I just love my kids....

My kids were such good little angelic cutie pies today!  Maybe the fact that we all slept like babies last night  influenced my perspective, and their behavior, but I'll go with it

Jesse, having done preschool once already, is such a good listener and "breezy student."  We had 1 screamer, and 3 cryers at nursery school today, so I felt very thankful for him!  Here he is this afternoon getting ready to play some tee-ball!

Janna is just so funny and her personality is really blooming these days.  She is pretty tough and adventurous, but like a girl, her feelings get hurt over funny things.   Things might rub her the wrong way and she will WAIL, want a hug, then run off happily.  This is after Jesse said,  "no, Janna.  I'm having my truck." when playing outside. She CRIED HARD for 30 seconds, then hopped off my lap and hugged this ball happily for a while.

The kids are really interacting with each other these days.   They have this one recurring conversation at the table whenever eating.  It goes like this:

Jesse: Janna, do you want to see my throat? (Jesse has this weird obsession with throats lately)
Janna:  YES!!!! (with a huge grin on her face)
Jesse opens his mouth, tilts back his head and says, "ahhhhh,"
Janna smiles and does the same back at him.
Jesse:  Hey Janna... Do you want to see my thoat, again???
Janna: YES!!! (with a big grin)
Jesse tilts his head back and points to his neck with his lips and chin pursed out.  Janna mimics.
They laugh together.

 They also have games they play in the car together. Peek-a-boo.  Scream or laugh mimicking. Poking each other.  Tossing things at each other. They splash each other in the tub, will sit and read together,  and chase each other around the house with trucks.  Jesse loves to pull Janna in the wagon.  He opens the door for her and she climbs in.  He will pull for a while, then stop and open the door signaling, get out Janna.  She willingly hops out and waits for him to tell her to get back in.

 

They also have lots of hugs and kisses.

However, they also bicker.  Janna knows how to push Jesse's buttons.  If she's in a sassy mood, she will go up to him and just pinch him.  Or Yell in his face.  or take his toy.  She is totally doing it on purpose and just watches for his reaction with mischevious little eyes.  She ALWAYS gets a good reaction.  I think it's why she does it.   It's either a sobbing whine, "mommy... Janna is bothering me.... she pinched me..." Or, Jesse will look at her and point his finger in her nose and lecture her loudly, " No. Janna! That is not nice.  We don't hit!"   Either way, she usually does whatever it is again with a little smirk.  What a stinker!   You never know when Janna runs up to Jesse if it will be to lean in and hug and pat him, or grab his ears and pull them.   And you never know if Jesse will cry and whimper, or get right back in her face.  Exciting times.  He told my belly the other day, " I will take care of you, baby.  I will protect you from Janna.  Janna is scary."

Anyways, that is all for today.  Thanks for reading! I'm out.