My joy

The four most amazing creatures.

sentimental boy

After a rough evening of parenting, the boys were finally in bed and I was washing dishes. James slowly padded out of his room , came up behind me at the sink and put his arms around me. "Thanks for being such a good mom when I'm being a brat" he said. "You're welcome honey, now back to bed", I replied.

A few moments later, he returned, hugged me again and said, "Thanks for giving me life and stuff". He turned and went back to his room before I could say anything and it didn't seem necessary to say anything. Smiles, tears and dishwater mix very well together.

Agile Viscosity

The boys asked me what "molasses" is and I told them it's like syrup only much thicker and slower. Then Peetie says, "Oh, well then it's viscous. It has viscous properties". Earlier that day we were watching James climb a tree and Peetie said, "He has great agility to be able to do that."
Between his vocabulary and his expertise at making fart noises, this kid has it made.