Don't Sit Down!!!!! Crunch.

Lately, I seem to be getting a lot of long summer days with the little boys. They sure keep life entertaining and every moment seems to be an adventure!

I love love love our joovy sit n stand stroller. Hello, who can beat light weight, narrow, easy to fold up strollers?!?!?! What I love most about it though is that it's the perfect style for our little family. Kai gets to chill in the front and Niko gets to either sit or stand in the back like a big kid. I feel like a double stroller would make Niko feel too baby-ish, but at the same time he's not at the point where walking along side of me for a long duration of time is a good idea.

Anyways, this post isn't about the stroller.....so we were walking home from the farmer's market today and Niko decided he was going to stand on the stroller. Perfect because I was trying to hold Niko's unfinished nachos in one hand and push. It wasn't working out. I placed the nachos on his seat and warned him not to sit. That lasted until CRUNCH! All I saw were large eyes looking at me and then a cheesy little butt. I don't know why but this moment made the whole crew crack up so much. Not sure why Kai was laughing (probably because Niko and I were) but what I thought would make my little Niko cry since he hates to get dirty turned into a fun "cheesy" moment. Needless to say, I wish I had a camera to capture that messy messy bum of his.

Now I know this wasn't that funny of a moment. In fact, you're probably wondering why on Earth I shared it. Niko and I have a very close relationship that has become an even tighter one lately. When I had Niko I was pretty much a baby myself. I was 19, working towards my degree, and trying to figure out how to be an adult. Because of that, Niko got toted around with me everywhere. Whether it was on a long road trip from Idaho to California to play in Santa Cruz or check out the Monterey Bay aquarium or whether it was to go to San Diego on a quick trip before a plane ticket wouldn't be free for him anymore when he was about to turn 2. Now we're both growing up, I've settled into the "mom" stage of life and we're good little pals still. After we put Kai down for bed today, Niko and I cuddled in the front yard on our little lounge chair out there and made funny faces at each other, watched the clouds drift by and waited for yellow cars to pass by (yellow is his favorite color). After putting him down for bed and reminiscing on the day, I realized how special our relationship is and how much I love that kid.

Yes, I do have another little boy. Kai is our forever baby. I don't want him to grow up, I want him to be my baby forever so I can cuddle him and love him and cherish those baby smiles and baby babble forever! But, what I do look forward to is the relationship we'll continue to develop as he grows older. It'll be a different relationship than I have with Niko, but I can't wait for that love to grow and grow and grow and how close we'll become.

I can't believe how much love I have for those little stinkers.