My Kids are Awesome

Today, there was a birthday in Mason's class. His school doesn't allow birthday treats to be handed out during school, so there is usually a mom standing outside the classroom on birthdays distributing sweets to the kids as they leave. Today, the treat was a snickerdoodle. I watched as Mason waited to get his cookie, said "Thank you" upon receiving the treat and then immediately broke it in half to share with his sister. He did it without giving it a second thought, without me prompting and even without Marissa asking. His immediate response to getting a treat was to share it with his sister. I'll admit it, it made me get teary-eyed. What a cool kid.

Marissa has become an old pro at entertaining herself during Mason's soccer practice. She actually looks forward to playing with her friends, the other younger siblings of Mason's teammates. Today was no different than other days except that when we got into the car to leave, Marissa said, "Mason. You played awesome today! You worked so hard and got lots of goals. Nice job!" I don't know whether she was actually paying attention or not, but I could tell that it made her brother feel good.

Today, I am grateful for the sweet spirits I was given to raise. They are such awesome little people. I am so glad I get to be their mom.