Dressing Fancy

     A few weeks ago it was  just Holden and I for the weekend. Billy and Tanner went camping. My Holden Russell and I were planning our special weekend. And as he  finishes Kindergarten there are so many little nuggets I want to hang onto. YES we have our challenges but there are so many precious things that happen in the middle of those challenges. I talked to him all week about our upcoming weekend. I told him we would go out to eat and see a movie among other things.  He LOVES everything. Truly he does. The Thursday night before we were to go out on our date when he was getting out of the tub he says "Mommy can I dress fancy for our date?" (My heart) ABSOLUTELY!! I say. Well  sure enough he waned to wear his button up shirt and his bow tie. He was adorable!!! So stinking cute. I love those blue eyes. He even said I'll pick out your dress for you mommy for our date. One I hadn't worn in years. Such a sweet boy! Dinner was awesome. We even ran into his Pre K teacher and some friends from church. He felt big and special. He wanted pizza and I wanted Pasta so off to Carrabbas we went. I sure was happy that Billy and Tanner got all that time together being outside having new adventures camping.  The weekend with Holden was truly special. I will always look back on this weekend with Holden fondly and cherish it in my heart. We went on the bike trails for hours, we watched a movie, we went to church, we held hands and I did a lot of praying with him. I do love having boys. I love reading at night with them and them telling me about their day. Holden is very snugly. As rowdy as he is he is very loving. He loves people. I love my children. "A mother's love is peace. It need not be deserved." ~erich fromm