It seems unbelievable to me that another spring is ending and another summer is beginning. I was just reminiscing about last spring and summer which was flooded with sweet memories like family ice cream nights, rides around the neighborhood in grandpa's black convertible, star gazing, moon phasing, listening to the crickets, watching the toads jump in the pool to cool off...all of these things fascinated our boys as they learned about the world around them. They were leaving 2 years old and heading more into 3. Now this spring, it seems too fast for them to be leaving 3 and heading into 4. There are new things to discover and explore.
Just tonight, Seth, who usually finishes his food first because he likes to eat, was taking his sweet time enjoying his dinner. Dusk was settling in through the kitchen window and Grandpa called to say that he was bringing over a parfait from McDonalds for the boys. Nathan had excused himself from the table, I was cleaning up the dishes, and Jeff was just about to clear his dishes when Seth stopped him. "Dad," he said, "where are you going? This is the moment we've been waiting for!" This insight from our 3 year old made us stop and think about the precious moments that we might miss if we just hurry through our day. Jeff bent down and gave Seth a big hug...
...It was like the world stood still for a few quiet moments as we captured that memory in our hearts. Then the doorbell rang and the boys were racing off again to greet grandpa and tell him about their day and eat their parfaits and enjoy some more sweet memories.....
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