Enjoying every minute of it

Every place I have been lately with my kids everyone stops me and says something to the effect of oh what fun kids enjoy every minute of it they will be all grown up soon enough. Then they precede to tell me where their kids are. I think I am enjoying every little minute with them, afterall I am at a museum with them or at the store with them. I'm not just sitting at my house on the couch watching t.v. while they run around in circles. I know it's all in good intentions and I feel like they are growing up way too fast. I went to a museum with them the other day and we had a great time. I was so happy we didn't have to have the stroller. They enjoyed running around the whole place. We are in a good spot now finally being able to go places easilly. I try to get out of the house and make sure they do fun things. So here is a list of fun things they do now that I am enjoying... I like how they play together. Ben mostly takes her toys and runs away with them but they go upstairs and play together for a long period of time sometimes. I love when I find Siena reading a book to Ben or either one of them sharing a toy with the other one because one is sad. I like how they get dinner ready and how we have picnics when the table is too messy and I don't want to clean it up. I enjoy sewing things for them and that they will wear them. I enjoy learning to make more boy clothes. I enjoy Ben being able to speak more. I can almost always understand what he is saying now and he says please and thank you, which is adorable. I love that Siena dresses herself and comes up with crazy outfits. She is three so I guess she can still get away with the mismatched stuff. I love that Siena gets excited for school, playgroup and music class and her friends and that Ben loves Sienas friends too. I love hearing them laugh together. Recently when they watch t.v. when a funny thing happens they will laugh, it's so funny to me and I don't know if they actually know its funny or if they laugh because the characters on t.v. are laughing. I love that they leave me alone when daddy comes home and rock on with him to rock band. I love how Siena tells daddy where we have been all day and what we spent money on. I love that Ben wakes me up in the morning and tears all the covers off me and says come because he wants to start the day. There are also days when it is hard to be a stay at home mom. I know Dave hates it when he comes home and I tell him I am leaving for a couple hours. Not a good way to welcome Dave home but at times it has been needed for my sanity and I feel much better when I return. I don't like fishing bath drains out of the toilet because Ben has a fascination with the toilet. (Dave actually fished it out I just dealt with the discipline). I don't like time outs or frustration because they can't do something. Siena seems to have my short temprement for things that frustrate her and throws a fit very easily. It's hard to see your bad qualities come out in your kids. I dislike playing princesses 50 times a day and making 10 different train designs in a day but I guess that is one of the things I need to learn to enjoy. I am glad that Ben and Siena have eachother. I dislike my house always being a mess but am coming to terms with it just being messy unless someone is coming over or if it gets too bad. Overall life is great and I am trying to enjoy every minute of our crazy life!