brothers

While working out at the Y today, I walked past the child watch area and saw the boys playing together. Cade was sitting next to Cole and watching him play with a little basketball and gently teaching him how to put the ball in the basket. The sight made my heart smile. I know they are going to fight- the toy disputes have already begun- but little moments like this make it all worthwhile. Everyday that Cole can do more and more, I watch their bond grow. Cole definitely knows Cade and gets excited to see him. Cade seems to enjoy a constant playmate. I hope their bond is strong throughout their lives, and they will always be there for each other.

 

easter egg huntin’

I LOVE springtime and I love Easter.  I love getting the kids all dressed up and letting them hunt eggs. It must be all the great childhood memories.  My Gamma used to do a big hunt every year for all of us grandkids and the “golden egg” was filled with lots of money. It was always great fun.

This year we went to a hunt at a friend’s house.  She put it on for all of the kids of the women’s church group at St. Joe’s.  Last year, Cade would find an egg and immediately open it up to see what was inside of it.  This year, he was much more interested in getting the most eggs.  It is so interesting to see his mentality change as he gets older.

Coley enjoys his easter eggs, too!

Easter morning we were at our house, and the “tricky Easter bunny” (as Cade calls him) hid eggs all over the backyard.  It took Cade all of about 10 minutes to find them all.  We went to an awesome breakfast at Mama’s Boy after the hunt, then went to check out all of the fountains on North Campus.  We ended with the big fountain at Herty field and the ringing of the Chapel Bell.

 

picasso

Cade drew this picture today…How did we go from scribbles and scabbles to this?  Later, he even added the caption “To Mia”, without any help other than the spelling of “Mia.”  Seriously, every drawing before this one has been pretty abstract except for the occasional rainbow.  My little is growing up and I’m stuck in a time warp.

To totally change the subject, the deal on our house didn’t go through.  When the woman went back to her loan officer to see how much she could afford, she found out that she couldn’t really afford what she had previously offered.  So, we start over and hope and pray for the best.