brother love

bauer took bo christian for a swim.

a while later i heard the lawn mower.

when i looked out, this is what i saw:

 

after they finished swimming, they were mowing the yard just because bo wanted to!

 

a hike and a swim

so...we went on a hike...
afterwards the boys went for a swim-

where they were the only ones in the water...

 

 

later we realized why:

oops!

our week

this week has been hard.

all because bo christian loves his brothers and they love him.

 

bo christian doesn't want to nap or go to sleep at night because the big boys are awake.

bo is beyond exhausted.

 

the big boys are outside most of the day and he wants to be with them.

of course they don't always want to watch him and i can't spend hours each day outside.

so, bo stands at the door or window and cries.

eventually one of us will feel sorry for him and take him out to join the others.

bauer and caden take him on multiple bike rides each day.

but it is never enough.

every time they leave on their bikes without him, he cries.

this week he stood on the driveway in tears as the big boys all rode off to the park.

hopefully this next week will be a happier one.

caden

i mentioned we read the Bible together as a family.

i don't want to send the wrong message,

like we are perfect pious Bible scholars.

one night we were discussing how we all have different God given strengths.

caden chimes in the conversation with-

when God was making me He said,

"I need to add a drop of sexiness.

oops!  too much!"

how can parents not enjoy this age?

i've gotten to where i just love middle schoolers.

brother love

there are so many things about this picture that makes me smile.

 

*the band director suggested caden play the trombone next year.

however, caden wanted to play the trumpet since that is what bauer plays.

 

*both trumpets are used, and we didn't see either one before we received them.

they are the exact same trumpet and both are in excellent condition.

i really don't like it when one boy has something of better quality than the other.

so that little fact makes me feel all better inside my mom brain.

 

*in this picture bauer is teaching caden how to oil the valves.

bauer has also been teaching him to play.

as caden said last night, he now knows how to play a whole little tune.

 

*they had given bo christian a mouthpiece to slobber and spit all over.

that was extremely generous of them.

 

yesterday there was playing and dancing:

 

i wish i noticed all the loving things my boys do.