My Boys

This morning I am off to WV to put in some "aunt" time with my boys Caden and Quinn. I am looking forward to it, but check back with me in about 24 hours! Ellie will be thrilled, as she loves all the attention and just runs her little legs off trying to keep up with them. No one makes her laugh like Quinn, and Caden is her hero...the guy who pushes her the highest on the "wing" in the front yard. (He hates when I knock on the window and tell him to take it down a notch...but he knows its coming).

I love watching the three of them together--the three little souls I love most in this world. It is especially gratifying, and mind-boggling, to watch those boys take care of my little daughter. These big boys, still babies in my heart and mind, who are so careful and sweet to her...who watch over her and find delight in her "little-girlness". They have loved her, without question, since the day they found out about her--just as I have them. Because of them, I feel like Ellie will always have someone, even when I'm gone. As Quinn told me once, "When I'm big and she's still little, I'll take care of her." And he will, too. He also wants to know what she will be doing when he's in college, because he'll probably be too busy then. So sweet. Caden doesn't express it the same way, but I see his love and concern for her in the way he is interested in helping with her care. The first day home, he wanted to feed her and help change her. (Quinn wanted to "milk" her, too.) Kind of neat for a then 10 year old boy. Neither of them have been jealous or felt put-out for one second --instead of taking away from them, she has enriched their lives and even they can see it.

So, off I go to these little guys who will no doubt argue with me and challenge my every word. They are a little like their mother, you know. :) But, oh how I love them...the one who taught me what real love was and the one who showed me the miracle of doubling a love you felt was already immeasurable. See you soon, guys. Thank you for loving us.