So, Here Are Five Reasons I Am Loving My Boys This Week - X2!!
1. The boys LOVED their custom bday cakes by Mema! Mema always does an amazing job capturing exactly what each boy wants! And ofcoarse, they are very yummy bc they are made with an extra scoop of Mema's love! For Evan it was all about Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story 3. For Bryce is was all about Lightening McQueen from Cars. It must be mentioned that Mema makes them a cake for theie "real" bday day and their party day. We are quite spoiled around here! Thank you, Mema! Your cakes are a special part of our celebrations!
3. Bryce counted to five in Spanish while we were playing this week. He says "place" for "tres". It is super cute!
4. Gran, Mema, Mama, and Daddy have been hard at work assembling the boys new play set they got for their birthdays. They have been very patient in that the so called "8 - 10 hour" project (as stated in the directions) has taken more like "8 - 10 days" Gran has done most of the work with Mema closely directing and I fear they are both probably cussing me in their sleep because it has truly been a task!! But, I think it was all worth it because the boys are thrilled! They love it! The first thing Bryce wanted to do when he woke up Thursday morning was go swing . . . and we did . . pjs and all. . . i must say it was a great way to start the day! BIG, BIG THANK YOUS to Mema and Gran! That thing would still be lying in a million little pieces all over our yard if it was not for ya'll (or it would have been firewood by now - as gran suggested at one point ;)
5. Just in time for the completion of the new play set, Bryce learned to pump his legs and swing all by himself! We had worked on it, but one night it just clicked and he swung away for 20 minutes straight! I still find mysef in awe of each new little milestone!
6. Evan has been our preacher man this week. Between his daily tantrums, he has been working on the spiritual side of our lives! I was upstairs and heard Evan tell his daddy and brother as they were eating that they forgot to say the blessing. Everyone stopped and Evan sang "God our Father, God our Father, We thank you, we thank you, for our many blessings for our many blessings. Amen! Amen!" The next day he told me he wanted to sing me a song and broke into "Jesus Loves Me" in his cute little almost 3 year old voice! I have been getting him to sing it for anyone who will listen because it is just sweet as can be!
7. Evan has also embraced his county boy this week. Out of nowhere, he has developed an exaggerated southern accent that only applies to certain words like "down" which now has 2 syllables instead of one "day - yon" and "out" which sounds like "ow - yut." I can always count on that little fella for a laugh!
8. Any evening is always made better with a ride on daddy's lawnmower (this is what John was doing while he was suppose to be helping Gran with the playset - the blade was not even down - just joy riding!)
9. Celebreating Daddy's 33rd Birthday was the hightlight of our week. We started with a birthday breakfast and presents. Then the boys made a special delivery before lunch to John's office to give him some pottery they painted for him to put on his desk. We went to chick fil a for lunch and some play time. Then John headed out to his "farm" with papa to play for a little bit. We grilled hamburgers and put candles in John's fav brownie dessert to finish up our day of celebration! Celebrating with the boys make birthdays that much sweeter! A fun day was had by all!
10. Evan can not get enough of his Daddy these days. He is a major Daddy's boy and John is definitley enjoying and soaking up every second of it. Evan wakes up in the morning, I hear his door squeak open and his little fat feet padding down the hall way. Then, he sticks his head up over my side of the bed and his first words EVERY day are "where's daddy?" I then answer that question about 50 more times throughout the day! It is a precious bond!
I thought it would be hard to find 10 things to jot down, but once I got writing there were tons of little moments I wanted to save in words. My words never seem to do the actual memory quite the justice it deserves, but I can look back on the words and spark that memory in my mind and that makes me happy!
Happy Good Friday! Have a wonderful Easter weekend! ~j
YAY! The blogs are back! Love it! The video really had me giggling! How cute!
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