(Sidenote: Danny’s face in the first photo CRACKS ME UP. He makes that face all the time when he’s unnerved by something, and unfortunately all I do is laugh instead of help the poor kid out!)
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Jim brought me home a pot of flowers the other day (so sweet!), and the kids love them just as much as I do. Here is Susie displaying her affection for them: And of course, when one kid gets a picture taken, a few more jump in! And here’s Danny displaying his sense of smell, as well as his sense of goofiness: I never knew flowers could be so entertaining! Becky: “Susie, what if one day we watched TV, and then we went to the fair, and then we went to the mall late at night…that would be the BEST day next to Heaven! Oh, and it would be with Jon and Kate and Alli, Grammie and Grampa and Aunt Angie – and all our whole family that is alive…and Chris and Sarah!” ****** Susie: ‘Snuggling makes me happy…and kneeboarding.” ****** Me: “Jimmy, why didn’t you take a nap?” Jimmy, holding up a toy train: “I accidentally played with this toy because I was too sleepy to sleep.” ******* I heard this exchange over the monitor during the boys’ “nap”: Jimmy: “Her name is Emily.” Danny: “No, mommy.” Jimmy: “No, Emily.” Danny: “No, mommy!” ******** Me, to the boys: “What’s your favorite dinner? Jimmy: “Hashbrowns!” Danny: “Hashbrowns and motorcycles!” A few weeks ago, I got Jimmy up from his afternoon nap early for some reason (his naps are hit and miss these days, although I almost always make him stay in his bed for the full duration so he can rest, Danny can sleep, and I can breathe!). But on this day, I decided to seize the opportunity for a few cuddles, so I took him over to the recliner in another room where I used to rock him. He snuggled up against my shoulder, and I enjoyed getting a few moments of stillness with my eldest son. He may not fit in my lap as well as he used to, but I still love to nuzzle his fuzzy head!
Jimmy, not so very long ago:
What happens when you let little boys help you water the plants?
Someone may decide his brother is looking a little dry! (Here are the boys helping me with the watering a different day. Clearly, Danny was enjoying watching his big brother work – or NOT work, as the case may be!)
The boys LIVE for anything involving their dad. From the moment they wake up to the time they go to bed, they talk about their daddy. Their favorite morning activity (apart from raiding their dad’s gum stash) is pushing his car out of the garage as he leaves for work. The boys feel strong and helpful, and it eases the pain of seeing their favorite person drive away. And Jim gets to see their cute little heads bending with effort as they eagerly shove him out the door! It’s a win-win-win! (Notice Danny is wearing his dad’s shoes – another favorite pastime of his!). Danny is looking so grown-up these days. Where is my little baby? A few weeks ago, my little guy started off a Pool Boy…
…turned into a Sibling Sprayer… …and ended up a Mommy Sprayer – which is why there are no more pictures in this series! You know you’re a sucker when you take your daughters clothes shopping, and you preface the trip by insisting you are ONLY buying shirts and pants… …and you end up buying them each a dress with coordinating doll outfits.
Jimmy had to hide his face to keep from laughing at my parental weakness! The boys are starting to embark on some imaginative play together (including some not-so-imaginative fights!). Their latest endeavor is playing “restaurant” in the swing set play structure. Now I just have to convince Danny that his brother’s woodchip meals are not actually edible!
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