aubrey yelled to me the other night, "mommy, come here!  connor wants to show you something!  he has something to tell you!!"

when i came in the room connor was doing this......

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aubrey was SO proud.....she said, "mom, i taught him something!! i really taught him something!!"  apparently she had been in there showing him how to make the I LOVE YOU sign.  she would push his fingers into the right position, and eventually he really was doing it on his own.  best present i could get, especially at that moment.  those were the exact words that i needed to hear, or see. :)

i LOVE my kids so much. 

 every little part of them.

 every ounce of their soul is embedded in mine.

i love every eyelash, every little speck or freckle on them.

i see so much beauty and light in their eyes.

i live for my kids.  i love the love that they give to me.  it helps me breathe.