as they were meant to be

there are days with kids when as much as you love them you also wish they would just leave you alone for a while, for a long while, like a couple weeks. there are other days when things go just the way you hope and it is a fleeting moment of perfection. tonight was the latter for me.

we went out for a family walk, boys dressed in warm shirts and sipping bottles, annie and i laughing about the fact that a 69 year old woman told me today that i am "a very handsome man". as we walked it began to rain a few big drops, but a double rainbow also came out for the boys to enjoy.

at the park we spent most of our time enjoying the boys energy and the burning thereof. isaac was thrilled to run around his stomping grounds, showing ryder the ropes, who needed little introduction as they are quickly becoming his stomping grounds as well. he spent almost the entire time running his typical slide circuit, and here is a video so you can share in the moment.

we left after the pink and purple sunset had been extinguished, feeding graham crackers and pretzels to the boys on the short walk home. granted, the night fell apart a bit when we got home, especially about the time ryder puked a small pond on the kitchen floor and proceeded to play in it, but it was fun while it lasted.