Anything But Gray

Every fit my son has ever thrown.
Every hard time he has ever given me.
Every mess he has ever made.
Every thing he has ever destroyed.
In one minute last night, my son made it all worth it.
He sent me flying.
Absolutely sky high.
Tears in my eyes and everything.

We were sitting down to dinner. We had gotten them pizza. Every Wednesday is pizza & movies night. We usually grab the pizza and movies on the way home from swimming. We didn't swim last night, but we still took them to get their pizza and movies. Anyway…we were all sitting down to eat and Ben was sitting beside me instead of sitting in his seat, which was fine with me. Ben then stands up in his chair and puts his hand on my arm and leans over a little bit so he can see my face. "You're my best friend" he says, with those big blue eyes of his. And in that second, I am floored. I honestly think I loved that little boy more at that moment than I ever have. I didn't think it was possible to love him any more than I do. But he did it. In one little sentence, that boy stole my heart. I hug him and "You're my best friend, too" and Ben and I hug. Then Jaime says "What about me?" and I look over at her to see tears in her eyes and I grab her in a hug and say "Oh baby, you're my best friend too. You are both my best friend." And she instantly lights up. Ben then climbs onto my lap saying "I want to sit here." And then says "I love my mommy".

Holy crap….I was in tears.
Zak was like wow, that'll make your day. And I say.
"That just made my life."
I could've died in that moment and I would've felt like my life was complete.
And in that moment…..ahh….bliss.

Pure joy.