***The surgery is done, we have been home since 9:30 this morning and he is doing amazingly well.  He and I have enjoyed a three hour nap and lots of ice cream.  He’s also had a record number of popsicles, jello and yogurt today.  I think he thinks today is pretty awesome.  You know, besides the whole surgery/throat hurting part.   Daddy picked up a new Wii game today, they’re going over the rules right now.  Thanks for all of the well wishes, you guys are the best. ***

I was getting ready to post some photos and maybe a few stories about our family vacation, but then one of the pictures I came across was this one and well, I just want to write about him.

Racecar

It’s very likely, I’m sure, that we are the only ones that think he is so unbelievably cute, but I’m pretty sure we are not alone.  I mean, LOOK at those eyes.

But if you were to meet him?  Oh my gosh, you would melt because he truly is the sweetest boy to walk this earth.  (I just know it.)  (Okay, maybe he’s in the top 10.  With your child, of course!)

Yesterday morning, we woke up in a hotel.  We always stay at Holiday Inn Express.  Ariel thinks we stay there for their wonderful warm cinnamon rolls, but really we stay there because we get a discount.  Brian took both the kids to grab some breakfast, Ariel, not surprisingly, chose a cinnamon roll, Racecar chose yogurt and a banana.

DANG HIM FOR BEING SO CUTE AND HEALTHY.

wet racecar

He’s a kisser and hugger and a sharer and a teacher and he’s completely patient.  When we went to the store to buy the kids fishing poles, they didn’t have any for boys, but they had them for girls.  Rather than throwing a tantrum because she got something he didn’t, we told him that we would had to go to another store and he said “okay…that’s fine.“  And continued on his merry way.

He has such a merry way.

Almost daily he says “this is the best day of my whole entire life.“  And almost daily he says “I love everybody in the whole world.”

I want to live like him  I want to love like him.

But sometimes he does want to punch scary monsters in the face because they are losers and he’s a winner.  But he only admits these things in the middle of night when he’s feeling a little bit frightened.

But mostly, he loves his Mom and his Dad AND his sister, “so so so so so so so so so much.”  And tells us we are the best.  And he usually tells me this first thing in the morning.  Can you imagine waking up to such ridiculous sweetness?  It’s amazing.

racecar 2

So, tomorrow, at 7 in the morning, we’ll arrive at the surgery center where they are going to put tubes in his wonderful ears and remove his adenoids.

A few months ago, Brian and I realized that he was having trouble hearing, after a few days of watching and “testing” we called a specialist.   He failed a hearing test and also has fluid in both of his ears. (after months of checking and rechecking)  Although Tuesday is going to be so hard on him, it’s going to be so good for him.  His hearing will return to normal as soon as the tubes are in.

Since he was a baby, Brian has called him “big friend.”  And he is just that…a big friend, with a big heart, big beautiful brown eyes and the most amazing big smile.

I can’t wait until we are back home tomorrow afternoon.

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