Spring Fever - Love is in the Air

I must have two of the biggest little lovers in the world. My kids have such big hearts and just lay it right out on their sleeves. If only that pureness could last forever!

A little over a week ago we went to Jon Jones surprise birthday party. The kids knew most of the kids there or had met them before at least. Across the street from the Jones's is a little boy about 2 years older than Roman whom he has played with from time to time. What he didn't know was that this boy has a younger sister. KAYLA. In the 2 hours we were at the party this little girl managed to squirm her way into the heart of my son to the point we're still hearing "when can we move to the lake?" That in itself is hysterical as Roman is the kid that just doesn't handle change well and would do most anything to never move again, yet one afternoon with Kayla and he's ready to move to Lake Shawnee in Powhatan. But what really threw us for a loop and had James and I smiling was the look on his face following her around and the devastation when told him it was time to leave. Anyone who has ever seen the movie Bambi will understand when I say, my son was truly "twitterpatted"! Guess this is the end of Desiree, his first little love whom he's vowed to marry some day.

Now Roman has always been a little lover, but this spring it seems to be contagious... Hope Elizabeth has her first crush! Yup, at just 3 years old, my daughter has the biggest crush on Roman's little soccer buddy, Joe Dombroski, and it's a bad one. And, this should not come as any surprise to anyone who has ever met our theatrical little girl, there is nothing suttle about her crush! LOL It started one day after soccer practice back in April. Joey helped her during a round of tag that she attempted to join in on, and the rest is history! During the following weeks "Joey" popped up into everything in our lives. The picture on a swing set box at Lowes with a little dark haired boy of about 5 "OH, that's Joey, this is the one I HAVE to have" Or in picture books at the book store "Let's read this one, mommy, doesn't he look just like Joey?" Then she started getting really silly with him. He'd show up for soccer practice and she'd run right up to him close enough to kiss the poor boy and bat those long lashes and say "Hello Joey" in her sweetest little voice. One day after soccer practice we went out to dinner with Joey and his dad and of course Hope had to sit right next to Joe and at times we thought she may just climb into his lap, or plant a big one on him. And whenever Joey would say something the slightest bit funny Hope would laugh as if it were the funniest thing she'd ever heard. She was hysterical and his proud daddy sarcastically made the comment "Yeah, that's my boy, I have that effect on the girls too" LOL Since then she has taken to chasing him, literally, everytime she sees him and calling him over and over again "Joey, Joey, Joey" Now soccer is over so we won't see much of Joe, but it hasn't slowed her down any, she's still talking up a storm about the boy. My baby girl - her first big crush!