Little and Cute

Sawyer told us very seriously and more than once last week that he'd prayed to God to make him "be a four and a half years old forever." When we asked why he said, "because I am little and cute." Duh. And goodness knows -- right or wrong -- cuteness comes with distinct advantages and he needs all the help he can get!





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Breaking apart

Sawyer held out for a long time tonight to have me sing him a song and scratch his back before he went to sleep. As I did it, I said, "what do you do when I am not here?" He said, "daddy does it." Then I asked, "what are you going to do when you go to college?" (He is really hooked on the bedtime back scratch!) His eyes got really round and sad and he said, "does our family have to break apart when I grow up? I don't want to break apart. You're the best mommy in the world."

Made me cry then and it makes me cry now. He is definitely high on my list of best things in the world too.


We have had a great couple of days of being iced in. Lots of Legos and arts and crafts and eating and snuggling...and prepping for Ridge's 7th birthday tomorrow...and let's let lose a few more tears to that!

Some photos from the long weekend. Sawyer, go get your boots...



Surveying the damage that left us without power for a few hours when some in our neighborhood went without all day or two...


Painted and adorned Christmas trees and made snowmen.


This is about as cutesy and Pinteresty as I get.


On a stroll, surveying the damage.





Yeah...they had a full on race in a completely empty Home Depot Garden Center during the snowpocalyps.




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