I am so grateful to be a mom to these two!!

I swear, these kids keep me so entertained. Little Hema says so many funny things 1,000 times a day. I seriously call Hema at work about 50 times a day to report something funny or cute that the kids do or say. Here are a few things Hema said in the past few hours today:

• "Mom, did you know Jesus can walk on the clouds (as we are watching a church video) and dad told me that clouds are mostly water. How does He do that? That means he is really walking on water right? So really, He can almost fly - Jesus is awesome!"

• "Mom, that is looking really nice! You sure are doing a great job on that blankie! That sure will be a lucky baby who gets to snuggle in it." (As I am sewing a baby quilt. He is always building me up!)

• "That didn't even hurt one bit, because I am four." (After screaming like crazy for nearly 10 minutes before he got his flu shot.)

• "We sure are lucky to have Vela. She is the best, even though she can be a skunker and poke me in the eye every day."

• "Mom, can you please come in the bathroom and turn on the light for me so I can see how many poops I did?"

He kills me! I can't even imagine my life without him in it! He makes me laugh and smile and reminds me of what is really important every day.

Then there is Vela. She is such a little cuddle bug! I can't believe how big she is getting. She wants to do and say everything that Hema does.

• Vela usually says no as an answer to any question. But if she is shaking her head up and down when she says no, it means yes.

• Vela can't control herself when she hears music - she has to dance. She was totally cracking me up during conference because she would get up and shake her stuff every time a hymn came on.
• Vela loves to wear jewelry, bows and "pretty pretties" which is how she describes anything new, sparkly, or pretty - yet she can't get enough of football and wrestling with Hema.
• Vela loves babies. She'll carry any little stuffed animal or doll around and pat it's back and hug it everywhere she goes.

• Vela LOVES cats and dogs. She is the only one in the family that likes them and wants to pet and kiss every one that she sees. I get so grossed out when she hugs them and tries to kiss them on the mouth!

• Vela loves to go pee in the potty! She randomly will ask if she can and then I set her on the potty and she counts one, two, three and then pees! What a smarty! One of these days I may even potty train her!

I am leaving tomorrow for sunny Arizona with my mom and sisters. We try to take a sisters trip every few years. We invite all the sisters (those by birth and by marriage) but this year none of the sisters in law could come. I won't be back until Sunday morning. Boy am I going to miss these sweet babes and my Hema too!