Laughter IS the Best Medicine

It has been a particularly difficult week at our house. Without Cooper, the house feels kind of empty - especially when the boys are sleeping. We have still gone out on our regular morning "dog" walks which is weird without a dog.

When we stop at the park to play, there is no more juggling a push on the swings and throwing a stick to fetch and trying to chase after Ethan running one way while the dog runs the other way to take a poop... I miss the chaos, but each day since Monday has gotten easier.
Troy and I are grateful that we have Ethan and Beckett. They make us smile and force us to keep moving forward - we are very lucky.
After naptime, Dad comes home from work and we usually hang out in the living room so the boys can have some milk and wake up before we go out. Now that Beckett is getting older - there is more and more interaction between them.
Ethan says "Hi!" and pauses...Beckett squeals at Ethan like he is answering back in his own language...Ethan laughs a contagious belly laugh - and repeats the sequence again. It is amazing how simple things like this can make everything be ok again when you are feeling down.