Boys oh Boys

I'm not sure if I am ready for 2 boys. I felt so blessed when we welcomed first lil man and then when we had lil guy. I was so happy to have 2 girls and 2 boys. Well, I don't know if this mother is really ready for 2 boys. I have had the tears, arguments, drama and all that goes along with being a mother of girls and I thought it would be nice to have a change of scenery, well I wasn't ready for these 2 boys. My oldest is 3 and the youngest is 10 mos and they are the best of friends. If lil man does something silly lil guy laughs and laughs until everyone else is laughing because of his cute laugh. The other day we were driving in the car and lil man starts hitting himself w/his flip flop. Well, lil guy thought that was hilarious so it continued on and on. Now, we have to remind lil man that although lil guy is getting bigger he still is small and we have to be careful. Lil man often forgets and decides tackling is much more fun, and lil guy will laugh so lil man thinks it is ok.

My boys are rough, tough and fearless. The other day I caught lil guy climbing the bucket shelves in the boys room. He thought he was king of the world. Then I catch lil man jumping from the porch to the hose container outside. This is going to cause me gray hair I know it. If they can climb it, jump over it or to it they are going to do it. I love their willingness to try just about anything but it also makes this mommy nervous for when they start riding bikes and decide to jump who knows what.

My boys are also very vocal and not shy about it. I know most kids say exactly what they are thinking. It is the youth in them and they just don't seem to have that filter. In the last couple of weeks my oldest son has done it in public where I want to crawl in hole and hide. The first was when his Wed night Bible class teacher told me that he told her that she wasn't as good as the Sun morn Bible class teacher and he liked her better. Then just yesterday we were in Payless and I am trying to exchange shoes when my oldest announces he needs to go "poopy potty". Great so as I juggle both boys in the not so clean bathroom my oldest announces loud enough for all to hear, "this bathroom is really dirty." Then when I ask him to be a lil bit quieter he says "why, it is." Ahh their honesty.

Although they might give me more gray hair than I am ready for at an early age, I feel so blessed to have these 2 girls and 2 boys! My kids are a great joy and even on the toughest days I couldn't imagine my life without my girls and boys!

Here are some pics from the other day when lil man took lil guy on a ride.

Look at lil man's tongue and check out the concentration :)

Brothers the best of friends.

Driving off together.