Thunderstorms

So I still need to blog about girls camp and Conni's birthday - but I have pictures to upload to go with both of those too. Soon enough :)

But I wanted to take a minute and post about the fantastic thunderstorm we had last night. Around 10 or 10:30, the thunder was so loud it was rumbling through you, and the lightening was coming every few minutes - really close together! Dave and I were downstairs watching tv and I felt like I should check on Conni.

We went in and she was laying on her floor, mostly asleep. I asked if she wanted to rock for a few minutes and she said yes. When the lightening kept coming so fast she was pointing to the window. I decided that she should really get a chance to check this out, so I scooped her up and the three of us went and sat on the floor in front of the glass front door to watch the light show.

Conni loved it! She had a huge grin! She thought it was so neat. She said the thunder was like a big drum, "Boom boom!"

We sat for about ten minutes or so and then we put her back in bed. She said that was her favorite storm and we should do it again. I'm glad we took the time to watch such a neat event - even if it was after bed time!

Everyday Memories

I've been struggling lately that we don't get out to do more stuff. Conni seems to do all the fun fieldtrips with Grandma. I've been worrying we weren't making memories for her as our little family.

I had a slight meltdown on the phone with Dave as he was getting off work yesterday, so for dinner we shook it up and went to Burger King so Conni could eat and play. She ate really well and made a new friend on the playground. She got very sad when it was time to leave, but I told her that if she wanted to come back another day she had to stop crying. She said, in the cutest teary voice, "Ok Mom, I'll stop." And she did!

After we came home we went for a walk around the neighborhood. Conni asked to ride in her stroller and insisted that I push, not Dave. The it was time for Conni to get to bed.

Our regular bedtime routine ends with me laying in bed with Conni for a primary song or two. Tonight I realized some of the memories I'm making:

* When we lay down, Conni will put her blanket over me too so we are both covered.

* We have a game where we rub our noses and say I love you back and forth to each other in a sing-song voice. Conni loves this!

* We always say a prayer together right before I kiss her goodnight and leave the room. If I forget she reminds me.

* We take time to just reconnect at the end of the day - and I hope this transitions into our long "girl talks" as she continues to grow.

So, we are making everyday memories. I need to teach myself that everything doesn't have to be a big, planned event, or where we go spend money. Something as simple as snuggling together in bed every night is enough. Here's to more memories little bug!