A little gravel goes a long way...

This was a weekend where all i wanted to do was play with my little "tough guy" with his trucks in the gravel. It's the most relaxing thing in the world! When I'm in his world, time just stops still and that's the way i like it...

He loves the rocks.. sometimes we pick em up and take turns throwing in the water by the creek and sometimes in a puddle at the end of the dirt road.

Rocks make a perfect truck even better... for that matter, rocks even make my old truck better. It's a beautiful thing to open up the lid to put some fuel in my truck and find a little handful of rocks where my big guy decided to leave me a little some'in some'in to surprise me.

We like surprising each other. My weekend usually winds down with him snuggled up on my shoulder reading a book or two, then hearing him wind down talking in the dark. He'll say mama, you alright? after she says, yeah i'm alright, then he'll say, daddy.. you alright?.. i'll say yep, i'm alright little buddy. then i'll ask him, are you alright? and he'll softly say, i'm alright.. then as he starts to drift off, sometimes he'll sing twinkle twinkle little star, how i wonder what you are.. it's the most beautiful sound in the world!

i let him know before bedtime that i'll be going to tuscaloosa in the morning. and after he goes to sleep, i'll get up and make the drive back to t-town. before i leave, i make sure i leave him a little surprise to find later, usually hidden in his microwave.

A little pickmeup in my pickup

I can't get enough of looking at this picture! it's bursting with sweetness and takes my breath away everytime I see it...

i can ask him, are you a tough guy... and he'll say, (in a deep voice), "yeah, i'm a tough guy"

he was playing in the back of the truck, checking everything out and when i got the camera ready, i said, hey buddy, give me a sweet face and this is what i got!

pretty good, huh...

God has truly blessed me with the cutest little boy in the world!!!

It's SO good...

Fall is my favorite time of the year.. i love how the air feels especially when me and noah are in the back of my old truck.

We like riding down this dirt road and parking beside a big puddle so we can throw rocks in the water. yeah... it's an art ;-)

I love hearing him talk, his little voice is so powerful. it has a magical way of making me feel taller.. his new phrase is "that's SO good". and just before we go to sleep, he'll whisper "are you alright.." after i reply and ask him, he'll say.. "i'm alright".. yeah, it's priceless.

during the week, i'm all business, work, and schoolwork. just finished another paper last night and started on another one today. i have a ton of stuff that has to be finished within the next few weeks but i really like my classes. but on the weekends, i'm all about seeing just how much fun we can have together.

i'm planning to go see my mom and my sister for thanksgiving in a few weeks. i'll get to see all three of my boys at one time... though i'm not with my boys, i get to talk to all three of them everyday. i am so blessed!