All about Lea

As I was parsing through some pictures I realized that I hadn’t blogged about my Lea when her birthday passed in August. So, the subject of this blog entry is all about my Lea. My sweet, smiling Lea. She turned 7 this August.

 

We keep birthday celebrations pretty simple in our family and the girls seem to embrace the idea. We’re not one for big parties. We typically ask the girls where they’d like to eat out and let them pick out a special gift of their choice. This year Lea picked Red Robin and wanted to shop for shoes. When Lea was about 2 or 3 years old she used to have this thing about shoes. She just loved shoes so much that she would actually sleep in them!

 

We would try and convince her that shoes were not designed to be worn to bed, but she couldn’t be convinced. And so, we just let her sleep in them and when she got out of bed in the morning, she stepped out with shoes on!

It’s so funny the things that kids get in to. As we enter our 3^rd week of homeschooling I bask in the joy of having so much time with my girls. As I anticipated what sort of “students” my girls would be, I assumed right with Lea as she has turned out to be my “buddy” student. She loves to have Mommy at her side as we school throughout the day. Before starting homeschooling I was curious how I was going to manage doing individual time with each child when necessary and keep the other child occupied long enough so that they got something productive done.

Lea is my child that loves when it’s her turn for Mommy one-on-one time (Love does too, but Lea just wants me sitting next to her even if I’m not working with her). Lea has always been the cuddle kid and I love it cause I love to snuggle. She still loves to crawl up in our laps. She’s the kid that gives those neck-breaking hugs and wants about a gazillion kisses throughout the day and especially before bedtime.

I’m thankful that as a Mom you never run out of an inventory of hugs and kisses cause my Lea sure wants her share everyday!