God loves you Mommy

So today was interesting. I spent most of the day cleaning up diarrhea - both boys must have a bug. However, the Lord gave me an extra measure of everything I needed. The boys and I enjoyed a walk at sunset and on our walk., Grant asked if he could pray for me, out of nowhere. He said "dear god thank you for my mommy" then as I put him to be he asked if he could sing me the mommy song, he made it up and it goes "god loves you mommy, repeat" earlier this morning he said he wants to live with me forever. What a sweet day.

A few sweet things

July 24 2001- Grant asks Jesus to live in his heart.

Aug 3- Grant says that " I have Paigey and Mommy and Jesus in my heart wherever I go"

Aug 5- Grant, do you know that Kyle is your best friend? Why is Kyle your best friend?
Because I love him
What do you love about him?
I like him.
What do you like about him?
He's special.
Why is he special?
Because God made him special.

I think this kid is getting it! Praise Jesus!

Don't blink...

We had such a fun weekend. We didn't do anything really just spent time together and I found myself thinking over and over, " I just couldn't be any happier". We played in the pool Friday afternoon and brought Paige home with us. We fed the kids dinner and got them down early and Scott and i had the evening together. we had some great conversation and watched tv together. The next morning, we took a long walk together made breakfast and went to swim with the Gentry's. We went home took naps and then went swimming again with meagan, Gideon and Kara and her crew. We ate around the pool and got the boys down early. We went to church on Sunday and then played and worked around the house the rest of the day. Scott and the boys had some really fun time together that evening and it was all around just a really sweet weekend.

Swim lessons

We have had the boys in swimming lessons. Grant started out pretty much terrified. I think he was more upset about not being on his own terms than he actually was afraid of the water. Scott and I prayed and talked to him and within just a few (long and emotional) days he was swimming like a little fish. It has been so fun to watch him gain confidence and watch God answer his prayers as God made him strong and courageous.   It has been so fun rewarding him for his progress and practicing with him. We have been in the pool constantly. I am thankful to be a stay at home mom and get to participate in this whole process.  And today he decided that since he could calm himself down at swim lessons, he might just be able to be brave and conquer his next biggest fear; loud airport potties that flush on their own!  He said it not me! How cool to watch him learn to trust himself, his parents and God himself. We take one step of faith and we get excited to trust again and again.

Kyle, is a natural. He can hold his breath, and likes to hold his breath for crazy amounts of time. He is loving the water. He cried some at first but caught on very quickly. Its so fun to watch him learn too! Swim lessons have actually made me a little more nervous around the water with him- he thinks he can swim like the big kids!

God, what are you doing in heaven?

Here is the conversation we overheard Grant have tonight while we were in the other room:
"God...God...What are you doing up in heaven, taking care of Mommy's Daddy?"
So precious.

Sea World

So now I understand how those parks make so much money. We had a blast taking Grant for his 3rd Birthday! Scott took off of work and Kyle stayed with Mima and just the three of us went to SeaWorld. I had so much fun just playing with Grant all day! It was such a sweet day, I will never forget.

But he wants to screech mama!

I got kind of irritated today in the car by Kyle's constant LOUD screeching and Grant started to tear up and said "but he wants to screech mama" I guess you had to be there, it was really cute and gave me an extra measure of patience for the screeching!

The simplicity of forgiveness

Well, this happened about a week ago or so but I couldn't let it go undocumented. Grant knocked Paigey over with a big red ball and Paigey proceeds to scream "NO!" and point her finger at him. I quickly moved Grant to time out and was consoling Paige. I hear Grant from around the corner yelling "I am sorry Paige!" The conversation proceeded as follows:

P:I forgive you Grant

G:Thank You Paige, I love you

P: I love you too Grwant

These kids are 2?! When and why does it get any harder than this?!

We

Well, yesterday was the first time I heard Grant use the word "we" referring to he and Kyle. He said "We threw our drinks over the (baby)gate Mama." They were both laughing. It was so precious and I look forward to all the fun "we" times ahead!

Just God Protects Us

It was so precious. On Tuesday we were coming home from the grocery store. Grant saw a police car. I said, "Grant, policement protect us, that's their job." Grant was quiet for a few seconds and replied. "No Mama, just God protects us." He was quiet for a few more seconds and then shared that insightful truth with Kyle. What a sweet boy!

