A Peek Inside Our Monday Mornin' Window

If you were to peek inside my dining room window at 7:00 am every morning, this is what you'd see.

A table full of Legos.
Three little boys.
Still in pajamas.
And, a sleepyhead, frazzle-haired Momma heading to the kitchen to make a pot of coffee.

My boys love to play with their Legos.

I love what their play with Legos reveals about their personalities.

My Max. He's always building airplanes. He spends about five minutes building one, then zooms and crashes it around the house for the next hour.

He's not interested in the process. It's all about the finished product. (He's his Dad's son. Don't tell my husband I told you that.)

Max has his eyes on the destination.

My Jack. Technical. Intense builder. He's all about concentrating on creating intricate things. This is the beginning of The Millennium Falcon. He builds it as precisely as his five year-old fingers and imagination will allow.

It's all about the process for Jack. It's about the fun of getting there. He'll finish it, and then take it apart within minutes.

Jack loves the journey.

My Lincoln - my sweet baby. I give him a small bowl and he fills it with Legos...

And, then empties it out, again. Over and over and over.

I love this age. The comfort of repetition. The babyness. All that Lincoln wants is to be with his brothers. To be like them. To play with their toys.

Lincoln loves being included.

But, do you know what I love just as much about this it's-still-so-dark-outside Lego playing session?

Legos babysit.

They watch my boys for the early mornin', "How on earth am I gonna do this today?", "Why do they wake up rearin' to go?, "Where is Mary Poppins or Fraulein Maria?" twenty minutes that I need to make a pot of coffee, pour in my favorite creamer, guzzle down my first cup of ambition, and gain some perspective.

Because without those few, precious minutes, I'd see my boys like this...

Instead of what's really there.

The children I love.
Playing together.
With their favorite toys.

And, their bright, colorful, unique personalities reminding me how very blessed I am to wake up to a new day with them.