girl trapped

This morning I learned the age that boys start having girl troubles. Ages 6 and 8! Our 6 year old didn't want to bring a lunch from home, because he said whenever he does that he has to sit at the cold-lunch table and he's girl-trapped every time! He enlightened me that none of the boys in his class EVER bring a lunch from home. Hmmmm. End result? He brought his lunch today anyway.

Our 8 year old son is having issues with another 2nd grader that really gets on his nerves. Yep, it is a girl. She makes faces at him when he gets a wrong answer, she teases him at will, and purposely slams doors in his face. He has asked her to stop and she doesn't. He told me this morning that he'd really like to punch her; she makes him that mad. After a nice long talk with Daddy tonight, Braylen is now ready to handle this with a bit more grace.

On another note, our 3 year old Aaron couldn't love the girls in his life any more than he already does. He's been saying this to me lately: "Mommy, I love you and I like you." He says it during the day, and he even woke me up at 4am the other day to tell me that. He said he was having a dream about how much he loves me and he wanted to give me a big "leg hug." I call it a monkey hug, since he hangs on me like a monkey with legs and arms wrapped tight around me! His cousin Analise is the other girl in his life. While she is at our house a lot more often nowadays, he told Daddy that he wishes she was part of our family. Daddy told him that she is, and Aaron said "I mean I wish she was part of our family who LIVES with us all the time." How sweet to see one of our sons still having a good time with the females in his life! Of course, I can never get enough love from my boys. There is just nothing in the world like it!