I’ve been messing around in home automation the last few months. It happened because someone broke into our garage, stole two bikes, and rummaged through just about everything else. So I got some cameras, security equipment, new locks, etc. but that’s not really what this post is about…

School is closed today, so I took the boys to the zoo. We tried to have lunch at a local restaurant, but because my 3 year old decided he absolutely had to sit on the side of the table with his brother rather than his dad, and was determined to start screaming and crawling under the table until that happened, we left the restaurant after sitting down for less than 2 min.

So after a tiring morning and a frustrating lunch, I was putting the boys in their bedrooms for some quiet time when Henry, my 6 year old, asked if he could read to George. Watching him work super hard to read to his brother brought me so much joy. Seeing how proud he was of himself. Oh, and the bonus is that all I had to do was sit back and take pictures.

And that’s the best kind of home automation.

Apologies for the blur, they both started squirming a bunch when I got out the camera.