DON’T YOU WISH sometimes that you could be the carefree kid again? I do.
I wish I could be like my great nephew, Hank, with nothing to worry me—climbing dirt piles, tossing clumps of dirt, running here and there as fast as my short legs can move me.
And then when I was all tuckered out, I’d slip inside the house and cuddle a plush toy before settling onto my mother’s lap.
My head would dip and nod against her until I fell into sweet slumber. Then she would ever so gently lift me from her lap and snug me onto billowy cushions, my curls pressed against the armrest, my fingers furled against my forehead.
I know I can’t be two again. But I can dream.
© Copyright 2014 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
Sounds good to me!!!
I would love to get back all those naps I resisted…silly me. If I only knew then what I know now 🙂
How true. Age brings wisdom.
I think I would like to be 2 again at times, too! What an adorable little guy. Love the curls.
He’s a cutie. Right now I’d very much like to be two again.
Sweet boy!
That he is.
What a sweet baby. If settle for a two year olds energy. Man my house would be spotless.
Exactly. If we had their energy.
BACKWARD, turn backward, O time, in your flight,
Make me a child again just for tonight . . .
Love it. What a great two lines.
It’s such a great age of no inhibitions and nothing to do but play, eat and sleep. What a gorgeous nephew Hank is. Whenever I see children asleep in strollers or prams I often wish I could trade places! xx
Hank is a cutie.
So many times lately I would like to trade places w/ a kid.
He is so cute, reminds me so much of Carson. I bet they would have fun together 🙂 2 year old are the best!!!
Hank is a cutie, for sure. Oh, yeah, put two boys together and…