Little stud

This evening, we were at the pool and Cole was standing beside me at the pools edge eating a pulled chicken sandwich. Well, Gibson Meierhoffer, who is 2, came up behind him and pushed him right in, full force, both hands! But Cole was a freaking rockstar!! He went all the way in and all the way under, but with one arm straight up in the air somehow keeping his sandwich completely dry! No joke. He just turned around, came to the edge, handed it to me, climbed out, dried his hands, accepted gibson’s begrudging apology with grace, and continued eating his sandwich. I was practically rolling!! He’s such an amazing little stud!

#brownheerenpattersonkids

Amanda and her kids came to stay this week while her Mom and Matt went to Arizona to move Brittney and her husband back to Kirksville (she was there for 2 years for Physical Therapy school). They arrived Wednesday evening, and the kids played til late, and then we figured out sleeping arrangements and put the kids to bed.  On Thursday morning, we got up, had cinnamon rolls for breakfast, and then got the kids ready and headed out the door to meet Jana at Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead. After a fun and full day hanging with most of the Brown family, we headed back to St. Joseph.
We did some swimming that evening at Robertsons house and they were worn out.
On Friday, we had a pool day at the country club and some time at the park! The kids had so much fun together. I worked Saturday morning, so TJ and Amanda hung out with the kids in the morning and the Heeren's went home mid day.
I’m so glad that my children are being raised closely with my two best friends children! What a blessing.

Roots and wings

7/5/16:For the longest time, Cole would use the word “unless” anytime the word except would be considered appropriate. Ex. “I found all of the socks unless one”. So, he heard Mommy say except a lot. I would find reasons to use the word except. This just started and was just resolved in the last few months.

1240-jax is at church camp and I just got off the phone with Him-he sounds excited, but this momma is seeing future years flash before her eyes, and it is making me a little teary. Like I might be holding back tears right now. I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday. They immediately laid him on my stomach, and I remember thinking I didn’t know you could love someone from the very first moment that you saw them. That seeing this person take their first breath would so completely and utterly take my breath away. That I would never be the same person again, because every time he is out of my arms, or out of my sight, or walks out my front door, or bikes away to meet up with friends, part of me goes with him, and it doesn’t return until he does. I hope I have and can continue to give him roots and wings.