the Three Musketeers

These three little rascals are something else. They love to be together and play together but they love to argue and fight just as much. Some days I just don't know what to do with them.

Zethan is just getting plain naughty sometimes. You'll tell him not to do something and he will just look at you and giggle, then do whatever he is NOT suppose to do. But then he'll do something that is just so sweet. Like just today when we dropped Lillie off for Kindergarten he actually said "love you" to Lillie. Now it wasn't as plain as that but I knew exactly what he said. And he said "sissy" as he pointed to her out the window. I have tried and tried to get him to say Lillie or Sissy and he never has. Until today. So sweet. And he had to make sure that Lillie gave him a kiss and he gave Lillie a kiss.

And Titus. He is just ornery-er than ever. Well again, it is more like just plain naughty. But he never does it maliciously. Just deliberately. Does that even make sense to anyone but me? Anyway, I think with Lillie getting all the attention from breaking her arm and Zethan still being more "needy" than him, I'm pretty certain he has a bad case of the middle child blues. Also, he hasn't seen much of Daddy lately since drilling wheat and harvesting beans has come along. That started about last Thursday I think. With Matt leaving before 7:00 and getting home sometimes well after 10:00. It makes for long days without Daddy attention. But tonight is Awana so we get him for the evening=) And harvest doesn't last forever. And we will get to ride in the combine or tractor or semi whenever they get around to cutting our field! That is always a highlight! Several weeks ago already Titus was asking when Daddy would cut the beans because he wanted another combine ride.

But this morning Lillie was actually up before he left today so she was so excited, she saw him and ran full blast to give him a hug. They love their Daddy. She was excited to show off her pink cast to him. And she was excited for the kids in her class to see it.

And now the house is peaceful with the boys napping and Lillie at school.