Kiddos

The best part of my job (and my life in general) is definitely getting to spend all day with the two smartest, cutest, funniest, sweetest, bestest kiddos in the whole world*. Proof: One day Dean decided to surprise me with a birthday party, so he had Eden play with me upstairs so he could get it ready. First he sprinkled confetti all over me — which he carefully colored and cut out. Then he brought me a present, a craft he made himself and carefully wrapped in homemade wrapping paper. Then my favorite part! He came up with what looked like another present, but he laid down a blanket, held up the package, and told me to hit it with a spoon. A piñata! It actually broke open in about 3 hits and out came strawberry fruit snacks. If that isn't thoughtful, brilliant, and adorable, then I don't know what is! These little geniuses don't only love to play, they love to learn, here's some of the things we've been learning about lately:

Schedules and telling time.

Minerals.

Dean really wanted to go out in the back yard and find some crystals, I thought we'd have better luck making our own.

I think it was a success.

Fossils — again we decided to make some rather than trying to find some.

*Note: My other niece and nephew are also amazing, and I miss them every day, it's just that they're so far away in Wisconsin. Dean and Eden are the bestest kiddos that I get to see on a regular basis, but that doesn't sound as nice.