Morning!

Chase refused to take his undershirt off last night when I put on his pj's, so I let him sleep with it and his sleep pants...WELL, this morning he refused to put his pants back on after I changed his diaper...DIVA!

Bros

I took a couple good morning pictures this morning...I don't usually send Nick pictures everyday, but seeing Chase's thighs, I couldn't resist!!

Say Aghhhhh

The dentist cleaned Grady's teeth, counted them with him, and put vitamins on his teeth...she is really amazing with kids!! I highly recommend pediatric dentists!

Grady got to pick out his stickers, and he was so proud of his accomplishment!

Grady went to the dentist for the 2nd time, and boy, what a difference 6 months makes! He did awesome (by the way, 6 months ago he did UN-awesome), and he really let them walk him through it, and I got to just watch with Chase. I was so proud of him!!

A Great Read...

This article is a great read for any parent who likes to keep it real....Here's to Kairos moments...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glennon-melton/dont-carpe-diem_b_1206346.html

Happy 40th Scott!

Nick took Scott to a Blue Jackets game to celebrate his BIG 4-0.
We had them put "happy 40th Scott" on the big board

Nick and Scott at the game...I had to wonder who took this picture, and what they thought :)
We put this yard sign in Scott's yard, and put orange cones that said "Caution: senior moment"

After church, a bunch of church members and I threw a surprise party for Scott....he had NO clue! He really seemed to have a great time!

We all told our favorite Scott stories, and laughed at the good ol days!

Chase LOVED the cake...he has his daddy's sweet tooth!!!

I can't believe I have another brother in his 40's! Sort of depressing, but I suppose it beats the alternative :) We celebrated Scott's 40th January 15th, and he had a great birthday! I could see the happiness in his face, and I was so glad we went all out for his day.

Scott has been a brother, father, mother, friend, mentor, uncle, therapist, doctor, carpenter, babysitter, and just, "my person"...I define your "person" as someone you call when you've done something really wrong, and they would be there no matter what, no matter what you did. They would help you move the body, pay your bail, and love you anyway. Scott's "my person".

Enough time has passed that most people don't know, or have forgotten, when Scott was 9 his mom died, and he became a professional big brother. He learned how to do my hair, played silly girl games, took me trick-or-treating, sacrificed weekends to babysit me, took me with him on teen group trips, watched girlie shows, drove me to church, and so many more things that had more to do with me than him. I will forever be grateful to him for being the bright spot in my childhood, and I hope to celebrate many, many more of his birthdays...

Grady Boy

Grady has started gymnastics, and he really did a great job his first night! He followed all the instructions, and he really seemed to like it all. I met Coach Kenny in open gym with Chase, and I was really happy there would be a male coach to show him ALL sports are an option! SO proud of him & how much he's growing & learning!

Wanted to also post this picture of Grady & his new Chuggington train table...I spent the better part of his quiet time setting up a new track for him, so when he came down after, he was psyched to see a different route to navigate!