A Hug and A Playdate.

Our big boy snuck down after I'd put the younger ones to bed. I was in the kitchen pouring myself some water when he wrapped his arms around my waist. He said he knew I'd had a hard time putting the littlies to bed because he heard the little lady crying. That was incredibly sweet of him.

He had a playdate at a friend's house today. His friend's parents dropped him home to us after taking the children to a nearby playground. The parents only had good things to say about him. They said he'd eaten everything offered to him at lunch and put his own plate away after he was done. An "angel", they said he was. We took it with a pinch of salt, but it was interesting to see him through someone else's eyes. We told him we were proud of him and the way he carried himself in his friend's home.

Finally, we asked him if he said grace before the lunch he had at his friend's. He did! Quietly by himself, but yes nonetheless.

:)