Fun With Our Sons: Celebrations

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Celebrations

Since my last post, we've celebrated a few things around here.

Braylen performed in his first band concert! The 6th graders played 3 songs. Braylen played the tympani, the snare drum, and the bells. He tells me his favorite instrument to play was the tympani. Thanks to Grandma staying at home with Aaron, both Derek and I were able to go to Braylen's concert.
Aaron recovered from his 6 day illness in time to go to ONE day of school last week. Friday was also great because...
Our first snowfall of the season started Friday night! I think we got between 5-6 inches of snow. Our boys all had plenty of time to play in the snow, shovel the snow, and build snow forts. I have to laugh when people ask them if they built a snowman. Umm, no. They don't build snowmen. They build snow forts! :)
Kaleb's birthday party with family might have been a week later than I'd originally planned, but it felt right on time to me. He enjoyed a big spaghetti dinner with the family in town, viewing his slide show videos on Grandma and Grandpa's new big screen TV, opening presents, and eating chocolate birthday cake.
I know this will come as a shock to those of you who know us well...Ginger is sleeping in the house at night...not in her crate, but on her dog bed!
Aaron's reached a therapeutic level with his medication. We even have some wiggle room with his dose, should we feel the need to increase it. His illness set him back a week, but as of today, I think we are making progress with the current dose.

Some pictures to highlight our celebrations...

6th grade band

Braylen playing the snare drum

Time for presents!

Kaleb's favorite gift. Thanks Grampy & Grammy!

When the boys turn 10, Derek likes to get their tool collection started.

Kaleb really wanted roller blades. He'll look forward to
using them in the spring!

I bought Aaron some slipper socks to cheer him
up during his illness. He loved them!

Kaleb with his #10 cake
Surrounded by his family of course!

This month is already passing quickly. Our Christmas decorations are going up slowly, but we're getting there. Aaron and I put our tree up on Sunday while the others shoveled driveways. Now if only I had help with my Christmas village! Mom and Dad, you need to retire and come spend December with us! :)

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What I've Learned While Raising Boys

You know you're a Cub Scout mom when you end up teaching the salesperon which neckerchief slide goes with which age level.

The boys want to be just like dad, but they want to snuggle with mom.

Snuggling and cuddling can quickly turn into a tickling match with daddy, but mommy avoids the tickling to keep snuggling longer.

A carpeted floor always turns into a wrestling mat.

I don't care how old (or how young) you are; if you are male, you will wrestle on the carpeted floor.

I've never heard the words 'belch' and 'fart' more in my life. Nor the sound effects those words represent.

They'll carry toads and eat dog food. Hand them a toilet brush and they think it's gross.

Why mop the boys' bathroom floor when I can wait for them to do it for me? Three showers later, a towel makes a nice mop.

Courtesy flush=an adult walks by the boys' bathroom and flushes the toilet. Courtesy flushes are standard around here.

Hearing me count to 5 changes my child's behavior, if only for a moment.

I get more practice counting to 5 than I did when I was learning how to count.

Pull-ups should never go in the dryer.

Vacuuming the pull-up pieces out of the dryer at midnight is not unheard of.

Rocks, cars, coins, chapstick, crayons, army men, kleenex, and stickers are all washable, but shouldn't be.

If I want a child to be sick, give him clean sheets.

Band-aids really do make it all better.

My camera batteries will die at the worst time. Like they did at my wedding and the birth of my first son.

When I get mad at my son for spilling his drink, I'll spill mine that same day.

Just when I'm ready to sit down with my lunch, my kids need cleaned up from finishing theirs.

The game "I Spy" works great in a restaurant; not in a moving car.

Dandelion bouquets should be checked for ants before gracing my kitchen counter.

I should always accept a dandelion from my son with delight, for someday they will just be weeds in my yard.

I really do have eyes in the back of my head.

The messier the better--living room, kitchen, toy room--for it means my kids are here with me.

I never turn away a hug from my son--soon enough he won't offer them to me.

Things are always better in the morning.

I can never find the scotch tape in my kitchen drawer, but my son has at least 3 rolls in his desk.

My 5 year old can remember attending a funeral when he was 3, but he can't remember to flush the toilet or shut the front door.

I shouldn't be surprised that my 5 year old thinks I was friends with Mary, mother of Jesus, when he thinks 7 year olds are big kids.

Hiding a purchase from an inquisitive child looks like shoplifting.

The number of bathrooms in a home should equal the number of children. All 3 bathrooms have been used at the same time more than I ever would have imagined.

I'm a selfish, self-centered person. God's cure for that? My 3 blessings.

They really are little for just a little while. . .