Random Blessing #1

Today, I was lucky enough to be able to grab a quick lunch with my mom and the two little ones she takes care of a few days throughout the week. Mom has been watching Paige and Greyson since they were born. I sort of conned her into watching Paige so by the time Greyson came along 3 years later, the woman was totally hooked... my plan all along :) 

Watching Paige and Greyson grow up has been one of those random, incredible orchestrated-by-God kind of things that has been really fun to be a part of. Here's a quick rundown of some memories that stand out.

I remember finding out that Katie was pregnant with Paige during the spring softball season my junior year in high school. It was a bittersweet moment because I knew that she was bringing a life into the world, which I guess is pretty exciting, but it also meant that she wouldn't be coaching me during my senior season, which was such a heartbreaking reality that I may or may not have cried a little bit at first. But then the black-haired tiny baby girl came and I quickly got over it.

I remember 16-month-old Paige's confusion after our dog died my freshman year of college and she would stumble around our house in her awkward "still trying to figure out the whole walking thing" strut asking where Nala was. And it brought tears to my eyes every time.

I remember where I was when I got the call that Katie was pregnant again, this time with a little boy- I was studying at the library my sophomore year in college and was PUMPED at the idea of having another little Treherne running around.

And then, today. Paige at 5, greeting me in the parking lot of the restaurant with a huge smile and her beautiful napkin art (because she refused to color on regular paper this morning). And Greyson, at a little over 2 years, talking in full sentences yelling, "Are you too big!?" when it took me extra long to get down the slide at playland. And for 30 minutes, I was able to forget the stresses of my life in Oxford and bask in the innocence of two beautiful kids who aren't even related to me but have totally shaped my life for the better. They've been bringing me breaths of fresh air for years and I'm so grateful that God, in his mercy, continues to refresh my soul through the presence of these little ones.

Flashback: October '06. Hanging out with a newborn Paige.

 December '09. Greyson joins the crew.

And today. Chasing the two of them around
Chick-fil-A's playland was quite the workout.