truly yesterday you were playing with your best play mate spence:)
tea party and all..

he was asking a question and you said
SILENCE!!!

you are so funny!!!

ever since I practiced the sponge curlers on you for the dance performance( WHICH I DID NOT KNOW!!! they are VERY serious about it being CURLED!!!!)

but every night you are wanting to sleep in the pink sponges.. such a girl..
as I told you, you look awesome..
no I am pretty..
girls are pretty
boys are awesome:)

tad you woke up two mornings ago crying, telling me you had the worst nightmare EVER!!!

the prophet wasn't the real prophet and every one was trying to kill the real one..
it was so detailed.. and so real to you..
you asked me what I would do if the prophet said I had to leave you.. I of course just answered.. I WILL NEVER EVER LEAVE YOU.. no matter what..
but then said.. I promise he would never ask me to do that!!
then you busted out a question...

what is the resurrection!!!
oh my gosh what did they talk about on easter sunday?? that you had super ears.. of listening??

you are VERY VERY SHARP!!!!!!! may I NEVER EVER underestimate that !!!!!!hggg

I can NOT believe what control, what grown up skills you showed last night!!!!

after your baseball game, dinner baths..
I am trying to get you all headed off to bed.. of course there is the usual teasing.. not listening.. horsing around..
while mom is getting tired by the second:)

so tad you end up on time out right along with truly!! you both just SO naughty..
I tell you to put the sock away.. right after I told you to sit in time out..
with ozzy crying.. jonah wanting to finish his spelling test..
i see you NOT on time out.. and wig a little telling you NO WII tomorrow.. YOU CALMLY run right to time out.. then wait for all to settle a bit more.. you can WAIT.. YES TAD YOU WAITED!!!!! quite some time.. to softly say.. mom.. I was off time out cause I was putting my sock away..
I IMMEDIATELY stop.. look at you and get the HUGEST SMILE on my face.. I can NOT believe what you just did!!!
I WAS SOOOOO in the wrong!!! you were so treated unfairly.. but instead of you going OFF into crazy.. when I took your WII away.. you held it together, and waited till you knew I was ready to listen!!
what an example!!! I have replayed that 20 times in my head!!
was such a little piece of heaven!!

jonah.. you sat and waited also for every word calmly..

I am amazed every time.. when dad leaves how we all pull together to make up for the hole he leaves when he is not here!!
although it can be trying at times..
its a neat little blessing in a different way, to see what we are made of!!!
love you all very much!!! I love how we all snuggle ozzy to feel better!!!
I love how when I was walking with truly today.. I hold your hand to cross the street and you kiss my hand:)
I love how you SCREAM when you are playing with mitchell, jonah, tad and keaton!!
you will NOT be miss treated!! and if you catch wind that they are going to do you wrong or not be fair to such a tiny 3 year old!!
you have the lungs to say "NO this will NOT be going down like this!!"
ozzy!!!!!! I have to pause to tell you MAN.. you might top all the kids with your temper!!!!
you scared me so bad a week ago with how mad you got.. you didn't get your way and you literally were shaking so bad at ticked offness that I LITERALLY almost ran you to IHC cause I thought you were in pain!! holy crap!! dad was even like.. dude.. take him.. but I was just in shock that it just turned on so fast!!!! I waited it out. and sure enough. you just couldn't believe you didn't get your way/.. I think you wanted to go outside or something..
we will TOTALLY have to nip that in the butt!!!!
as being a mamas boy and brat will do you no good!!!!!
these last few months have been a transition for me!! in a way I did not see coming!!!
although I feel guilty at times.. that i have had to ask so much of you all!!! I am able to see that really it is the best I could do for you all..
I am trying to be the best me!!! that can only serve you all in the long run:)

OH one more thing..
tads game was so cold yesterday.. ozzy, truly and I were snuggled up. in the chair.. then jonah looked at me and said .. I feel like we are in japan.. everyone gets to be in the stroller but me...
we both looked at each other and laughed!!! I totally gave you a high five as .. good comparison.. then pulled you in right on my knee!!!
so love you!!!! YOU!! YOU have taught me so much about ME!!!! another thing I did not see coming!!!

may I rely heavily on the lord.. to strength me!!!