Sugar and Spice

I just wanted to mention a few sweet things the boys have said in the last couple of days. On Monday night I was gone for the bedtime routine, and the next morning at breakfast William said, "I cried last night in my bed because I missed Mom. I cried really quietly so no one could hear me, but every time I thought about Mom it made me cry again." Now who do you think wanted to cry when they heard that! Ryrie and Owen were getting dressed and coming downstairs to go out, and they both came down so happily--Owen first and then Ryrie. Owen announced that he "beat" Ryrie, and then Ryrie quietly confided in me that he "fell down" a few times so that Owen would beat him, and that he went a little slower on purpose so Owen could win. He had a huge grin on his face, and it sure put one on mine too! I am amazed at their goodness and purity. When Ryrie was sick (Monday morning) and didn't go to school, it was neat to see him anticipate William coming home for lunch. When Will came in, they just started talking to each other a mile a minute. William asked a lot of questions to Owen about his swimming lessons (what the boy:girl ratio was, was the water warm, were there lots of people, did he have fun?) and Ryrie asked William about school. Then Will said, "Are you feeling better enough to come back to school?" When Ryrie said yes, Will smiled and said, "Oh good!" I love that they are friends as well as brothers.