Appreciation.

This weekend was a long weekend at our house. Talent had been diagnosed with an inner ear infection on Friday, Seth woke up Saturday with a sore throat & congestion, and I was diagnosed with pneumonia on Sunday. Needless to say, we have all been feeling pretty crummy. Yesterday, in an effort to keep T entertained and also do as little as possible because I'm exhausted, I got out art supplies. I had markers, crayons, stickers, and stamps galore. I asked Talent if he wanted to make something for his Daddy. He said yes and got so excited at the sight of all of my art supplies. I got him some paper and a box to use as a table. He sat in the floor in the living room and colored pieces of paper for a long time. Then he decided his paper needed stickers. He picked stickers that said "good job" and "way to go" and more encouraging things. So we decided to make a little picture to show his Daddy we appreciate all that he does. Talent even had me trace his hand onto the paper. He was very excited to be doing arts and crafts with me. It was a nice way to show Seth we thought about him and that we appreciate all of his hard work. I tell ya, that Daddy sure gets some sweet presents! I try and get Talent to do nice things for Seth so that he sees he is appreciated and loved so much. We miss him when he isn't with us.