best days ever

these will be my best days ever.
i typically wake up with a spectacular cuddle session with sammy. jack wakes up 30 minutes later and wants to make us breakfast in bed. mabel usually has to be woken up an hour or so later. we play in our jammies and have bed head hair that smells like the baby shampoo from last nights bath. we leisurely eat breakfast, sometimes twice. we take note of the morning weather. we give lots of hugs and use gentle morning voices. after waking up a bit, i get to witness firsthand the AMAZING and wonderful way my children use their imaginations fresh off a good nights sleep. they build amazing lego structures, create dialog, and run from room to room visiting other galaxies. their energy is endless. i see how exciting each and every new morning is to them. it really is a new day, a new start. the energy, the passion, the creativity is something i envy. it is a reminder that we all should forget our adult world troubles sometimes, and just play. this scene doesn't take long, at the most 2 hours. but we all know that is is the slow build up to what will most likely be a very busy, somewhat exhausting day. these are the moments with my children i wish could last a lifetime.
then, reality sets in. we get dressed. we make beds. we constantly dump things out and pick things up. the outside world distractions come pouring in. our patience gets tested. and during all this, i know that we have a few more tomorrows left to share our special mornings together...and that makes all the difference.