enjoyable things

I've been collecting in my head lately some things that really strike me, things we're enjoying right now...

*Lydie feeding herself.  For the most part, she is an independent little lady.  She would rather feed herself that anyone help her, including messy stuff, like yogurt {see above}.  Many times when she finishes, she decides to paint her tray & sometimes add style to her hair.

*Evan's funny takes on everyday things.  While he's at school, he's often quiet & he really does alot of observing.  This makes for some interesting questions, comments, when he gets home.

*How they all interact with each other when they see each other at the end of their days.  Collin & Evan often don't see each other after they get to school in the morning & Lydie doesn't see them all day.  When she sees those boys, she has a special little yell she does for them & is often ready to play.

*Brotherly love?  Well, we've had our share of fights between the boys over the last year, but sometimes they surprise me.  Collin came home upset the other day, one of his friends had gotten rough with him & made fun of him & he also was doing the same to Evan.  He told me he was trying to get to Evan to help him, but they were trying to keep him away.  I was so proud of him, so even if we have doubts & he doesn't want to admit it, he really does love his brother!

*Faith.  I grew up in a Catholic family & while attending Catholic school, remember all the lessons we learned in school.  Now, the boys are bringing that all back to me.  It's good to revisit everything I've forgotten & to help the boys learn what's really important in life.

*Fall.  Cool mornings, cooler days, new clothes, making oatmeal in the morning & of course, coffee just tastes better in the cooler weather.

*Lydia's little voice.  She really loves to try to repeat words right now.  Sometimes we can tell exactly what she's saying & others, well....  It's fun to hear her vocabulary growing.  Since Evan talked so late, we're a little mesmerized with all her words.

*Little friends.  Lydia goes to the babysitter 4 days a week & since she goes with 3 other girls roughly the same age as her, she has fun with her little friends.  Last night when I picked her up, I told her to give her friend Kody {who is only a few days older} a hug & kiss goodbye.  They both readily complied & I so wish I had a camera.  So cute.  The boys didn't go to a sitter when they were this young, so they didn't have the opportunity to have little friends their age until they were school age.  

these are a few things.......what are you enjoying right now?