parenting thoughts

I've come a long way in parenting (I feel so bad for that 1st child), and I know I have so much more room to improve.  One thing I try to do is make our mornings enjoyable.  Sometimes I play music or I'll read to my kids while they are eating breakfast.  If my kids are slow it doesn't help for me to rush them and get angry.  I don't want to drop them off at school being all angry and mad at them.  I have twins that are 2 3/4 and they are SO fun and SO funny.  I think about my 8 & 10 year old when did I stop seeing them as a 2-3 yr. old.  My expectations of the little people are low and everything they say or do is so funny.  So I'm trying to do better and just LOVING the older ones as they are and see them as I see the little people.