july 7

we watched jackson, joey & chase today and had so much fun with all the kids.  kevin and the kids made homemade pizzas, and it was great to see them getting all messy making the dough.  lots of big smiles on those faces :)  i love to see kevin when he is in his element like this - cooking, teaching, creating new experiences for the kids.  he is such a good, caring and patient man.

we also had a loud family jam session down in the basement with lots of music playing and dancing going on.  it was a fun-filled day, which turned into a fun-filled night when we decided to keep the boys for the night instead of making mom drive across town when she wasn't feeling well.  everyone was happy to have an impromptu sleepover!  jackson slept on the trundle in brooke's room.  joey slept on the air mattress in gavin's room, and chase was downstairs in the pack-n-play.  i have never, ever put a child to sleep more easily than chase.  he is such a good, easy boy!!  listening to gavin and joey through the monitor cracked me up.  they had a conversation about lots of different things including school.  it was cute listening to their little "grown up" conversation.  but then gavin kept talking and talking and talking, and poor joey just wanted to go to sleep!

i love spending good 1:1 time with the boys without their mommy & daddy around.  they talk so much more when it's just them, and i feel like i really get to know them in those moments.  i am so lucky to be an aunt to these three cute, loving boys.