February 17

It's not unusual for me to find Isaac holding doors for his classmates or helping younger kids, but I was a little surprised --and totally gratified-- to see Brady doing the same for his two-year old cousin this morning at a family birthday party.

Asher wanted to go outside and asked Brady to help him with his socks and shoes. Without missing a beat, Brady agreed. The moment was a short-lived one, but it was a sweet one for me. Brady is definitely my scrapper (which isn't surprising given that he's number four and he's the only one of my babes who isn't an older sibling), so it was a blessing to see him taking care of someone his junior.