Lots of people, including complete strangers, frequently comment on how much Andy and his Junior (A) look alike. The older A gets, the more he does resemble his father. 
Sweet E and I were sitting on the front porch, just a-rocking away when I looked over at her and noticed how precious she looked. I really wanted to capture the moment and asked her if she would please sit still while I ran inside to grab the camera. Her response, "Sure Ma! I sit here."
My little R loves to wear hats. He puts them on, takes them off, stacks them up, shakes them around, and puts them on any random head he can reach. It's so much fun watching him play with hats because he giggles and squeals as he "works."
We're not much of a hat family, so the head coverings tend to stay in the playroom for dress-up, but today I let R wear his hat around the house. My little baby's growing up.
Our morning routine has changed since Andy started his part time job at FedEx. Andy and I wake up at 2:40 AM. I get the coffee going while he gets dressed. Then I tidy up a few things, organizing his work gear (more coffee, Gatorade, cereal bar) before I sneak away for some ALONE Bible Time. We kiss goodbye at 3:20 AM when he steps out into the dark, cruel world and I head back to bed.
Yes, I feel I am getting more sleep now than ever before in my life. It's wonderful. I fall back asleep quickly and don't budge until I hear the kids. And the kids know to make themselves unheard until Mom is ready to hear them. When I finally drag myself out of bed, I sneak into the living room to watch some uninterrupted news.
Once I am discovered, Mom duty kicks in. As soon as the kids see me, they know it's time to begin cleaning the playroom before breakfast. On this particular morning, they were so upset to see me since they had just built block castles. We let them stay up while we ate breakfast. They were just too cool to knock down.
Last Sunday was also Parent/Child Dedication. 
