The Kindness of Strangers

At our last trip to the park, some men were practicing with their sons on the neighboring baseball diamond.  Ky ran to say hello as they were packing up to leave, and asked "Can I play? I love baseball!"  Even though it was obvious they were on their way elsewhere, they stopped and offered to pitch a few to Ky.  They even dug around for an old bat that the boys had outgrown, and Ky was able to actually get off two hits out of the several pitches!  As he rounded the bases, the two fathers and three teen and preteen age boys cheered him on, and I'm positive the smile on his face couldn't have been any bigger!  But it did widen just a tad when they met him with high fives and let him keep the ball!  He was so thrilled and has been showing off his new baseball and telling his story for days. 

I'm sure the men and their sons haven't thought of this meeting since, but Ky and I have; it definitely warms my heart to know there's people in this world willing to take a few minutes to make a five year old's entire week!

Happy Mother's Day!

I love being a mom to these kiddos!

 

And I miss you very much, Kaleb...

 

It's Raining in Chicago

I took the boys to a much anticipated puppet show at the library this morning, but unfortunately the puppet master was grounded in the Chicago airport due to rain.  A very nice woman filled in telling stories and playing a bongo drum and the boys got to run around on the library terrace.  All in all, it was a good morning and as you can see, it's a beautiful, non-raining day here in Arkansas.

Future Scholars

At the grocery store, I overheard a woman saying that she told her child "the phone is ringing off the wall" and her child replied, "why would the phone be on the wall?"  I had to chuckle to myself.  In connection to this, I doubt there exists a picture of myself and a computer at such an early age as the boys.  Here they are at the library (cuties):

Make It Last

Kosse is licking the ranch dressing off of the spinach leaves before he eats them.

The Shirt Says It All

Walking at Walker

Now that the weather is trying a little harder to be nice, Kosse and I are back to our walks at Walker Park. 

Let's go, Moma!