I spent a happy morning with Noah and Ava while Jaimie journeyed to Ikea to purchase some furniture. It was an utterly peaceful few hours under the tall  shaking trees around Jaimie's house. We first played inside and did a few small chores (washed some windows in the great room), then had a hearty lunch out on the breezy patio, after which the kids bounced and splashed and laughed in the wading pool for close to two hours. They had more fun together than I could ever describe. I was particularly impressed by Noah's ever-present kindness to his younger sister. He is a brother and a gentleman, for sure.