Birthday Boy

4? He is 4? When in the world did that happen?

We had alot of fun yesterday for Brayden's birthday - he got to go on a fieldtrip with Carter's kindergarten class to a martial arts/gymnastics place too. They all got to run around and jump off trampolines into a big pit filled with foam blocks and Carter got to show off his talent of doing headstands, that kid can balance on his head forever! It was so good for Brady to be a part of a kindergarten class for a little while...preschool is so dang expensive here, we skipped this year and he won't be going until this next school year, so he had a blast with all the kids!

There is Carter and I on the fieldtrip bus, I like to volunteer in his classroom every Wednesday while he enjoys me being there....unlike a certain older brother who is now so embarrassed of me that he quote/unquote "Tells his whole class that I sleep in my underwear." Yeah, you all know the story, and just look at him all proud of himself for *trying* to embarrass me.

Well, it didn't work. His class doesn't care and all his friends are always wanting to come over and play after school. The other day I had 8 boys at my house (I should mention my super sweet young-lady-neighbor who actually offered to help watch them all - really! Don't YOU wish you had a neighbor like that?). They were spreading like ants inside the house, in the backyard, in the front yard, hanging upside-down from swingsets, climbing trees, kicking soccer balls, riding bikes & motorcycles - it was really just a typical day in the neighborhood and I prefer all of them to be at my house versus being elsewhere, but It made me a little apprehensive about what this summer will bring.....maybe we'll travel alot :)

I'm so happy for HIM being 4, but not so much for myself. Not only is he the youngest in our little part of the family, but the youngest in the ENTIRE family unit and as much as I want him to grow and mature....I sure will miss having little guys. They are all well on their way to being big guys and I think there will be some adjustment periods coming up on me pretty soon. It's already hard to give Dillon the responsibility to ride his bike to his friend's house all alone - and its just down the street. And our neighborhood consists only of cul-de-sacs. No reason to worry much, right?    Hmph.

Well, this is NOT to be confused with us wanting to fill the void with another baby (folks, it wouldn't really turn out to be a girl anyway) but we're willing to take your kind donations of TIME & HEALTHCARE COSTS if thats what YOU'RE all wanting for us! HA! Yep, I think we're good with what we've got - totally lucky, and blessed, and content, and wouldn't change a darn thing.