The simple joys

Well another trip to Kentuckiana is in the books. Twelve hours is a long ride for a three year old but our little man was a champ in every sense of the word. I really don't think any kid his age could have done better. We went up on Thursday and went to Pop Pop's. Friday morning we went to the motorcycle shop (which Noah just LOVED, especially the police man's bike) and then over to Grandma's. Upon turning onto Grandma's street he very happily announced it didn't take all night to get there.

Noah was quite excited to go to the river and throw rocks. Its a short walk from Grandma's and a great outing for a very energy filled boy the day after a long car trip. Noah and Caden got along great and it was so much fun to watch the two of them play.

Saturday we went down to a festival in Madison and hung out with Grandma's family for the day. It was nice to get to see Vicky, Art, Savannah and Rick. The boys eventually got everyone into playing bubbles with them. I'm not sure if the kids or the adults had more fun but either way a good time was had by all.

Sunday we stayed at Pop Pop's all day and Granny, Mary Kay, baby Will and the Stewart Clan came over to visit. Noah and Caden discovered Lynn's fountain quite early on in the day and had a great time. Both boys went through two changes of clothes throwing rocks into the top part of the fountain and splashing each other.  Little Will is absolutely adorable and I am sure will be part of the boy action in no time.  Aunt Beth brought super cool "noculars" that the boys thought were great for making adults look like tiny babies.

Monday came far too fast and Noah was not very happy about saying bye to Grandma.  Noah had to get one last trip in to Pop Pop's shop.  After that we headed back to the house for dinner with Pop Pop, Lynn, Jessica, Aaron, and Caden. 

Having said all of this I get back to the title of my post. Kids may have all these fancy toys but when it comes down to it the simple joys in life are the ones they enjoy most. These two boys spent 4 days playing together and the great majority of their time centered around rocks, Big Wheels, bubbles, and splashing in a fountain. They spent countless hours playing Cootie Bugs, cars and Don't Spill the Beans. So no matter how much things in life may progress and change it always seems to be the simple things that bring us the greatest joys.