Can I go out and play now?

I was just now walking down the hall toward my office and happened to look over to see Cooper sitting on the bed in the front guest bedroom, intently looking at something outside. Those are his buddies from next door he is watching—they are 3-year-old fraternal twins who love playing “hide-and-seek” and “tag” with Cooper in our backyard. (Occasionally they even let their older sister join in the fun.)

Last week, the boys rang the doorbell to see if Cooper could come out and play. When we told them “sorry, not today, maybe tomorrow,” the darker-haired one replied in a sweet voice, “well, that’s not right.”

I’m sure Cooper agreed with him.