Block towers

This morning was unusual. Jacob, Cam and Annie left for the day before Matt and Ben had woken up. It was strangely quiet at our house. And I liked it.

Eventually the little boys joined me downstairs and we started our day. A few minutes later, I realized I'd better get a shower before it got much later. Matt was playing a game by himself, so I pulled out some blocks to entertain Ben while I was upstairs.

As I was nearing the top of the stairs, I heard little footsteps coming around the corner. My baby stared up at me from the bottom of the stairs, with his funny little smile on his face.

Automatically, I called out to Matt, "Matt, will you show Ben how to build a block tower while I am in the shower."

And his reply came immediately, "Sure Mom!"

It really doesn't take a lot to make my mother's heart happy.

Man, I love my job.