Borrowing winsome kiddos

We're pretty blessed to have dear friends who are young parents because that means we get to be around cute kiddos often. We are partial to baby-sitting intermittently, and this weekend past, we borrowed these dear friends' daughters for a movie date. Taking care of little ones always proves to be a handful of sweetness and fun, which pulls at our heartstrings to want to be parents soon. I mean, kiddos relate the most winsome tales, flash the most endearing smiles, and are exceedingly generous with hugs (which is why I became a teacher, even though I ended up with high-schoolers who bestow upon me fewer smiles than I'd prefer). However, the husband will readily admit that he is content that we haven't the momentous responsibility of parenting just yet, partly because he still wants the uninhibited ability to go on dates to Disneyland, and partly because baby-sitting usually grants us a humbling taste of the role. Apparently, Wreck-It Ralph is too scary for an almost-four-year-old and shall incite in her uncontrollably fearful sobbing in the middle of the theater. And wee ones have to go potty nearly every hour. Though we feel it'd be wise for us to wait a little longer at this point in time before having kids primarily for financial reasons, we shall be overjoyed to have a wee one we can call our own one day. For now, we are more than content with baby-sitting. Parental chummies, we are at your service. We get to play with your adorable kiddos, and you get to go on a hot date. It's a win-win for us all.