We had a super fun day together today. We have been a little couped up with the cold weather but I was determined to have some fun today. We went and got donuts and then met up with Grant's friend Luke at Hoppin' House. Both boys enjoyed it so much, they had a blast! I can't wait to watch them together in just a year or so as Kyle gets more independent. I am loving my boys!

Thinking of Having Kids?

This forward cracked my up, it hits close to home at this phase of life!

Thinking of Having Kids? Do this 11 step program first!

by My Smart Hands South Calgary on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 1:26pm

Lesson 1
1. Go to the grocery store.
2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office.
3. Go home.
4. Pick up the newspaper.
5. Read it for the last time.

Lesson 2
Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who already are parents and berate them about their.
1. Methods of discipline.
2. Lack of patience.
3. Appallingly low tolerance levels.
4. Allowing their children to run wild.
5. Suggest ways in which they might improve their child's breast feeding, sleep habits, toilet training, table manners, and overall behaviour. Enjoy it because it will be the last time in your life you will have all the answers.

Lesson 3
A really good way to discover how the nights might feel.
1. Get home from work and immediately begin walking around the living room from 5PM to 10PM carrying a wet bag weighing approximately 8-12 pounds, with a radio turned to static (or some other obnoxious sound) playing loudly. (Eat cold food with one hand for dinner)
2. At 10PM, put the bag gently down, set the alarm for midnight, and go to sleep.
3. Get up at 12 and walk around the living room again, with the bag, until 1AM.
4. Set the alarm for 3AM.
5. As you can't get back to sleep, get up at 2AM and make a drink and watch an infomercial.
6. Go to bed at 2:45AM.
7. Get up at 3AM when the alarm goes off.
8. Sing songs quietly in the dark until 4AM.
9. Get up. Make breakfast. Get ready for work and go to work (work hard and be productive)

Repeat steps 1-9 each night. Keep this up for 3-5 years. Look cheerful and together.

Lesson 4
Can you stand the mess children make? To find out.
1. Smear peanut butter onto the sofa and jam onto the curtains.
2. Hide a piece of raw chicken behind the stereo and leave it there all summer.
3. Stick your fingers in the flower bed.
4. Then rub them on the clean walls.
5. Take your favourite book, photo album, etc. Wreck it.
6. Spill milk on your new pillows. Cover the stains with crayons. How does that look?

Lesson 5
Dressing small children is not as easy as it seems.
1. Buy an octopus and a small bag made out of loose mesh.
2. Attempt to put the octopus into the bag so that none of the arms hang out.

Time allowed for this - all morning.

Lesson 6
Forget the BMW and buy a mini-van. And don't think that you can leave it out in the driveway spotless and shining. Family cars don't look like that.
1. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment. Leave it there.
2. Get a dime. Stick it in the CD player.
3. Take a family size package of chocolate cookies. Mash them into the back seat. Sprinkle cheerios all over the floor, then smash them with your foot.
4. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.

Lesson 7
Go to the local grocery store. Take with you the closest thing you can find to a pre-school child. (A full-grown goat is an excellent choice). If you intend to have more than one child, then definitely take more than one goat. Buy your week's groceries without letting the goats out of your sight. Pay for everything the goat eats or destroys.

Until you can easily accomplish this, do not even contemplate having children.

Lesson 8
1. Hollow out a melon.
2. Make a small hole in the side.
3. Suspend it from the ceiling and swing it from side to side.
4. Now get a bowl of soggy Cheerios and attempt to spoon them into the swaying melon by pretending to be an airplane.
5. Continue until half the Cheerios are gone.
6. Tip half into your lap. The other half, just throw up in the air.

You are now ready to feed a nine- month-old baby.

Lesson 9
Learn the names of every character from Sesame Street , Barney, Disney, the Teletubbies, and Pokemon. Watch nothing else on TV but PBS, the Disney channel or Noggin for at least five years. (I know, you're thinking What's 'Noggin'?) Exactly the point.

Lesson 10
Make a recording of Fran Drescher saying 'mommy' repeatedly. (Important: no more than a four second delay between each 'mommy'; occasional crescendo to the level of a supersonic jet is required). Play this tape in your car everywhere you go for the next four years. You are now ready to take a long trip with a toddler.

Lesson 11
Start talking to an adult of your choice. Have someone else continually tug on your skirt hem, shirt- sleeve, or elbow while playing the 'mommy' tape made from Lesson 10 above. You are now ready to have a conversation with an adult while there is a child in the room.