bossy 6 year old...

So, I have a bossy six year old...Now those WITH or who HAVE had a six year old would probably be like...so?....but today Britton pulled one over on me that literally left me with my mouth hanging open....

I was preparing supper. At the same time that he walked into the kitchen, I yelled, "JOSH"...Brit said, "momma what do you need?" I said, "I need Daddy to help me with something." Brit, "What?" Me, "Well, I need help getting that bowl, I can't reach it." Brit, "Right now Daddy's drawing with me, I will have him come down in a little bit." I said, "but Brit..." He interrupted, "don't worry Momma, he will get it, I'll tell him to." I said, "Boy you sure are bossy today." Brit started to walk out of the kitchen then turned back and looked at me and said, "Rule of life #77, when you're mom says you're bossy it doesn't necessarily mean it's true."

And WHAT could I say to that??!!!

Britton IS his grandfathers grandson!!!

Today at supper, Britton asked me why they "throw rolls at that restaurant"...(Lamberts) I said, "well, that's just the way they do things.." He said, "What are they too lazy to WALK over there and give them to you?" Oh yes, Brit you are DEFINITELY your grandfather's grandson! You act just like your Poppa! Love you so much....Love your poppa too...

Britton's activism!

Today on the way into town Britton asked me about what was going to happen to the dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico b/c there is oil in the ocean. I told him I wasn't sure that it was a major concern right now. He said, well, are dolphins freshwater fish? I said, no..but there IS a dolphin in the Amazon River and it IS a freshwater fish, but the ones in the Gulf need saltwater to survive. He said, well, Mom, if there is ever any oil in the Amazon we are flying down there and getting those dolphins and putting them in our swimming pool....I chuckled and said, Ok Brit...no problem!

I am so proud of my little activist! Look out WORLD!!

Can't believe I did it!

I dropped Britton off at swimming lessons this a.m. and then went home to fold some laundry. Was folding laundry and visiting with Aidan and all of a sudden I looked at the clock. It was 10:45...I realized I was 15 minutes late to get Britton....by the time I got to the pool I was 25 minutes late! I am so horrified by this oversight that it's all I've thought about all day! I FORGOT my son! Sometimes I feel like my brain is on over load, obviously that is absolutely the case! When I got to the pool, I jumped out of the car and ran up the side walk and started apologizing to Britton and was crying, BIG TIME! Britton was so big and brave and he just kept saying, Mom it's ok. Everyone I told just laughed and then would share a story about how either THEY were left or they LEFT a child. I know it should make me feel better, but it really doesn't. I still, HOURS later, feel awful! It completely shook me. I AM capable of leaving a child someplace and forgetting them! UGH....God help me when Liam gets here and I have 3 to worry about!!

Hugs to you Britton....Mommy loves you so very much!

Little things I have noticed..

1. Britton will look me right in the eye if he needs to know how he should be feeling...

2. Aidan copies every move his brother makes sometimes, other times he does his own thing..

3. Britton is kinda sloppy..

4. Aidan is a collector...he makes treasures out of rocks, packing peanuts, sticks, etc.

5. Britton is reserved when showing love to others...

6. Aidan loves freely..

7. Britton is VERY compassionate and is always thinking of others feelings...

8. Aidan thinks he is 10 feet tall and bullet proof...

9. Britton loves to learn...

10. Aidan loves to explore

11. Britton will make anything a learning moment..

12. Aidan makes the world his playground...

but most importantly...

13..they will both occasionally say, I love you, to each other without provocation!

Bye Bit, have a good day...

Every morning at our house is chaos! Well, on school days that is. I get Brit up while trying to finish up myself, then get Aidan. Aidan is sure to wake up NOT wanting to be talked to...Brit wakes up ready to tell you his plans for world domination! Me, I am running from room to room making sure teeth are brush, clothes are on, lights are off, breakfast is eaten, backpacks are on, shirts are tucked in, well...you get the picture...I have a system...while any bystander would look at us and say, "holy cow, this is CHAOS"....it is a system, one I have perfected...for us.. In the bustle of the day, Brit and Aidan get in the car and off we go. Brit jabbers all the way to school, Aidan, thumb in mouth, looking like he'd rather be in bed. But when we get to Brit's school something happens...Brit gets out of the van and looks back before he closes the door and says, "bye Mom, love you, bye Aidy." Aidan, without fail, responds, "Bye Bit, have a good day". To which Brit responds, "you too Aidy, I love you." Aidan then, "love you too."

I do believe this small exchange is so important not only to the boys day....but also to mine...It makes me feel like, they don't necessarily need me, for them, to love each other. They love each other just fine.....

I often tell people that while Aidan was in my tummy, before we found out he was a boy, I would pray that God would give me what Britton needed....if he needed a sister, a girl, but if he needed a brother, a boy...Seeing my boys together, you can tell...God answered that prayer..They are JUST what the other needed....

I'm proud of you boys...love, Mom

Liam Jakob

The week of Christmas 2009, Josh and I found out we were going to have another baby. It has been a whirlwind pregnancy....completely different than the two before. I wasn't sick, I haven't gotten very big, I have craved ONLY apples and oranges, and have been EXHAUSTED! We just knew that these differences were because we were having a girl. On April 1, 2010, we found out that we were going to have another boy. The day we found out, we didn't have a name, had NO idea what we were going to name the baby other than we wanted the middle name to be Jakob..so..the name HAD to go with Jakob. The rest of the day was spent tossing names around. Finn, Liam, etc..I liked Finn but we had a little chuckle over Finn Griffin...and Josh liked Liam..but he said he would be fine with whatever I liked. That night, I went to bed. In my sleep, I had a dream, I was having a conversation with God. He was in front of me while I spoke with him. I asked him, "God, why couldn't you have sent me a girl? You know we are done after this baby, why couldn't we have a girl this time?" God said to me, "Misty, I sent to you the baby that your Grandfather chose for you." I said, "but why couldn't it have been a girl?" God said, "Misty, I am sending the child that your Grandfather and I chose for you." The next morning, I felt in my heart that this baby, this little miracle inside of me, his name was Liam. It just felt right in my heart. Later that day, I texted Josh a picture of an outfit that I had bought and I wrote, Liam's first outfit. He replied, Love it, the name and the outfit. When I got home, I decided that Britton's name means of British decent, Aidan's name means born of fire, I needed to know what Liam means. I looked it up...Liam means "the one who protects". Grandpa and God sent me a child and gave him the name "the one who protects". Then I got to thinking about it and realized that his middle name Jakob, and God appeared to me the same way he appeared to Jacob in the Bible, in a dream!

I have no doubt that God wants me to have this adorable boy in my tummy...Liam Jakob, I cannot wait to see you face to face. I love you,

Mommy