Little Boys Part II

Ben is six and just completed kindergarten. Yesterday, while at work with me, he wrote and illustrated a book. It was simple yet amazing, and a testament to Ben's ability to express his emotions--a very important trait for my little men:).


Love Wins
by Ben

Everyone likes hearts.
No one likes crumpled hearts.

Everyone likes stars.
No one likes crumpled stars.

Everyone likes flowers...
...and we love eachother.

Little Boys Part I

My friend Monica is hosting a blog fair about raising boys. Since I have two, I thought I'd get a head start on my entries.

Josh is my fourth child, second son, and most likely the last baby I will have. I wanted to treasure every minute of his baby days. Each milestone was bittersweet because it was my "last first"--the last first smile, the last first sleeping through the night, the last first tooth--etc. I took a picture of his little sweet baby feet and titled it "Sweet Feet." Three years later I took a follow up picture after an afternoon of play. Of all the toys we own, Josh's favorite play thing, hands down, is the pile of dirt left from the previous owners' landscaping projects.