Just Another Manic Monday

This morning I was holding Charlie when I went into the boys' room to wake them up for school - I put Cha-Cha in Cole's bed so I had both hands to wrangle the troops. Cole was beyond excited about this situation and jumped back into his bed for a snuggle.

On a side note - this is Cole's preferred position at all times. No matter where Charlie is, he'll lay next to him (or climb on top of him), put his arm around the baby, put his thumb in his mouth, and say "Shh, shh, it's okay Chaahlie." Heaven.


Anyhoo - when Ry saw the lovefest, he asked if I could take a picture with all 3 of them. The resulting picture is hilarious to me on so many levels:

1. You'll notice that Ry is holding a quarter in his left hand. Yesterday at the pool, our neighbor found it on the ground and gave it to him. Ever since, he's been talking about how he wants to buy a toy with his money and the quarter hasn't left his sight. Time for a little lesson in economics.

2. This is Cole's picture face. He's saying "cheese" but I guess he doesn't realize that the ultimate goal is for him to actually smile.

3. Poor Charlie.


At the end of our impromtu little shoot, Cole said "I love you Ry" and went in for the kill. All this brotherly love...not a bad way to start off the week.