Mom, will you wait for me?

Okay, I have been meaning to post a conversation that Brayden and I had the other day. Guess what, it was on our way to school..... again, the greatest conversations happen then.... The new song by Brad Paisley came on.. Waiting on a Woman.... well as he usually does, Brayden asked me what the song was about.... he had seen the video before but....

We were talking about the part where when he gets to heaven he knows he will be waiting on her... and that he hopes she takes her time..... Well Brayden's next question was one that brought tears to my eyes..... "Mommy, when I get to heaven, I am not going in until you get there." The tears immediately came and I told him that I was much older than him and that I will get to heaven first. He then asked me to promise that I would wait for him before going on in. I told him (okay, the tears are flowing as I write this...) that I would always wait for him. I also said that I would find a bench outside the gates and wait. I would tell everyone in heaven that I am waiting on my son... no matter how long it took. He got the biggest smile on his face and thanked me for waiting on him.....

It makes me think about what things kids have on their minds constantly. Where do worries like this come from in a 5 year old? Justin would say he gets it from me...... Who knows.

Mommy, has this ever happened to you?

Brayden came into my classroom this afternoon with the saddest face. I immediately asked him what was wrong and he said he had the worst day ever. Apparently he was in the library and needed to use the restroom. He went into the restroom and as he was taking care of business he heard girls in the boys bathroom, or so he thought that is where he was. As he finished and was walking out of the bathroom, there were "much older boys" who were laughing because he had gone into the girl's bathroom by accident. The worst part was that these older boys went and told these girls "there is the boy that used the girls bathroom."

Ughhhh, if I could just find those "older" little buttheads and give them a piece of my mind.

Just kidding, kids will be kids. I know that. Besides, I told Brayden that it was a little funny. He agreed but I think he didn't like being the butt of their joke. It has really bothered him because he has talked about it a couple of times tonight WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES!

Oh the drama of being a child, let me correct that.... Oh, the drama that comes along with Brayden. My mom always said I was going to get paid back for what I put her through.... boy was she right! But, I am loving every minute of my payback and wouldn't trade my little man emotional or not......

Actually we got home tonight, and he is running a 102 fever AGAIN! It was only three or so weeks ago, maybe a month that we were sent to the ER! I swear if there is any illness within a mile of my kids...... they will get it! It is so frustrating! Thank goodness, Aunt Sue is watching him tomorrow! We would be lost without her support! Besides, no matter how bad he feels, he loves spending time with his Aunt Sue.

Bailee is doing wonderful! Each day she is getting closer and closer to walking. Brayden didn't walk until 14 months, she only has a week or so to meet or beat the Dunlap walking record..... Her crawling has been perfected, finally!

She is getting pickier and pickier when it comes to food and it is driving me nuts! She is also getting into a bad habit of hitting others. She will hit you in the face and then give you this sweet little smile with a head tilt and everything. She knows how to work others at such a young age.... she is taking after her brother in that area!

I have solved the whole problem with her pulling out her bows...... tiny, tiny rubber bands. Well at least they stay in longer than the bows and clips!

Jack of all trades...... from baseball to sheep showing!

Our Saturday's are now booked with baseball games.  Brayden is loving it!  He is now doing coaches pitch.  Coach's pitch is quite a bit different than tball.  They have 5 chances to hit the ball and if they don't, they are out.  Brayden has experienced this a few times and as a mom, it is so hard to watch.   If they get the runner on base out, it counts.  Brayden got someone out at 2nd Saturday.  The look on his face was priceless.  

Whenever he is at bat, we are all cheering loudly (he has a lot of family that are always there to watch him play).  He asked me the other day to not cheer for him anymore.  He says it messes up his concentration and the other mommy's aren't doing it.  Obviously he has selective hearing like his daddy.  But being the good mommy, I honor his request (most of the time).

Here are some shots of our little man in action!

Here are some pictures of Brayden showing in Peewee Showmanship.  He has really become quite the little showman.  He is such a trooper!  The sheep got away from him twice!  He caught it and would set it back up.  He got a blue ribbon (everyone did) and a little girl and another little boy were pulled as the top two.  Afterwards, I went up to him to congratulate him on how well he did and you know what that little turkey said..... "mom, I got beat by a girl."  I responded that there are girls out there that show who can kick butt!  Granted, I wasn't one of them, back in the day!