These kids have developed a love for worms. Not the "fuzzy wuzzy kind", but the squirmy, slimy looking ones that burrow in the dirt. Their Daddy digs them up earth worm after earth worm in our back yard. Today they had a whole "family" of earth worms in the back of their dump truck. Hogan had the mama and daddy and Lauralee had the baby. They were so proud of them. When they were done with them they found a special place in the dirt for them to continue on with their earth worm lives. I still find it hard to believe that Hogan likes to hold earth worms... my how times have changed.
There is so much that I want to remember about Hogan and Lauralee at these ages. They are best friends. They really are. They can't wait for the other one to wake up in the morning and they do everything together... because they want to. Hogan is such a good big brother, he helps Lauralee, watches out for her, and takes care of her. And she does the same for him. Hogan told me that when he grows up he is going to marry Lauralee. He sees that whoever you marry is who you spend all your time with and he just couldn't imagine spending all his time with anyone but his best bud.
They have the funniest conversations and are constantly cracking each other up. One evening Hogan said, "I am going to be a knight when I grow up, and Lauralee is just DYING to be a mama." Lauralee looked at him and said matter of factly, "No. I want to be yellow." Some nights they will lay in their beds and talk to each other from across the hallway for almost an hour. They have the sweetest conversations. One night I heard Hogan telling Lauralee, "God is with you. He is with you everywhere. He is with you at McDonalds. I know he is not next to you but he is with you. He is with me too.” Sometimes they discuss super heroes, sometimes their plans for the next day, and sometimes they just talk silly nonsense. I hope they will never forget how much they mean to each other.
Random Words or Memories That I Don't Want to Forget:
- Hogan, driving home late one night, “I can’t see the man on the moon, I don’t think he is telling us to go to sleep. I think he is asleep or on vacation in Florida.”
- Lauralee hugging me tight at bedtime and saying, "I love you, Mama." (in the sweetest little voice that I've ever heard)
- Going for walks with Hogan dressed as various Super Heroes, or just wearing plain crazy outfits.
- Hogan and Lauralee racing their Daddy from one point to another when we go on walks. I love watching them run and laugh.
- Hogan and his "coo-jom-vuz" (pajamas)
- Lauralee singing Jesus Loves Me and Baa Baa Black Sheep while she lays in her crib at night.
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