Our crazy, sweet boy is hating counting down the days until he goes home. After a conversation last night about this week's schedule he asked, "Tuesday at 2 bye bye home???" ...It just breaks our hearts that we have to say, "yes".
This parenting is hard
and exhausting
and frustrating
and sometimes seems impossible,
but God has built us to push through and love well. He loves this boy more than we ever can, and we are blessed to share in that.
Yes, O, Tuesday you will have to leave home, but it IS your home. This is family. And you are forever loved. Home is us. Home is all of your new friends/family. (And Major, of course.) Home is arguing with parents about bed time. Home is baking cupcakes and going camping. Home is singing at church and little foam stickers. Home is the special healing powers of Mama kisses. Home is piggyback rides with Papa. Home is everything you need and so many things you have never had.
So on Tuesday we will all have to say bye bye to home. And we will celebrate the day that we are all together again. All HOME.
Baking Cupcakes:
Trampoline Park during our visit to GrandMary and GrandWilliam's house:
So proud of the American Flag cup that GrandMary got for him:
Going to church:
Visiting Gamie and Gandolf's house:
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| J and O go to school together and both love swimming! |
A normal morning doing sticker art:
Playing on the football field:
Visiting the children's museum:
Wearing Drew's childhood pirate costume (modernized by his addition of the fedora and aviators):
Visiting generous new friends:
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| O told us that night that when he turns 18, he is going to have a baby deer. ;) |
First ever camping trip (more like "glamping"):
