back to school feast.

after drooling over nie nie's feasts for years.

I have been waiting to throw one of our own.

so last weekend we did just that.

the theme was sharing.

sharing. as in toys.

love. time. 

appreciation.

God's love.

we wanted a theme easy enough to apply.

and to remember.

the were decorations. candlelight.

and fancy crowns.

conversations. questions. and answers.

what-ifs. and way-to-gos.

the sweetest part was making one giant chocolate chip cookie

that we. yes, you guessed it. 

shared.

wednesday.

thursday used to be my favorite day.

all the excitement of the upcoming weekend together.

but now wednesdays are short days for kids. for teacher planning.

and that means wednesday is the new thursday.

and quite possibly my new favorite day.

happy wednesday.

first day of cool.

it went perfect.

he was so pumped he didn't nap.

we walked by the seawall and he went on and on.

about the rocket playground. the farm toy.

caroline. lauren. and his teacher.

and so it begins...

the night before preschool.

in less than twelve hours

my sweet trent

will officially be a preschooler.

our house is electric with excitement.

but I find myself sipping ginger ale

and having constant conversation with my God.

my prayer is that he will be a light in his school.

a joy. a good listener. a good friend.

and obey. 

that he will share. and laugh. 

and eat only the dairy free food I am sending along.

that he will remember to use the potty. and wash his hands.

that he will keep his clothes on.

and that he will find the awesomeness in learning. 

is that a word? if not. it should be.

and most of all. remember everything that happens. 

so he can share with me as soon as I get home.

labor day.

love him.

the following conversation took place at 6:06 pm today, on the couch.

(tom was showing trent pictures on his cell phone)

Trent: "Daddy do you have any pictures of God?"

Tom: “ Sorry bud, but I don’t have any.”

Trent: “ Maybe you could take some?”

Tom: “How do you think I could do that?”

Trent : “Maybe when you die you could take a picture of God.”

Tom: “ OK (laughs)”

Trent: “How are you going to get back?”

Tom: “ I don’t know bud, how am I going to get back?”

Trent: “probably an airplane”