My daughter and I cuddle every morning in bed - even if I've already taken a shower and she had just awoken - her first comments on the day are either what she was thinking of when she went to bed the night before, or whatever exciting is going to happen today. When she wakes up first she climbs on top of me with a smile and a "mommy are you awake?"
My daughter and I get ready for the day, sometimes upset and grumpy, sometimes not,(neither of us are real morning people) but usually with a bit of a rush if there is anything at all to get ready for. She stands at the sink and brushes her teeth when I do, and watches me put my make-up on with comments of "when I get bigger and bigger and bigger then I can wear make-up" to which I reply - "yes, but not till you're in high school."
My daughter and I travel downstairs for her morning drink or breakfast - my stubborn opinionated daughter always knows exactly what she wants and it often takes all my creativeness to spin her desire around to what she should really have, especially when she starts out the day wanting chocolate chips and candy. When she doesn't get her way pouts and drama queen activities take center stage till she gets tired of time out and comes to apologize.
My daughter and I play outside - where she helps my weed the landscaping, shows me how she can finally pedal her tricycle (although she still thinks it's faster to just use her feet on the ground), makes her car crash into her bikes with a satisfying crunching sound, runs from the dogs and alternately runs after the dogs based on how she feels at the moment, cries out for bubbles and more bubbles, draws on the driveway with sidewalk chalk, and swings "all by herself" on the swingset. When mommy sits in the chairs under the canopy she crawls right up to cuddle while munching on veggie sticks or pretzels and her drink. Mommy yells at the puppy who she has noticed stole her sandal out from under her and is now trying to put teeth marks in the replacement sandals since he's already chewed up the good pair!
My daughter and I go to the grocery store - where her patience is sorely tested when we have to wait at the deli and at the butcher stations and she can't understand why she shouldn't be able to give hugs and kisses (her excuse to stand up and try to get out of the cart). She really knows how to spin things so she looks innocent, luckily I teach high school kids and I'm already wise to her antics!
My daughter and I go to sleep - we read stories, sing songs, say prayers, do PJ's, talk about the day and then sit in frustrated wiggledom while my constantly in motion, stubborn opinionated daughter tries every trick in the book to put off the act of actually closing her eyes and falling asleep. And when I get really upset she puts on the pouty face and claims she just "wants me" to cuddle with her so she can go to sleep - telling stories and only 2 1/2 - I'm really in for it!
This was the old living room furnture - bought by Eric's parents when his mom went back to work after she had the boys - we have carted it from their house to MD to storage in Corning to out current house in Campbell - after about 4 hours in the front of the bushes it now belongs to someone else - when I came downstairs from putting Genni to sleep it was gone yay!
