I beleive Ezra would say Lunar Eclipses "rock." He would also say that older boys "rock" too. An exclamation that he has adopted from his Mommy, unfortunately. He even uses his little fist while saying it, thrusting it into the air as if he were at an arena concert.He was getting his "dude boy" on the other night when we went searching for the Lunar Eclipse. We walked up several hills in our neighborhood, watching the moon duck in and out of the fog. We found a spot with a beautiful view that spanned from the city to Bernal Hill. We tried to blow away the fog but resorted to picking several daisies at a near by bush after feeling a bit dizzy from hyperventilation.
Then a Mom and her 12 year old son, Chucky, joined us at the daisy bush and we watched the partially eclipsed moon emerge from the haze together. Well, Chucky eclipsed the moon for Ezra. E was enamored. He danced around Chucky trying to get his attention and Chucky played along. Then we all danced Ring-Around-The-Rosie, the clouds shadowed the moon and we all headed home. We love our neighborhood.
Ezra is one lucky little guy, such as I have pointed out many times. We realize that he has such great men in his life. I don't know how we did it. We live far away from family. But, our male friends have become significant people in his life.
Here are just a few bigger boys in E's life that mean the world to him.
There is Po, who showers him with Happy Anytime gifts and good Po-Haku love.
There's Jeremy, whom E refers to as Daddy, in the universal sense.
There is Axel, whom E has known since birth, who always creates a magical space for E and his friends.
And, there is Viru, whom Ezra always calls first when he is pretending to use the telephone.And, these are just a few. More bigger boys abound in his life. We just don't have the photos.
Boy looks pretty happy and balanced.
Moms are happy when boy is happy. And, we are grateful.
