Joe took them all around town on Friday.

Story time

at the library

Then Paul’s school

Afterwards the Japanese Garden

to feed Koi fish.

I am willing to wager the new (free) coffee grinder and roasting (with an old popcorn machine) he has taken up again is giving him the added “kick” to his day.

at Paul’s school on Friday
(Paul is holding his teacher’s hand-he loves her)

as a fundraiser

so Joe went to show some love

and cheer our little jogger on.

Henry even had a chance to run a lap with his big brother.

By the end of it all, his card indicated he ran eleven laps

and his cheeks were all the proof I needed.

A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

drinking whole milk

typing

crafting (entirely his own design and creation)

napping (even when no one else does)

saying momma and pleading for attention

fine motor skills

pointing

We have a favorite story these days

so I wasn’t surprised to come home on Friday to find

inspired baking in the shape of butterflies with food coloring

and a craft with Papa.

He is a darn good papa.

means we walk the full trail around El Dorado

over a mile

and we stop to exercise

sharing the weight of the baby

enjoying the clouds

and ending with a snack.

to sit together

and make funny faces.

He is teaching her well

at one years old.

A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

with watercolor paints

before dinner

while baby girl watches and admires

she cheers them on

for reading
by a little boy who will sit quietly and read aloud to himself.

for the wagon rides at school.
It’s like a mini-field trip to look at flowers and airplanes.

for kisses on cheeks.

toward a big brother who is taking a nap.