Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Tonight we were out playing, doing a little yard work and allowed the boys to stay up past their normal bedtime of 8pm. It's very rare that they are allowed to stay up late, but every now and again we allow them to live on the edge. Tonight was reason enough that we should allow this to happen more often. It was starting to get dark when we decided to wrap up outside when I noticed the first lightning bug. I ran over, caught it and let the boys play with it. It's sad to say that this was their first experience with a lightning bug (to my knowledge). We've only ever talked about them before. Since we were out front and it was a bit lighter, we decided to move around back, forgo the new 915pm bedtime and let them live it up. (Who am I kidding, they were in the best moods and I didn't want to be the one to cause their worlds to crash in just by mentioning it was time for bed.) Unfortunately we weren't able to find anymore fireflies, but decided to meet up in our dreams to find some. That's Jackson's latest saying at bedtime...."I'll see you in my dreams Mommy." Oh, how he knows how to melt my heart. Just as we were looking around, we noticed the stars starting to appear. Again, another thing they boys just don't get to enjoy all that often. We found one here and there and then they really started to appear. Over to the side we noticed a really bright one with a faint one next to it. The faint one was flickering. Jackson nonchalantly said, "I think that's Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star." We decided to sing the song a few times to see if that helped light up more stars. What do you know? As time went on, more and more appeared. It was so exciting to have them cuddle up with us and enjoy something new. I can only wish this will be as fond of a memory for them as it will be for myself and Kyle.

Kyle told us that he thought the brightest star we saw was a planet. However, Jackson told us that is where Jesus lives. And if you go through there, space is on the other side. We've decided to allow our children to develop their own sense of religion, and listening to Jackson rationalize his thoughts pertaining to his belief is interesting and always entertaining. He was one unique relationship with Jesus, let me tell you. After all, he does know Jesus' phone number. It's 2911 if you'd like to call. And if you do, tell Hain Brain hello for Jackson, as he's having a hard time getting him to answer.

until next time...lc