Conversations

For those of you who don't know, Allen auditioned for a part in the play "Rumors" which he got and has had rehearsals several times a week. Since Noah and I are on our own those nights, I like to take him to fun places for dinner...my mom's house (he LOVES going to "Nonna's"), the mall, Chuck E. Cheese...etc. Tonight we ventured out to Chuck E Cheese and Noah and I played games and had pizza while watching some poor man or women in an oversized mouse costume shaking hands with all the kids. Noah liked to watch from afar but had no interest in actually talking to the giant mouse. We stayed and played way too long but I couldn't help it, we were having such a good time together. But inside wasn't even the best part. One of my favorite parts about being Noah's mom is that he loves to have "conversations" with me when we are driving together in the car. When he was younger our "conversations" mostly consisted of one word sentences like Truck, Plane, Juice, Sun... Things that we would point out or things that he would want. But tonight I realized just how big he is getting when he actually said real sentences to me such as this..."I had fun at Chuck E Cheese, Mom. Thanks. I love you". My heart pretty much melted right then and there. Then he went on to tell me a story about one of his friends from his class and I LOVED just listening to him talk to me. I hope he still wants to have our "Car Conversations" when he is 16 and there are girls in the car too!