The Life and Times of the Watters Family

vacation brain, Caleb’s costumes and Sean’s paper

So, we’ve been back for over 2 weeks now and I still don’t feel normal yet. This time of year is just crazy and so I am sure that contributes to me feeling unsettled. We have 8 days of school left this year, less than 4 weeks until Holly’s wedding, 6 weeks until we go to the Oregon Coast beach cabin, 9 weeks until I turn 30 and I think Sara said 12 weeks until Baby Girl (my un-named neice) arrives. It is going to be a whirlwind summer. I am really excited for each individual event but when you put them all together it makes for a very full and busy summer. We are going to have to pace ourselves and make sure we take time as a family and appreciate our moments together. We love summer and we have to make sure we get lots of time outside to enjoy the sunshine.

Caleb has been really creative lately with his costumes– his current staples are his ripped in the knees jeans, cowboy boots, and a black vest. From those items he creates a cowboy look, a pirate look and a rockstar. He just adds a couple other accessories and he becomes a whole new character (with new personality, voice, mannerisms and swagger). The other day he was Luke Skywalker, Batman, Captain Jack Sparrow and a Cowboy all within about 2 hours. His newest prop is the “electric guitar” he made from cardboard. He spent over an hour making one for him and finishing the one Sean had started.

I know these days will not last much longer and that is why I want to be so intentional about appreciating them. The boys have been pursuing more individual activities lately. Sean is really excited about reading right now and spends as much time I as I will allow him, reading Harry Potter. He has mostly out-grown the dressing up thing but Caleb is still very into it. I was feeling really sad last week about how the boys are growing up too fast and fearing that they would eventually not be close. I talked (cried) to God about it. The very next evening we went to school for an open house and read a paper that Sean had written that day. The paper was titled “The 3 Most Important Things In My Life”. #1 Jesus, #2 Cam and I, #3 Caleb. He said the sweetest things about Caleb. He said he was “so blest” (spelled that way) to have Caleb for a brother and that Caleb “brings so much joy into his life” and that “without Caleb I would be so boring”. That was such a gift from God to me to assure me that the bond the boys have is incredibly special and that they truly love each other.

Here’s a picture of the “rockstar” look Caleb is currently sporting.

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