BRITTEN

BRITTEN

KAMERON

KAMERON

MY BOYS!

MY BOYS!

Monday, October 24, 2011

Birthday Parties Galore!!

When school starts in August, I always seem to breath a sigh of relief.  I made it through the summer and lived to tell about it.  I always envision life slowing down and returning to a normal pace.  Then September rolls around.  I begin to rack my brain with the upcoming birthdays of my boys. 

Kameron is first at the very end of the month.  I swear I spend countless hours trying to figure out what to get a 4 year old that he hasn't already inherited from his big brother, or that he doesn't already have.  Lucky for me, the only thing he really wanted was a new set of golf clubs.  These to replace the old set of the exact same clubs he got for Easter.   His old set had cracked heads, broken shafts, and the duck tape would hold no more.  He  had spend the summer swinging away.  Every ball, tree branch, leaf,  matchbox car, toy, or whatever else he could find, seemed to end up on the tee with Kameron ready so send it into the yard next door.  No kidding, without fail, it will end up in the neighbors yard!!  I will admit, I think we have a golfer in our future, this kid has a killer swing.  He even impressed the guy who does weed control on our lawn and the one who helped installed our central air.  My brother went home with a golf ball in the bucket that he keeps all of his tools in.   With new golf clubs in hand, he was ready to hit the ground running.  Watch out neighbors, here he comes!

While Kameron was relishing in his new clubs, it left me a bit sad.  There was my little 5lb 11oz baby.  Swinging a club like there was no tomorrow.  Kameron will always be the baby of the family.  I can hardly believe how time has passed.  He is my snuggle buddy, my singer, my non-picky eater.  He makes me smile everyday and always reminds me what day it is on the calendar.  How I love this little boy!

Next up is Britten, three and a half weeks later, in the middle of October, we are celebrating again.  This birthday is very much the same in thought, What do you get the the 10 year old who is too little for the "baby toys" and not quite old enough for the "bigger kid toys"?  Like most kids his age, video games are the "thing"!  We do have a Wii and for too long there were just not enough controllers for all his friends to play when they came over.  So two new controllers and a new video game were the perfect fit.  Now it is Phineas and Ferb to the rescue at our house.   Britten is my tenderhearted son.  He never has anything bad to say about anyone...EVER.  He loves to be loved and he loves to give love.  He has always been the apple of his mom and dad's eye.  He is an amazing big brother and lets his little brother tag along.  He teaches Kameron how to navigate the games on the Wii, and lately they can be found in the front yard throwing the football, or playing tag.   How lucky I am to be the mom of such a loving and kind son.  Not a day goes by that I don't think about my little 6lb 8oz baby Britten, and the complete joy he brings to me and to our family.

How fun it is watching my kids grow up and getting to celebrate all the milestones involved with growing and progressing at home, in school, and in the gospel.  HOW GRATEFUL I FEEL TO BE MOM!!

*Photos to come, I promise.*