February 28th, 2017

Guess what tomorrow is?! My... I mean Kellan's birthday month! Yay!

The boys were talking about bee dee bee dee's and that I'm a girl because I don't have one. Kellan innocently asked, what do you have then? I thought quickly on my feet, and decided the right thing to do would be to tell him the actual word. I said, I have a vagina. Kellan just thought this was so confusing. He said, "I don't have a vagina because I'm not from China"! Oh now you can rhyme Cow. Well played...

I don't even want to know, but I looked in the rear view mirror and saw Kellan sticking a straw wrapper in his ear. I quickly yelled, "Kellan! Don't stick things in your ears!" He replied, "you started it". Huh?

Kellan has just been so sweet, loving and extra thoughtful lately. The boys know to make their beds and brush their teeth every morning without me having to ask. Kellan came full speed and full dimples rushing in to the bathroom this morning as I was getting ready. He told me he had to tell me a secret, and proceeded to grab my cheeks to pull me to his mouth. He actually whispered, and said, "Mom! Don't tell Camden, but I made his bed too!" I was just so full of love for this kind thoughtful kid, and to be honest, a little taken a back that he actually whispered this secret. A little later, I asked the boys if they had brushed their teeth. Kellan said "yes", and Camden said "no", as he quickly ran to brush. Kellan looked at me knowingly and said, "well I can't do that part for him"!

Camden is so into football. Oh thank God because this is so much fun! I do have to turn so he doesn't see me laugh every time he pronounces Adrian Peterson - "Aderson Peterson"...

And now that Kellan's getting in to football I also have to turn around when he talks about "ANTTTTonio Brown"...

Camden and Kellan were with Grammy while I was working. I got a text that said, "Could the child get one small toy". As I was pondering this message, another text came in - "What did she say?" Little Kellan making it hard to say no to new toys...

Kellan was pretend sleeping and snoring. Camden did not know what to make of this. He said, "I think he's dreaming about a pig!"

I was checking to make sure Camden was buckled as we headed out to school and work. For some reason Camden was all monkey ears grinning at me. I finally asked him what he was doing. He replied, "lose the ponytail, girl". Needless to say a 7 year old made me very self conscious about my hair all day...

On Saturday, I felt like I had 253 kids. The boys were everywhere and pushing Mom's buttons. I threw my hands up and said, "I give up, boys!" Camden looked at me with a very mischievous yet adorable grin and said, "every time you turn around, there's something new!"... Little stinkers!

February 1st, 2017

Camden was awarded the Kindness and Art award at school yesterday! Don't know where he got those traits from, but major props to God!

Camden has been in absolute rare form lately. I looked at him and said, "I'm going to tell Dad no iPads this weekend!". He batted his loooong eyelashes at me and said, "But I'm a yes yes man!"...

Kellan came flying into the bathroom this morning while I was getting ready, and said, "I jumped up and down the stairs, Mom, but don't worry - I protected my ding-a-ling". I don't even know...

I told Kellan it was free dress day today at school if he brought in a dollar to donate to our Veteran's. He looked at me terrified and said, "I have to wear a dress?!"...

I asked Camden and Kellan to get in the shower last night. A task they've been completing (including baths) oh for about 5 and 7 years now. Kellan put his little hands in front of his mouth and asked me, frightfully, if the "shower was wet"...

Out of the blue (how most things come up during our ride to school), Camden announced, "I'm going to tell my kids to poop their pants". Kellan piped up and said, "I'm going to clean their diapers". Then a pause before I could commend Kellan - he added "Actually, my girl will clean their diapers". Oh I can not wait to show his future wife this...

Our school principal, Dr. Pristash, is amazing. She knows each kid by name and they all run to hug her when they get to school. On Friday, Dr. Pristash picked Kellan up, gave him a huge hug, and said, "you're the reason I come to school every day". Kellan replied, "Well, you weren't here yesterday!". Dr. Pristash was out on Jury Duty. This kid doesn't listen to a word I say when I ask him to do something, but he's observant enough to know when the principal is there or not...

Kellan just asked me if I would marry him. My heart filled with the most happiness I've felt in a long time. Then he said, "Well, we'll have to wait until I'm an adult though". Then it got a little awkward...

I told Kellan I would give anything to see the world through his eyes. He used his hands and opened his eyes as wide as can be. Then he said, "Here ya go, Mom!"...

Aunt Pammy, Camden, Kellan and I went to Texas Road House. Kellan looked kind of serious, so I asked what he was doing. He replied, "Oh, I'm just sitting here cracking my nuts". I could not stop laughing and get it under control. I forgot that he was just thrilled that he was allowed to throw the peanut shells on the ground. (Although most landed in his hair and I have no idea why. Oh wait!  Yes I do! Because it's my little cow!...