Criss Cross Apple Sauce

Tonight I am grateful for first haircuts complete with raspberries and fizzy water in wine glasses.

I am grateful for braid crowns and sweet princess giggles.

I am grateful for lessons in playing pretend and practice building couch forts.

I am grateful for squeaky three-year-old voices and completely nonsensical jokes.

I am grateful for lap cuddles and kiss attacks and tickles that really just hurt.

I am grateful for the mom stuff that some days I forget to notice.

Tonight I am grateful that I noticed. 

Even if it took all those tears yesterday to clear my eyes to see today.