First sick day!

Today after Brit had been in school for two hours, I got a phone call.  His school was calling to tell me that Brit had a fever and I needed to come and get him.  When I got to the school, I walked into the office and into the nurses room and there he sat on a cot.  When he saw me, I smiled and said, "Hey!"  Immediately, tears started pouring down his cheeks!  I said, "Hey Brit, what's the matter?"  He bravely wiped the tears and said, "Nothin"  I said, "what's wrong?"  He said, sniff, sniff, "I'm in trouble."  I said, "you're not in trouble, why would you say that?"  He said, "Well, I'm in the office."  

It about broke my heart that he had been sitting in their thinking he was in trouble...I promised him we could hang out and get McDonalds! He was all smiles after that!  

Some may feel like having their school kid home was a pain...b/c they couldn't do what they want to.  However, I am kind of excited about having a day with Brit..I believe we will do something, just me and my Big Boy while Aidy takes a nap....

cycling

we went cycling yesterday as a family!  First time since we got our new bikes.  I have always liked riding bikes and Josh and I used to do a great deal of it pre kid..However, after Brit was born, unfortunately, we trailed off (no pun intended)...Ironically, that is about when my cycling obsession became more intense...lol...So, yesterday we set out...what we have been trying to do since Mother's Day, on a family cycling expedition....we were on the trail for about 5 minutes and Britton managed to find the FIRST mud hole and fell face first in it...Mud everywhere!  Only Brit!  He got up and rode, like a champ, the rest of the way, covered in mud!  I would have demanded going back to the car for a shower!  I did realize though, that we need to do more real exercising....Brit said his legs were hurting him.  We really need to show him how important regular exercise is!  

It was overall a good trip.  Aidan woke up the next day, asking if we could go biking...:)  

Hopefully, this was one of many!!!!!  Well, no hopefully to it, it IS one of many!!!

A Little Britton in my day!

 Since Britton has started school....I have noticed he chats my ear off when he gets home...It's like he misses talking to me...or at least that is what I thought and was confirmed in my thinking today.  When we were on our way to recycling, Britton said, "momma, are you gonna have a baby when I grow up?" I said, "no baby, momma is done having babies."  He said, "but you will be all alone,"  I said, "Oh, I'll be ok."  He said, "Momma, I'm really gonna miss you when I grow up." I looked in the rear view mirror and he had tears in his eyes.  I said, "oh, Brit it will be ok, I'll come see you and call you." 

I cannot help but wonder if when he's 27 he will still feel like this! lol!  

When he got home, he was sitting on his bed, I was in his closet getting out some clothes.  He said, 'momma, the girl Kate in my class,' "uh, uh," I said, 

"She has fallen madly in love with me."  

I thought, oh no, what do I say?

I said,"Well, what makes you think that?"

He said, "she said she is my best friend, but I think she has fallen MADLY in love with me!"

I know he has to grow up, but after these two little stories, I realize, I need a little Britton in my day...I need to make time for us to "TALK" more!  He is so interesting!  I love that child of mine!