Proud Momma

I've been reading so many blogs lately of proud momma's bragging on their kids.  I figured, who am I to buck the trend?  My kids are awesome!

Last night, we ran an errand for a friend, so we were in Ogden and decided to go to dinner at our favorite little Greek place, the Athenian.  We often have the same waitress there.  Sometime during dinner, Finn whispered to me, “our server works very hard and she is very pretty.”  I told him he better tell her that since it would make her day.  So he did, and boy did it ever.  She gave him about 50 hugs, and said he was the nicest young man she had ever met in her life, she brought us all free cookies, she was moments away from crying.  So yeah, I think he made her day.  (I just hope people who are lucky enough to get his compliments don’t think we plant them, because it is totally all him.  He comes up with stuff and is not afraid to tell people.  If he can hold onto that for his whole life, I think it’s going to take him pretty far.  Free cookies today, world domination tomorrow!) 

While I’m bragging, I will also just say that rarely do I meet a person who doesn’t tell me how polite my kid is.  Yes, I will take my part in that, I try really hard to teach my kids good manners.  But Finn especially is just a good kid.  Anytime we go anywhere, Finn always pipes up from the backseat, hey mom & dad, thanks for taking us to the movies, park, store, etc etc.  That makes my heart happy.

Finn has also been doing awesome in kindergarten.  Some things have just begun to click with him.  Like reading.  It is really amazing.  We struggled for a while with it and all of a sudden it’s just like he gets it.  He reads 2 – 3 early readers a night. 

Little miss Burgundy is getting to be so smart.  She knows a lot more school-type stuff than Finn did at this age, just because she has the advantage of having an older brother in school and she  is always interested in what he is learning.  She can count to 15, she can identify the numbers out of order as well, she can identify about 20 letters, and she knows all her colors.  She is so snuggly and lovey and is always giving kisses and hugs, and she loves to dance!  She is very independent and imaginative and I will often find her playing in her dollhouse in her room.  She gets herself dressed, and has quite the fashion sense, I must say!  Most days, better than her mom. 

I have some great kids.    I am one lucky momma.