Typical turned into memories...

Tonight was a typical Christmas-time night for the Theiss'.  We ate dinner- had a Christmas Bible story discussion at the table, then cleaned up, put on pj's, got a cup of m&m's and jumped in the car for Christmas lights with our Christmas jam blaring!  So, we are driving around and Parker asked me to tell him a story...well that began what turned out to be something so special.  From lions rescuing abandoned babies and rasing them, to monsters who were scared off by God, to mean kangaroos, to lions eating Christmas lights, to giraffes that saved children, to squirrels driving blue powerwheels....we told it all!  I would tell a story, Parker would tell a story and then daddy would tell a story...Beckham just listened to it all, and the only pre-requisit was that you had to make up the story as you told it!  It was so special to me for several reasons.  First, when I or Blake would be telling a story- no matter how incredibly cheesy or DUMB the story was- Parker was completely intransed, asking us to go on..."what happened, daddy????"  The second thing was listening to Parker just string together all of these thoughts into a story- listening to him be creative was a life joy tonight!  I got it on video, though it was too dark to see, but I at least will always hear it!  I need to post it on this blog!  The third thing was that Blake was in a solumn mood...his knees are killing him from his marathon and he wasn't really himself.  Well, once he had to be the story teller a few times- his joy was BACK.  It's amazing how just interacting with your kids...getting on their level and allowing yourself to become a kid again, imagining goofy stuff and making up fun stories can just lighten the mood!  Praise God for that experience!

  Then, after our story time drive, we came home where I got to rock my precious babies for a little bit before putting them in their bed. 

What a typical night, that just turned into something magical! 

So cute...

The other night, on our way home from looking at Christmas lights, my chatty boys were quiet.  I asked Parker, why he was being so quiet...and he very seriously said..."Mommy, I want to put my cape on and fly to the ranch!"..."My shoes, will have fire come out of them so I will fly!".  I love how precious that was!  So innocent, so cute...

Beckham also every night after we give each other hugs and kisses, holds his hand up and says "pie pie!!!"...wanting me to give him a high five!!!  SOOOO cute...he won't go to sleep till I give him a high five.  I LOVE IT!

What's our fun, now!

Our new routine now...the boys drive their trucks (YES, Beckham is street legal now on the power wheel!!) to the cul-de-sac down the street.  I sit on the curb (as instructed by my boys) and the boys drive around acting like they are doing everyday things...such as filling up on gas, fixing my phone, driving to church, etc.  They drive from the curb where I am...to the cul-de-sac curb...(See pic)


 

Then, they drive back over to me where they get out, give me kisses and hugs, then jump back in to go do their thing! (See pic!)

My idea of heaven on Earth :)

I will cherish these pictures forever....this is and always will be one of my FAVORITE memories in the world!!!  Rocking my babies at night before bed (though it doesn't look like it...it's dark in the room)....Parker is almost 4 and Beckham is 2...my precious boys.  I am in heaven on earth here.  :)