Megiliboo

When I think of Valentine's Day I often think of romantic love, but since Graydon and I are having our 10 year anniversary soon I will be doing a post about him later (I apologize ahead of time if I get too mushy). Lately Graydon and I have been discussing how incredibly blessed we are, so today I thought I would write an "I love you" to Megan, or as she is affectionately called in our house Megiliboo. Megan is a little girl with a teenager screaming to get out. Today she pranced out of her room with her dress up shoes(high heels), a cute headband in her hair, and a purple glittery belt and told me she was pretending she was a teenager. (I would have pictures but I have somehow misplaced my camera, every bloggers nightmare). She is dancing around the room and singing to High School Musical 2. I love you Megan.

A few weeks ago I was giving her a hard time because she had messed up her hair that I had spent a decent amount of time getting "just right". So, I'm giving her a hard time and she turns to me and says, "Mom, this is who I am, this is how I roll." I love you Megan.

Megan can be a stinker and she can definitely throw a fit when she doesn't get her way, but how can I be mad for too long when she looks at me and says, "Mommy, your the bestest mommy in the world." I love you Megan.

She loves to be tickled and I love to watch Graydon playing "tickle monster" with her because her laugh is something that I hope that I never forget, it is infectious. I love you Megan.

To my sweet girl, I am so glad to be your mom and I can't wait to see what kind of woman you will grow up to be. Every day is an adventure with you, I hope I don't miss a minute of it.

Bubba

While we were walking to school this morning Tyler looked at me with a big grin on his face and said, "I am the man of the house while Dad is out of town!" He was so excited and proud of the fact that he could be the man of the house. I love you Tyler.

He is so excited that he is in senior primary in church. He loves to make me proud by answering the questions right. He says that he is my playmaker(anyone who has seen High School Musical will understand that reference). I love you Tyler.

Once a month we have what is called fast Sunday, we fast for two meals and pray and focus on areas of our lives that we may need a little extra guidance in, or we fast for someone else's sake. One Sunday as we were coming home from church Tyler said, "Is it fast Sunday today or slow Sunday?" I love you Tyler.

Tyler can be a challenge for me. Because our personalities are so similar we often butt heads. But I can't imagine my life without him and I don't even want to imagine it without him. His heart is so big and he wears it on his sleeve. He is loving and silly and kind and quirky. He is a special kid who loves to make people laugh. He is very bright and often surprises me with the things that he picks up on and understands, he keeps us on our toes! I am greatful everyday for the little man he is becoming and I can't wait for our next challenge together. I love you Bubba!

Having Friends Over

Right now I am hiding:) Tyler has a friend over and the chaos just gets to me after awhile. I grew up in a house with two kids(both of them girls) and a mom. Not a whole lot of chaos going on(except when we were teenagers and screaming at each other). I know it is good for my kids to be able to come over and I like being able to keep an eye on them, especially with certain kids, but I go a little nuts over time. I think that I need to read my previous post and get in that frame of mind again:) So, because I grew up in such a small family with no boys and not a lot of noise I am still trying to learn how to deal with the constant motion and loud volume. I know quite a few of you grew up in big families, how do you cope? I guess for now I will go plunge into a good book and tune out the noise. By the way, I really appreciate all of your great blogs, they make me smile.