can i freeze time?

today i want to freeze time...

i want my kids to stay small and squishy and loveable...

i want to kiss smooshy cheeks...

i want abe to chuckle and say 'I love you' when I give him a hug...

i want hannah to practice snapping and chewing gum both at the same time...

i want max to always love snuggling with me...

i want to hear the noise that happens during the supposed-quiet-time (ok - maybe just for today on that one. abe is just being too funny. the boy cannot possibly be quiet today. he's running down the stairs with a car in a metal bucket & then crashing out of his room and falling on the floor all dramatic like. he is such a boy)...

i want to watch Abe chomping pretend gum...

i want abe to keep climbing on my lap to get help with his 'pants that have a
problem' and need rolling up...

i want to see hannah's complete excitement over sparkly sandals & a pink flower dress and waking up perky so very eager to get dressed...

i want max to forever smile his toothless smile that spreads to his entire face and creates sparkly eyes...

i want jimmy to hold my hand and put his hand on my knee - even though i've been a complete grouch... alllll weekend long...what a guy!...

i want to listen to my kids burst out laughing so hard over Mater in Ghostlight...

i want to see abe's pokey hair from bed-head that lasts all day long...

there are obviously some things that i don't want to freeze ... like the clutter on my kitchen counters... but we'll save that for another post on another day or a different lifetime...

i suppose it will have to do that my kids will grow up since that is inevitable, but for now, I'll try to appreciate these squishy little people.