I took this picture today because...
1. We had just picked Orin up from school & today was his first day back after spring break, so we were all excited to see him! He was missed today! I love getting to hear about his day at school. Not that I usually get much more than him telling me it was good, but still one of the highlights of my day. He got this class picture today and was naming off all the kids in his class. Memories flash of the classes of my past. Names & faces of former students whose lives I was a part of. As I look in my rear view mirror, I am reminding that the faces I see are my own little students & I am still a teacher (the pay is just a bit different)!
2. Looking at Brody, I just can't help but smile & laugh! He's wearing my coat & a headlamp! He is always wearing some sort of costume piece (a few hours earlier he had on a baby bib he had found). Hard to ever get too down, when you have these little personalities there to remind you that life is good. I had seen one of those videos lately on Facebook about a mom reminiscing about how fast time goes by & how her kids are grown. She mentioned reaching out for their hands to cross the street... Until one day there was nothing but air. With as fast as time seems to be speeding along, I need to take their hands (usually dirty & sticky), kiss their little cheeks (even though they wipe away my kisses), stop to listen to what they have to say even when it's the same question that's being asked over & over, and snuggle them in their beds... Because I know that is something that they will definitely out grow! Sometimes I need reminders to stop and enjoy the everyday.
3. Wyatt is hugging (and flipping) his baby around. A few months ago, he discovered this baby in the playroom (which someone left at our house years ago). He loves to carry it around. Sometimes he wants to change it's diaper, sometimes give it spanks, or put it to bed. He's such a rough & tough little boy that it's pretty cute to see his soft hearted side. I has been reading the LDS parenting manual (my mom found a copy & had been telling me how good it was) & it was a good reminder to me that these three little boys that I have stewardship over are someday going to be husbands & fathers, providers for their families, and it's my job to help teach them (luckily I have a dang good partner for this task- who is an excellent example). So as Wyatt holds that baby, I think, one day... in the very distant future, he'll be holding his own baby... What do I need to teach him before that day?
These are my thoughts on this normal day.
