To My Sons

I have had so much fun with each of you lately. I wanted to take a moment and just let you know how much I am loving being your mommy right now.

Asher,  you bring a smile to my face a million times a day. You are talking a ton, and saying the cutest little things. You are talking in full sentences, and (almost) every word that comes out of your mouth is one that we can understand. You are super curious, and are a little busy body. You love to run around and discover and learn. You are the sweetest little boy, that loves to cuddle, loves to smile, and loves to laugh. You still only have about 10 teeth total (although another one is starting to come in! yay!) but your little grin melts my heart. You have a light behind your eyes that brightens my days. I can't stay mad at you for very long because you are so sweet. You are a mischievous little guy and you love to run. If we say "Asher, come here" you bolt the other direction. You still eat more than I do. You consume so much food during the day, I already wonder how I'm going to keep you fed when you are a teenager! You love your food, and you love your brother's food too :) You love love love babies, and cannot get enough of them when they are around. You are fearless. You climb to the top of the tallest slide and slide down without any fear or hesitance. You love it when Daddy throws you around and rough-houses with you. You say the cutest little prayers and we adore watching you learn so much every day from your brother. You fill a place in my heart that I didn't know existed, but I cannot imagine how I survived life before you. You bring me so much joy!! I love you AsherBaby.

Brayden, where do I begin? You are my bright, stubborn, and oh so lovable first born. You love making us laugh. You recently learned to play "Tag" and we spent a good 45 minutes this afternoon chasing each other around the house. Your laughter is so infectious that I can't do anything else but laugh when you are laughing. You make a good oldest brother :) You like to take charge, and make sure that Asher stays in line. You like to tell me "Mom, I'm in charge of myself." and "I know you said no, but I said Yes!" You are a handful, but a handful of joy. You love to read, but even more, you love it when we read to you. You love your letters. Today, you were playing with the letters on the fridge. You spelled "jam" and said "Mom! Come look! I spelled Jam!" I am continually shocked and amazed at what you know, and how fast you are learning. We toured a preschool for you last week and we will hear soon if you received a "scholarship" or not. Mommy and Daddy are praying that you did. We think you will benefit so much from 2 hours a week of preschool. You are such a big boy. You are old enough to put on your own shoes, and buckle yourself into your carseat (almost.) You can go potty, wash your hands, brush your teeth, and get yourself dressed without any help. You haven't had an accident in at least a week, and as soon as you wake up in the morning you want us to take your diaper off and put you in underwear. You like being a big boy! You have a deep fascination with all things electronic. Computer, TV, Video Games. We'll have to keep our eye on you! You still don't have a very big appetite, but sometimes, you shock us with how much you can eat. I don't worry about you because I know you'll let me know if you're hungry! 

I have had so much fun with you boys lately. It has been a blast reading lots, laughing lots, tickling lots, and just having fun. I feel like our bond this past week has been strengthened so much, and I can't even begin to tell you why. I am just so extremely blessed to have you both in my life. Thank you, for loving me unconditionally, even though I am still learning how to be your mother. And thank you, for all of the ways that you show me you love me! Your kisses, hugs, smiles, laughs, and giggles are what keep me going, and I thank you for that. 

All my love,

Mommy