Frito worthy

This morning, I had the opportunity to reflect on some of the funny little things kids do. For example, this morning, I feasted on a yogurt that had 45 grams of sugar (needless to say, this was not my normal yogurt, it was the kids'), chocolate chips, fritos, and Almonds. No, I'm not pregnant! This is what Jake made for me for a suprise breakfast. I've come to almost dread with love the words "Mommy, I made you breakfast!"

However, that being said, there are so many little things about my day that make fritos for breakfast worth it. Here are a few of those things....

When I wake in the morning, the first thing I usually see is Jake's sleepy little face standing at the side of my bed. He comes in every morning and holds out his arms to climb into bed and snuggle with me. This would be unremarkable if it weren't for the fact that he is 4. I don't know many 4 year old boys that are willing to get a hug from their mom, much less crawl into their mommy's arms like a baby and fall back to sleep for an hour or so.

Tyler has his own little set of sweet things he does to show us love. Since learning to read and write we find ourselves the recipients of many, MANY pieces of paper with the words "I love you mommy from Tyler" written on them. Or "Happy Mother's day", "You're the best mom in the world". This last year, we have gone thru a 200 page package of construction paper for these projects. When we are sick, the first thing we get is a paper from Tyler. These come in nice large sheets or small scraps of paper, whatever is handy, he'll use.

However small these things are, they are worth it. Worth ruining my eating habits for a meal. Worth waking up early and worth spending a fortune on paper. Worth having fritos for breakfast.