jam kisses

this morning.. I am being spoiled with sugary jam kisses..  and lots of hugs and kisses.. I think Olives heart strings know that I am leaving her in less than two weeks.. I know mine do.. she woke up last night as I was going to bed and I brought her in for snuggles and it rocked! there is nothing cuter than a baby half asleep with tired eyes.. just looking for anyone to love her.. she hugs you so tight knowing what it coming.. the inevitable.. she will be put back down alone in her own crib.. and I will leave her alone in the dark with her turtle nightlight.. so last night.. I took all those snuggles in.. and I could feel her start to squirm while I shifted my weight to the crib.. only to see the pure joy in her eye when i started walking out of her room.. these night dont happen often.. the daddy was in Vancouver for a hockey game.. and she was treated to late night snuggles with her mama.. her second favorite person in the whole world.. next to papa ;)  we talked.. and high fived.. and left daddy a voice text message and sent him a picture.. and than drifted off to sleep while I had two cute little pudgy baby feet wedged into my ribs.. and I struggled to hang off the side of the bed while she dominated it all.. 

 I love these nights.. and I know I will think of them when I am climbing up the side of a volcano and watching the most beautiful sunset in the world..  I am not oblivious to the fact that there are Greek riots going on..  but there are always Greek riots.. just smaller ones.. this is the one that got carried away.. If you go to the Athens embassy page.. they give you locations of where these events will take place.. we are safe travelers..  and our only time in Athens will be at the airport for two hours..  It is sad what happened to these poor innocent people.. 

  Modern Greece traces its roots to the civilization of ancient Greece, generally considered to be the cradle of Western civilization.  I am excited to go back to where it all started!

  I am putting a receiving blanket in Olives crib tonight so that she can sleep with it until we go.. and I will bring it with me in our travels. nothing better than the smell of a baby .. especially one I am missing..