Saturday, December 3, 2011

Thankful for-little boys...

Last weekend we had a visit from our little boys (and their parents, too!) Watching them play with the tractors, cars and trucks...
 ...brings back memories of when our boys were little. It is so fun to have the little boys around! They are learning to play together so well.
 B checking out the Lego people
 Building "garages" and tunnels for the vehicles to drive thu
 It is so amazing to think that only 4 years ago at this time, we were waiting for this big guy to be born!
 We did a bit of "farming" while the boys were here. B helped Grampa pick persimmons...
 and then insisted on carrying the pail.
 there was also some watering to do...
 in fact, plenty of watering to do! We had such good helper boys!
 But after all that hard work, we needed a break, so took some time out for swinging,
 relaxing....
 a little photo op...
 then off to Grampa's park (as J calls it) to play.
J worked so hard that he had to take a brief nap in Andy's hammock. 
 Then they were off and running, and climbing, and just enjoying being little boys!
 And this is my favorite! Aren't they just the cutest little guys in the world???
 By this time, we knew that we needed a snack, so off to the kitchen we went...
 ...and everyone found a little chair to sit on!
 J was very interested in my spoon collection, and he and Duke listened patiently to the stories behind many of the spoons.
 Then we checked out the Christmas tree. There was such extremely joyful laughter when the lights automatically turned on at 5PM! I will never cease to marvel at the wonder of children at Christmas...
 We made one small attempt at a family pic, but little boy was losing patience with all of us!
Soon it was time for PJ's and getting things packed away for the trip back home. But first daddy had to show his son some of the pictures of himself when he was "just a little boy like you." 
We had such a wonderful time together and are so very thankful for the blessing of our little boys! 

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