Over the past five years, here are some things I have discovered are AWESOME about having kids!

1. The sense of wonder with which they experience the world.
2. The look of surprise when you get an Amazon box in the mail.
3. How they turn the empty Amazon box (that only had household goods in it) into a boat, then a car, then an artist’s studio.
4. How everything for my son becomes a weapon so he can fight off the bad guys.
5. How everything for my daughter becomes sweet and gentle.
6. Rocking while reading books as they fall asleep.
7. When they try to be helpful (and actually are!).
8. How they can go from fighting to friends so quickly.
9. The things they learn and figure out on a daily basis.
10. Their capacity for forgiveness.
11. And finally, the way they yell for joy when you get home, like a pair of hyper active puppies.