James was home visiting for the day and Lily, James, and I went out to breakfast. Lily was incredibly excited to have breakfast with James...but she was quiet as a mouse. Trust me...Lily is not quiet as a mouse very often!
There was a good reason Lily was being so quiet. She was thinking, plotting, and scheming about her plans for after breakfast. You see, Lily DESPERATELY wanted James to come back to our house to play with her Geo Trax.
Because James is an all around great guy...and still a kid at heart...he happily agreed to come over for a little Geo Trax fun.
Remember that quiet little girl I was telling you about at breakfast? Well, she vanished quickly when James and she started playing with her trains!
Oh my!! Come to think of it...James always seems to bring out a decibel level in Lily that we don't hear very often (Thank God!).
Lily had so, so much fun playing with James and I think James had fun too!
After James left Lily said to me, "Mommy, I think James is kinda magic."
"Hmmm...really, honey. Why?"
"Because he's kinda crazy and he makes me crazy too!"
I think Lily hit the nail on the head!!
I vividly remember feeling sorry for Lily that she wouldn't have cousins close to her own age.
I still have so many happy memories of the times I spent with my cousins. Sleepovers, vacations, elaborate talent shows, and whispered confidences are some of my favorite childhood memories.
While Lily will not have those type of memories, she will have memories of how much she adored her BIG cousins and how much they loved their little cousin.
That most definitely is kinda magic!
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