Circus and Sunshine

Nana and I took the three older boys to the circus last night..a spur of the moment decision yesterday in an attempt to redeem ourselves from the animal parade a few nights ago. Sam was very excited to go see the animals with Cade and Cannon, he looks forward to anything he gets to do with his two best buddies.  He was a little worried about the clowns but I reassured them that they were very nice and wouldn't come near him.  

I wanted a quick picture of the boys at the door as we were getting ready to leave...the younger two must have been feeling a little left out.  They rushed to get in the shot.  
My sweet, sweet Jack was heartbroken that he was left out.  This is what I had to look at as we left.  My heart was then broken too.  Jody said he cried for an hour and kept looking at the door for me to come in...I missed you too, little buddy.
I planned to take pictures inside the circus but the unfriendly, little usher turned me right around when he saw my camera in the diaper bag.  All the way back to the car...which was a nice hike...especially when it's 20 degrees outside. The boys had a great time.  It was a little long for their attention span...a little more animals and a little less clowns would have been perfect.  

                  

This afternoon the boys enjoyed the rising temperature and the beautiful sunshine.  We took the Gator for a spin to check Jody's cows.  Another is expecting a baby any day now and we were hoping to find a new little one in the pasture. Not yet...maybe tomorrow.  Jack tried to drive every time I had to hop off to open a gate and Sam talked my ears off begging me to tell him a story...over and over and over.  Special times with my two little men...

We spent some much needed time in the backyard...Sam showed me that he truly loves being the "big brother" and Jack showed me he is growing up all too fast.
My little one, the fearless one, is now able to climb the ladder to the top and slide down without Mama's help...sad. Reality...they grow too fast.

These two wear me out and even make me pull my hair out at times.  They are messy and loud, their hands are always sticky and they learn a new dangerous trick every day.  They are sweet and loving, they are constant smiles and laughter and I get kisses and hugs all day...what could be better?  Not one day has gone by since my switch to "full-time stay at home mom" that I have not been overwhelmed with gratitude that nearly every moment of my day I get the pleasure of being with them...being their Mom and falling a little more in love with them than I was the day before.