Caso's Dreams

Last night we got a blanket out in the grass in the front yard. We went out just before it got dark, and stayed there for probably and hour or more.
It eventually got dark so we could look up at the stars.
Neely fell asleep, and Paige was cuddled up with her head on my knees, and Jess was next to me.

Cason lay down between Jess and me, with his hands behind his head, and stared up at the stars. After a minute he said "Mom, I wish I was a robot in the sky". Jess and I couldn't believe how cute it was. First of all, just how much he loves the Iron Giant, but mostly the fact that he was imagining himself as a robot, flying through the night sky. Oh my gosh.

Then I told him "Cason, I think it's cool that you like to imagine being a robot." He didn't say anything, but pretty soon started singing a song about it. (He sings all the time lately, about whatever he's doing, or thinking about) It went "Where are you giant? Where ARE you, where are you? Robot friend, robot friend, robot friend."

A while later he was on his side, staring into the darkness, clearly thinking again. I asked him "Cason, what are you thinking about?" He just said "Yeah. Yes." without looking at me. So I asked again and he just nodded and said "Good." I laughed and asked "You're thinking about something good?" and he nodded and told me "Yeah, I'm doing a lot better." It was awesome, Jess and I were cracking up. I'm still not sure what he thought I was asking.
He's awesome.

This morning Neely and I left our sick family behind and went to church. She was a honey as usual.
But when we came home, I made the mistake of putting her down when she wanted me to hold her. I love when she's crying but will still give you a smile.
We finally accepted that Neely's old enough to play with the ol' Rock'N'Roar Dinosaur Mollie bought when Paige was a baby. It's been their favorite toy as babies, no contest. So we put some batteries in it and Paige helped me clean it up.

She likes it, when Cason actually lets her use it.