Oops!  I just stumbled over these pictures…I completely forgot to post these.  Daxson’s Uncle Ernesto came from Spain to visit for a few days last month. 

Last Sunday was a perfect day…perfect temperature, perfect weather…lots of sunshine, not much humidity, so we packed a picnic and headed to the University.  After lunch, we fed our scraps to the birds.  Joseph exclaimed, “I want to catch one!” and set off to try to do just that.  Of course, William took off after Joseph (although I’m not so sure he was bird-catching, perhaps just Joseph-catching).

The boys played a game of peek-a-boo as we were packing up to leave.

Don’t ask me why, but when Joseph reads Dr. Seuss’s ABC book, he always exclaims, “Wait!  I need my glasses!”  That’s the only book he does that with.  It’s strange, but true.

William is such a lucky little fellow.  Not only does he have an older brother who is only 22 months older, but he also has two cousins who are very close in age.  Alex is 7 weeks older than him and Walker is 3 weeks younger than him.  How very lucky! 

Last week, Walker came over to play.  Notice I said Walker came over to play…I did not say Walker came over to play with William, because they’re still so little, they don’t really play together…it’s more like they play at the same time and since we had a playdate, they played in the same place.  Even though the only interaction we saw between the two cousins was when one would crawl over the other to get to a toy, I still think it’s the beginning of a beautiful friendship! 

I have to be careful about everything I say and everything I do.  I have the perfect little mimic in my house. 

A few days ago I saw my mothering in action as Joseph perfectly mimicked my technique of putting a baby to sleep.  He had a little doll who he named Bob and he told me it was Bob’s naptime.  So I watched as Joseph put Bob down for a nap.  First he picked him up and rocked him gently as he sang “Away in a Manger.”  Then when Bob was asleep, Joseph put him up on his shoulder and continued rocking and shhhing him until he could get Bob into his bed (a chair).  After laying Bob in his bed and covering him with a blanket (a washcloth), he gently patted his back and shhhed him to sleep.  Then, ever so politely, he asked me to please use my quiet voice because Bob was napping. 

Yesterday we took Joseph and William to Kingsville for their first air show.  We stayed just long enough walk around and see some aircraft, sit in a helicopter, and watch the first plane fly in the show.  William slept through most of it, only waking up just in time to gobble down his lunch before we headed home.  Joseph loved the thrill of sitting in the helicopter and is still telling me about the tricks the plane did in the air.  All in all, I’d say it was worth the 45 minute drive!

There were about 2 minutes between the first picture and this one...apparently the car ride wore him out!

Just in time for lunch!

Sundays are the perfect day to just be.  A few weeks ago after Mass, we went to visit Grandma Nury and Grandpa Larry.  We stopped by with the intention of just saying hello and playing for a few minutes, but we were lured into staying a few hours by the gentle sway of the hammock and the opportunity to play catch with Grandpa.  William and I napped in one hammock, while Grandma Nury and Walker rocked in the other.  Joseph and Dax played ball with Aunt Jessica and Grandpa Larry.  There was no rush to move onto something else.  No commitment to steal away our time.  It was just Sunday.  And we just were.