Precious Moments

There have been so many precious moments with Tyler this past week that I just HAD to memorialize them so I won't too soon forget.  He's just at such a fun age.  His drawings are so cute and detailed and pretty amazing, if I do say so myself.  He tells us more and more about moments at school and everyday I learn new things that he is doing. 

Piano lessons are still the current struggle, but I think he's starting to see that it's here to stay. :)

I took him to get icecream and see a movie last night and the time together was just priceless!  I wish I just had a audio/video recording of the entire evening.  These are the nights I dreamed about before I was a mother.  As we sat in the icecream shop, Tyler shared with me: 

"Mommy, Mrs. Jeri bragged on me today at school"
"Really, " I replied.  "About what?"
"About my letter of the week folder and how nicely I had written my A's and a's."
"Wow!  That's great"
"Yeah, Mommy.  It's nice to be bragged on every now and then."

How wonderful is that conversation!!!  My heart just melted.  We talked about so many things, I can't even remember them all!  He was such a little man.  We had a great time at the movie, sharing popcorn and a bottle of water.  He was upset that we couldn't get Sprite (a new found love of his), but I explained he had probably had enough sugar for the day, and so....water it was!

The movie was "Dolphin Tale" and it was a REAL movie.  Sure, kids probably enjoy it, but no animation and a real story line were a bit of a stretch for Tyler.  He didn't complain.  He took it all in and really payed attention.  During a slower part he leaned over and said, as sweetly as only Tyler can, "Mommy, I love you!"  Again, my heart was full.  Melting actually.  Towards the end of the movie he climbed in my lap and we snuggled until the end.  The drive home was just as sweet.  We talked about reading another chapter in our current book "Peter Pan", and how it was past both of our bedtimes. 

Such a precious boy!  Just had to share!