simple pleasures
one thing i really love to do is to watch my family members do the things they love. for instance, i love watching phil watch something he finds really entertaining. it’s hilarious because he gets all animated, his head will make little movements, he’ll start nodding, and his lips will start moving. all unbeknownst to him! hard to describe, but really funny to watch. with allie, it’s watching her eat something she really enjoys. she’ll start saying, “mmm… mmm…”, open wide for another bite as soon as she’s done, get all impatient if the bite is too slow in coming, and then she’ll purse her little lips together as she chews happily away. and finally, i love love love watching mikey play with his beloved cars. so methodical, so intensely concentrated and absorbed is he as he goes about the work of playing. he’ll line up every car he owns in neat little rows, all facing the same direction. then he’ll lay down beside the cars and closely observe them. then he’ll announce to me that the cars are “going to caninfornia”.
yesterday, we got to spend a quiet afternoon together as he played and as i watched.
because he’s so used to mommy with the camera, he’ll now say, “take a picture, mommy! kisch!” (the last word is the sound he makes imitating the camera taking a picture) whenever he thinks a moment ought to be preserved. like this one:
“i’m so happy, i must now do a summersault!”
back to work!
9 Comments
joannaaaakim
wow! mikey has a lot more cars than i remember seeing last time! =)
lschnell
Love it! Mikey and his cars. Definitely worthy of blog space. He sure loves his collection…and quite the collection it is! Does he still know and get concerned when one is missing? Allie is still enjoying her eating, too, I see. Too cute! Your description is great – it totally captures her eating process just as I remember her doing it here!
Kavedissian
you have some cute kiddos. i like that mikey says the cars are going to california. what a smart cookie.
joesee22
I love the fact that Mikey has accepted the fact that Mommy wants to take pictures all the time. I’m hoping that Matthew will be as accepting too.
MNah
I love being able to catch up on your xanga entries- so fun! Mikey’s cars are all in very neat, organized rows. Who’s that from, hmmm? đŸ™‚
mrs_shinfucius
for some reason, seeing all those cars in neat rows and all colorful makes ME happy.
aquahot
cutie pie!
JammShafe
This entry is so well written, my friend. It made me think of how God must like seeing us enjoy the things we love most.
greantea71
your family is too cute!