.  Can you dress me up like you one day, so we can match?"  I know that the day may come when she will be embarrassed by my entire wardrobe and she will want nothing to do with dressing like me, so I hope I will remember when she looked at me like I was what she would like to become.  I only hope that I can live up to the responsibility I have as her example.

5. Last night, the kids were down in the basement putting away their bikes when I heard Bella start to cry.  I heard Elias say, "Bella, I am so sorry.  It was an accident.  Are you okay? I really am sorry."  And it wasn't in a tone that sounded like, "Oh no, I am going to be in trouble, I better get her to stop crying."  It was real concern that I heard in his voice.  Then she said, "Elias, I know that you didn't mean to do it, but it still hurt really bad.  But it is okay." and then they started playing together in less than a minute.  They completely resolved the situation without any input from us and they sounded so mature doing it.  I was really proud of them both. 

We barely ever get the video camera out anymore.  But when we do, the kids start putting on a show and are never how they really are when it is off.  I have been tempted to turn it on and hide it, just so I can remember what it was like to be the mother of two elementary-aged children.

I know that these are some of my best days....