"Momma, Cheese!"

"It's just another Manic Monday!"

What began as a decent morning took a turn for the worse when we got to school. We were running behind, so Joshua didn't get his normal minutes helping me set up my classroom. This threw him for a loop. Tears. Crying. and yelling, "Stay! Momma, Stay!" Broke my heart. I stood outside the classroom pulling myself together, but I could still here my son's pleas for me to stay. 

That on top of many other things, made for a 'manic Monday.' 

However, when we got home tonight we built with thistle blocks, had dinner, worked on Joshua's new puzzle, and read books, all before it was time to brush teeth and 'slug.' 

Michael wasn't feeling well, so he was already resting in our bed, when Joshua and I invaded. We climbed up together for some family 'slugs.' We were laying there a few moments when Joshua turns to me and says, "Momma, Cheese." It took me a while to figure out when he was talking about. 

I wondered if he was hungry, but cheese did not make sense.(This child does NOT eat cheese.) That is when I realized, that he is my son. He wanted to take a picture. While I ran to grab my phone, Joshua informed Michael, "Daddy, Momma get phone, take picture."

So we did, several...

We took some fun family minutes just to 'slug.' 

Part of me was a little sad that Joshua wanted to take a picture... as though he knew it was something special. And he was right, it was special, but

It hurts my heart a little. 

We need to take more minutes to have family time so he doesn't feel the need to make sure it's captured on film.