Here are a few of my favorite things…

“Mama, mama, mama…”

Little arms squeezing around my neck

“Oh, THANK you, mama!”

Climbing into my lap with a book – uninvited but never unwelcome

“Here I am!”

Little kisses right on the lips

“Would you hold me/lay with me/read to me, mama?”

Happy feet

“Good morning!”

The over the shoulder grin

Being serenaded by a toddler and a preschooler

“Would you kiss it, mama?”

The look in his eyes when he knows he’s going to get tickled

“Mama’s home!”

The run and tackle greeting

Big baby laughs

The “don’t be mad, look how cute I am” smile

Great big hearts with lots of love