Where's Tessie?

I got my very first "please come pick up your child from school" call today.  Christian had been lethargic all morning, and although he didn't have a fever, his teachers felt he was feeling under the weather.  They know him very well and so I felt sure they were right.

When I arrived to pick Christian up he was snuggled up in a blanket and reading a book with one of his teachers.  He looked like he was feeling really bad.  I reached my arms out to him and he smiled.  "I missed you mama" he said into my neck, as he melted into me.

Once buckled into the car, Christian looked over at Tessie's car seat, perplexed.  "Where's Tessie?" he asked.   I explained that she was still in school and it was going to be just the two of us for the afternoon.  As we pulled away from the school, I noticed that Christian was looking very enthusiastic in the back seat.  His window was rolled down and he was smiling into the wind.

When we got home Christian's mood continued to improve, and I began to suspect he was just playing hookey.   We had a great afternoon of watching movies and playing with toys.  Every time we entered a room, Christian called for his sister, then looked at me expectantly.  When it was finally time to pick her up, he was so excited that he fell over with glee.

I love that my son is so in love with his sister.   So in love, that on the day he finally had his mom all to himself, all he wanted was his sister.  Once they were together they, of course, spent half the time getting on each others nerves.  But there was one moment, while they were in the bath and Tes was explaining that the dinosaurs are extinct.  They were in their own world, one I am not a part of, and one that looked so beautiful, I was almost jealous.