Wild Thing's Passionate Side

We have a short list of school supplies to get Nature Girl because the studio is so well stocked. A few specific pens and a bunch of scribblers. As I was packing her bag with the requirements Wild Thing got very upset at the idea that she was going to be going back to school. He loves his big sister to bits.

They squabble...sometimes a lot. They tease one another sometimes. The boys gang up on Nature Girl sometimes. Everyone gets an elbow in when they're all vyying for my lap at the same time.

Yesterday Nature Girl had a huge melodramatic cascading meltdown and I had to hold her still to talk to her before sending her to her room to calm down As she was screaming like a banshee Wild Thing thought I must be hurting her and ran up and pummelled me with his little fists yelling "Be NICE to my sister!"

I can't remember exactly what the meltdown was about (the joys of short term mommy memory loss!), but Wild Thing's gallant defense of his sister will never be forgotten.

He's my SWEET boy. He greets you with a big wide grin, blowing kisses and offering "huggies" all around. Sprout is starting to play with the bigger kids and Wild Thing is alternately protective and frustrated with the clumsy destruction that a 10 month old brings to the table. He is always gentle though.

I love my little brother to bits now too...but I don't remember feeling as sweet on him as a child.

My kids are all so KIND to one another, it makes my heart swell.

It is 5am and I'm too excited to sleep

My wunderkind come home today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My mind is racing with all the stuff I want to do with them. I want to go for a car ride with the Arch Angel WHO HAS HIS LICENSE!!!! I want to draw bionicle storyboards with Dark Mirror. I want to cuddle up and read Ronia The Robber's Daughter with Nature Girl, I want to collect rocks with Wild Thing. I want to feed them peewee eggs and make XUP's veggie burgers for the bbq with them, and play charades in the dusk. I want to paint Nature Girl's room robin's egg blue and plug in her bird call clock. I want to set up the tent in the backyard and listen to them giggling in the dark. I want to tuck them in at night and say our prayers. I want to wash their clothes, and remind them not to stand in the fridge door while they decide on a snack.

But first I will wrap my arms around them and give them each a huge hug, look deep into their beautiful eyes and tell them how much I love them. Then I will sniff them all over like some primal mama. I have so missed their smell!

Wild Thing has some spiffy new orange shorts

They fit great and his butt is always covered!

Frenchy's comes through again!

The brand you ask? Carters.

The size? 3 MONTHS - as in 8-16 POUNDS!!!!

MY ALMOST 4 YEAR OLD BOY IS WEARING NEWBORN INFANT PANTS AS SHORTS!!!!

Our other favorite pair of pedal pusher length pants are a size 18 months.

Lets give a WOOT WOOT for getting out of diapers!