Sweetness

I watched the boys play oustide yesterday for hours. The new kiddie pool is quite a hit and the boys entertained themselves with buckets and cups of water. Brennan decided to use his cups of water to make me some pretend coffee. He brought the coffee over to me and with flourish said, "Here you go Momma, coffee for you". I smiled at him, said thanks and just soaked him in for a moment. His little pot belly hanging over his bathing suit, his hair standing up in a million places and his face stained with grape juice and oreos.

"Brennan, Are you just the cutest little boy ever?" I asked.

He grinned at me and replied after a beat, "Yes, Momma, I am."

Yes, he truly is.

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The boys and I headed to our friends' house this morning for some pool and backyard fun. As I unloaded the multitude of plastic bags filled with the enormous amount of stuff it takes to bring three children anywhere, Aidan looks at me and asks, "Mom, Can I take those bags for you?"

"Um, sure," I respond as I hand Aidan the bags. "Thank you, Aidan. That's a huge help to Mommy."

"No problem," He says with a smile, "I know how hard it is for you to carry baby Griffin and all this stuff." He walks away before I can grab him and smother him with hugs and kisses. My sweet, sweet grown up of a boy.