November 11

I took the kiddos to Black Bear Diner late this morning for brunch. It's something that we used to do fairly often on no school days, but it obviously wasn't an option when COVID was at its peak. It was quite nice to be out with them again, doing something that we'd always enjoyed together in a familiar place.

It was nice to eat, of course, but it was also wonderful to watch them interact with one another and to notice the small details, like how Isaac cuts his pancakes like a pizza and then drowns them in syrup while Brady eats his from the center out. And it was funny to notice that all three of them used butter. Lots of butter. (And to realize that Brady still eats butter when he thinks no one's looking.) 

And it was also nice when, following a quick visit to the Lego Store at the mall, they walked back out to the car hand-in-hand. I will forever wish Logan was with them, but I'm still grateful for what is. And the three of them give me much for which to be grateful.