This boy has my heart.  Nine hasn’t been what I would consider the easiest year thus far. He’s getting to that age where he’s not quite as innocent, he hears more things at school that I don’t like and he is just getting older.  Then there is the relationship with his brother that is often troubling.

But at the end of the day, he’s still the sweet boy who wants to snuggle with me, sleep with Snoopy and read nonstop.

When I find him like this, I can’t help but be filled with joy.