I am grateful for my children...

• Because how else would I know that mermaids can wear wings or that monkeys can wear boots and talk and sing?

• Because I never really did want a clean, clutter-free house, right?
  
  
• Because all of my good clothes look best when smeared with ketchup, drool or snot.
  
  
• Because it's more fun to dress my kids up in cute little clothes than myself.
  
  
• Because I always wanted to be the tooth fairy and Santa Claus.
  
  
• Because my idea of a perfect Saturday afternoon involves sitting in the hot sun or cold wind watching my child kick the ball one time out of an hour-long soccer game.
  
  
• Because I always wanted to try doing ponytails or braids on a head of hair that I could actually see.
  
  
• Because I have met some wonderful people through my kids' daycare, preschool and school.
  
  
• Because wet, sticky kisses from little faces are the best way to brighten up a gloomy day.
  
  
• Because why would I want to be able to walk through my house without stepping on 6 blocks, 4 stuffed animals, 3 cheerios and a board book?
  
  
• Because there is nothing like hearing "Mommy's here!" and getting bear hugs from little girls at the end of a long work day.
  
  
• Because my kids made my mom a Grandma.
  
  
• Because who needs to be a size 10 anymore anyway? Or a 12 or 14 for that matter...
  
  
• Because little girls are very ticklish. And have belly buttons that are so much fun to blow raspberries into.
  
  
• Because they give me an excuse to need to drive a minivan.

And because I love watching them learn, seeing pieces of myself and my husband in them and having someone to take trick-or-treating on Halloween.

Not to mention all of that lovely candy to steal watch them eat! :)


This post was written as a submission for the November Group Writing Project at MamaBlogga on the topic of "I am grateful for my child(ren) because...".


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