My Boys

I LOVE being a mama and auntie of boys.

Yesterday, Braxton hung out with Mama at work.

This kid is a hoot!

He got us Cafe Rio for lunch and cut his finger nails with the sharpest knife I've ever seen.

I'm not sure why these things surprise me anymore!

I will miss my kiddos coming and hanging out with me.

I will miss their boy-stuff that they do, i.e. cutting finger nails with a super sharp knife.

Asher is 23 months old! 

He turns TWO this month.

That actually makes my heart break a little.

I LOVE his auntie kisses and his naughtiness!

Anson is 20 months old.

I LOVE his snuggles and cuddles and giggles.

I love when I get to the house and he grins SO big to see Auntie!

Colton is like a dang star shining brightly.

This kiddo is so happy.

He loves to take selfies with Mama.

He also loves getting his Starbucks coffee once a week!

Last Saturday morning, he and Kaydon got up at 5 am and went to the Bountiful Temple to do some baptisms.

These are MY kids.

How did I get so blessed?!

Kaydon was able to do quite a few of the baptisms.

This boy right here is LOVING Chile.

He is happy, healthy, safe and full of love and joy.

He is missing peanut butter and American food.

But, he is SO good.

I am just the luckiest!

The Kid

Because our lives are so boring and rarely is there ever excitement, I have to share you a couple of stories:

Rest assured, there are always stories up in this Struggle Bus!

Yesterday, Kaydon and Braxton took some time to go "register the yellow car after Dave looked at it."

Around lunchtime, I got a text from Braxton:
"The kid locked the keys in the car and the car is running."

Insert me rolling my eyes for the 12389234857 time since becoming a mother.

"Where are you?"

"Farmington."
"WHY??"

"Kaydon wanted to do some shopping."

"You guys are supposed to be getting the banana car fixed and registered, Yo!"

"I know, Ma."

And now I roll my eyes for the 12389234858th time.

"What are you going to do?"

"Don't worry, Ma! There is a police officer here to help!"

"Uh, to help you get into an unregistered car that is not insured and you two are basically truant."

"Yeah! Cool, huh??"

12389234859th eye roll.

The car is being "fixed" tomorrow.

Then registered tomorrow.

Then insured tomorrow.

I hope.

By the way, I knew a girl growing up that would cross her eyes and roll her eyes and they got stuck and she had to have surgery to unstick them.

So, probably don't roll your eyes as often as I do!

Boy Mom am I.

Strokes 'R Us

The stroke that I had in December had an effect on all of us.

The recovery and the new norm has an effect on all of us.

After Jackson, Braxton and I had our flu shots yesterday, we had some lunch.

They took me back to work.

Within 45 minutes, I had a headache that caused me to not be able to hold my head up.

My  left eye has tapped out.

I was not in a good place.

Braxton came back and got me, gave me medicine and put me to bed.

The boys alternated checking on me every 20 minutes.

Their lives have been changed drastically.

Later in the afternoon, once I was up and downstairs, Braxton took Colton to the store and got him two pumpkins.

One for him and one for Je'Mari.

They carved away and had a great time.

That was a job for a mama to do. 

But there are many things that Mama doesn't do anymore.

My boys, without being asked, always step right in. 

They know what needs to be done and they do it.

I am so, so thankful.