Spoke too soon.. but a Great day none the less

Saturday was supposed to bring us up into the 60's.... That's not what we got however.
Instead we got SNOW!
I had such a great day yesterday..
I went up to Kaysville for Jacob's Baptism.. He was very cute, and it was fun to see all of Megan's family. Meg and I have been best Friends since we were 12 (roughly 18 years believe it or not) and I felt more comfortable with all of her family than I imagined. Mia had attached herself to my hip through most of it She's so cute.. I wish the girls could have come.
It was fabulous having a vehicle all day too.. I'm so used to Taylor having it and being stuck at home that I seriously felt like I'd been given parole! I could go ANYWHERE I wanted,and with the girls at Ex's, I only had Mattie to strap in too! YEAH!
After hanging out in Kaysville, I drove through the nasty snow home, and decided that Mattie And I would go grocery shopping. I haven't done that in ages, because usually Taylor just stops on his way home late at night. I was glad to go, because Taylor is notorious for getting JUNK!.
I filled the cart with fruits and veggies, and wholesome ingredients to make some yummy meals this week. I really want to get everyone eating healthier in our house.
When we got home Mattie and I cleaned the kitchen. He helped by smacking everything with the broom handle as he swept the floor, and by climbing into the fridge, freezer, and pantry as I cleaned them. He's so helpful. really.
Earlier in the day before the storm came in and we'd gone up to Kaysville, Mattie had begged to go out in the backyard to play.. It was So windy I was afraid he was going to blow away, but he was so happy that I let him play out there for a good 30 minutes. He seriously had a grin on his face the entire time. He was begging to go out again so I finally brought in his 'Flinstone' car so that he could push it around the kitchen and living room. he loved that, and has mastered going forward in it as long as there are no walls to stop him..
I had so much fun with him all day.. he was being so silly, making up his own jokes, and giggling as I reacted to them. He's such a little snuggle boy too.
He kept scaring me to death by shutting the door to the family room stairs all while standing as close to the edge as he could get without falling off on the other side. I jumped onto the stairs so that I was behind him, and the little joker turned around, ran and slammed the door shut on me laughing so hard he almost fell over. I knocked on the door and he would open it and shut it really fast then run away laughing. I could see his little feet backing away from the door. I stuck my hands under the door, and he'd run up touch them and run away giggling.
We went down to the playroom and he thought he'd be funny by pretending to fall off the couch. He'd climb up and in slow motion would let himself fall onto the floor. (thank goodness for the splurge on thick padding) He LOVED my reaction and was giggling so hard he'd have to wait a minute to climb back up again. We played for quite a while down there, watching Elmo's world, and reading books. He's getting to that age where he's testing things to see what kind of reaction he gets, like wacking me on the head with his plastic hammer (OUCH!). We have to be careful how we react to those things so that he doesnt think they're funny. I love that he gets that things are so funny though.. He totally knows when he's teasing. He's such a clown sometimes.
One of his favorite things is when Taylor and I pretend to fight over holding him.. I'll hold onto his legs and Taylor will hold onto his body and we'll pretend to pull saying "my baby, No, My baby!".. he thinks that's hilarious.
When Taylor got home, I kissed him hello. Mattie took my head and Taylor's head and pushed us back together to kiss again.. Then I kissed Taylor on the cheek hoping Mattie would imitate and he did, it was the cutest little pucker kiss we'd ever seen and I got one on my cheek too. we were both melting. We thought that was it, but then he grabbed my face in his chubby little hands and as I turned to get another kiss on the cheek, he surprised us both by deliberately turning my head and giving me a great big wet one right on the lips. He's so stinking cute, that boy of ours!
before I went to sleep, I snuck in and watched him sleep for awhile. Its so hard for me to not pick him up and snuggle him..
I was telling Taylor that It makes me think about the girls when they were Matties age. I remember them being little, I remember them being so adorable that I felt the same with every little cute thing they did just like we do with Mattie, but those in the moment feelings are not there, I can't remember them exactly its just the stories, and pictures...... it makes me sad to think that next week, that precious little moment will be forgotten and before we know it he'll be 5 and we'll have forgotten what he was like when he was 18 months.
oh sure, we'll write things down, and we'll have pictures, and I do think that there are fun things about every age, but it reminds me that they're growing up really really fast, and I want to hold on to these very moments where its all about playing, and giggling, and sleeping with their butt in the air .... Puberty, and homework, just isn't as fun......