Imagination Running Wild

There's something about kids imaginations that is just mesmorizing. I can sit back and just watch Kaylani play endlessly...and I have. In fact, I've found myself running out the door to work instead of walking leisurely out on time (like this morning) because I got caught up watching her play. And I would totally do it time and time again.

I don't even know why we buy toys for Kaylani (or bring home donated/hand-me-down toys from friends) since she's entertained by the simplest of things. This mornings "toy" was a cup. A simple, hard plastic cup that I got over 10 years ago from a friend at Microsoft (which is completely irrelevant except I think he might possibly be in the spy business now...like Chuck). One second she's pretending to drink normally out of the cup. Next she's holding it over her mouth (and nose) and talking into her new "micro/megaphone." The next its a sock on her bare feet (which she finds hilarious). And lastly its a camera that she can hold as close to her face as possible and say "smile cheese" to while "taking a picture." All that with a cup. And all that within 10, highly entertaining (for both of us), minutes.

Seeing Kaylani play like that just brings me back to a simpler time. A time where everything you touched turned into so much more. A cup was 4 different things, a blanket 5. A box? An uncountable number of things! Those were the easy times. Times when I didn't have to worry about deadlines, income, budgets, social obligations, or to remember to bring my 2 Blackberrys, iPad, and computer with me to NYC (while forgetting an umbrella on a rainy day).

Sometimes I wish I could go back to the easy times. But then I look at Kaylani play and I realize I'm actually in best time after all. And I'm pretty sure its only going to get better, and that's not hard to imagine at all.

Recap!

So it's been a busy couple of days with our friends Jay, Ashley, and Cole in town. I'm even pretty sure Kaylani was the busiest since she just followed Cole around all weekend. Cole would run into another room, and there went Kaylani crawling after him. Cole would play a toy, and there was Kaylani trying to play with the same one. Cole would play with another toy, and there went Kaylani after it too. It's hard work trying to keep up with the older kids!

In any case, the house is back to just the 3 of us now. According to Mommy, Kaylani woke up from her nap and searched the entire house for Cole after we had left for the airport. Coming up empty, she gave Mommy a sad face. Hopefully, they'll come back soon so Kaylani can be happy again. Or Kaylani forgot about it already since we distracted her with toys and her first taste of pizza (which she loved so much that she shoved 8 pieces in her mouth all at once). Either way, she definitely had a great time.

So now that we're back in business, I posted a few backposts to make sure I kept things updated. Check out posts from the last couple of days on Kaylani's guest behavior, or our trip to NYC, or her latest encounters with grass! And when you've read all those, check out these pictures from the last bunch of days. I know they bring a smile to Kaylani's face when she sees Cole. I'm sure they'll do the same for you too. Enjoy!