Tre and the Boys

There are very few people, okay, maybe no one, who are more special to the boys than Tre. I don't blame them, Tre is an amazing kid. He is the son of an older couple in our church who have 6 children. 5 girls and 1 boy. The boys are the brothers he never had. We spend a lot of time with their family. The boys and Tre have become very close. I just adore homeschooled kids. They can appreciate and befriend someone despite their age difference. They don't buy into the idea that it's "not cool" to befriend someone younger than you.

This past summer Tre was traveling overseas with his family. He came home for about 48 hours and then flew out to start college in California, which to the boys is a different country. (I tend to agree, but for different reasons.) The 2 day window he was home, they threw him a going away party. But, we were on vacation and could not attend. So, the boys never had a chance to say good bye to him.

With his dad's help, Tre surprised his family and came home for a good friend's wedding. He made it quite clear that I was not to tell the boys of his visit, because he wanted to surprise them himself. I thought that was just too cute. Here are pictures of their reunion. It was just priceless. And of course, all serious photos are followed by a funny photo these days. Tre knows this all to well. 

I often wonder if Tre knows just how special he is to these boys. But, considering right now and other times before he's had a picture of the three of them as his facebook picture, maybe he does understand, because the feeling is mutual. 

December cannot come soon enough for this household! We have a countdown link to the baby's due date, but it's also a countdown to when Tre comes home.

And in case I haven't made it clear enough how much these boys think of Tre...Samuel thought that since Tre was going to be home right around the time the baby was going to be born, he thought it would be a fantastic idea if Tre cut the umbilical cord! Although, I love Tre as well, I had to softly let him know that will not be the case.