Brotherly Love~We Must Be Doing Something Right

Last night Patrick slept over a friend's house. He left from baseball, went out to eat with his friend and then back to his friend's house for the night. When Sean realized what was going on I saw his demeanor change immediately. He seemed sad, so I asked. He told me he wasn't sad that he was happy. I let it drop. We drove home and out of the blue Sean said to me "how am I supposed to get to sleep? I fall asleep listening to Patrick reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid to me." I almost fell over while I drove! It was the sweetest thing I ever heard! When we got home I told Brian the story and then suggested to Sean that he call Patrick to say goodnight. He said no. When I insisted he admitted that he was afraid he would cry.

We had a busy day today and Patrick's friend who he stayed with was with us. Sean also had a friend with him. We went to soccer and then to the cottage with all the kids to open it. The kids all played on the beach, the boys fished, we cooked on the grille and bought ice cream. We just arrived home a short time ago. While picking up in the kitchen I heard Sean in the downstairs bathroom where Patrick was taking a shower. Again, out of the blue, he told Patrick "I missed you last night. I almost cried."

I almost cried. It was also the sweetest thing I've ever heard. We must be doing something right.