Lately,
I have been leaving the back door open, because the weather is downright
perfect this time of year. Samuel has
been taking full advantage of his new ability to take toys in and out of the
house at will. This morning, I was
sitting next to the couch playing with Lily while Samuel was busy running back
and forth between inside and outside.
Suddenly, he brings his tricycle in the house and parks it by the front
door- Odd. I think. He starts saying something about forgetting his
hat, and runs to his bedroom. I hear shuffling
of toys and a few loud clangs of toys hitting the wall. What on
earth is he doing back there?! As I walk
in he is proudly placing his little yellow helmet on his head. I try to ask him where he is headed off to as
he starts to mumble about needing keys.
He runs to the kitchen, pulls out the key drawer and fishes around till
he finds the pool key. His face says it
all, “Perfect!”
Confused,
I ask again, “Where are you going in such a hurry Samuel?”
“School,
Mommy. Going school.” is the answer I
get. At that moment he runs over and
gives me a big hug, leads me to the front door and kisses me smack on the lips.
“Love you too
Mommy.” He says.
“You be a good boy
at school Samuel and remember Mommy loves you.” Is my reply.
Completely serious, he climbs on
his bike, ready to go to school, and then he looks up at the door for a moment before
turning back and saying, “Help Mommy, me.
Door.”
This is basically how our mornings play out when AJ leaves for school- the keys, helmet, bike, hugs and kisses. Samuel loves his Daddy so much and wants to be just like him. But he’s not quite ready to grow up yet, and I am so thankful because I am definitely not ready to let my baby
boy go. We still have so many more memories
to make before he becomes a man, just like his Daddy.
that is precious!
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