{Simple Truths}
The joy is in the journey.
I woke up a few minutes before the boys so that I could update our poor, neglected blog before getting ready for church. Unfortunately, by the time I made it to the couch to begin writing both the husband and the little one are awake. From up in the bedroom I hear the sweet shouts of my loves asking for coffee and chocolate milk. I must oblige because something about their sweet, simple conversations make me swoon. So off I go to make coffee and chocolate milk as I listen to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse begin playing in our bedroom....
We spent yesterday afternoon a "family adventure". These are day trips that daddy plans much to mom's dismay (I do not do well in the unknown). In the end, these daddy days are always incredibly fun, little man is tuckered out and I feel hugely blessed to be in love with such an amazing man. So yesterday we loaded up the car and stopped for adventure day snacks at the gas station. I like to say it as if it is the only gas station in our sleepy little town---because it is. We began our trek. Of course little's drink was gone about 5 minutes after we pulled out of the parking lot. Which in turn meant that he was begging for a bathroom about 15 minutes later. Oh the joys of traveling with a child.
When we arrived at our destination, excitement filled the car. You know the kind...cheers and banging on the window to let him out before you even have your belongings gathered. We spent the afternoon at Wonderscope in Shawnee. If you haven't taken your little ones, I highly recommend it. Tyler and I enjoyed watching LB explore and pretend. If you knew him when he first joined our family, you would know that pretending and playing weren't his strong suits. It turns out that those things are not innately known. If you've never been played with- you don't know how to play. Lucky for little man, he came to a family that loves to play, have random dance parties, sing loudly in the car, and be overly silly much of the time.
We continue to be blessed by family and friends who have supported us over the last 6 months...can you believe it? We have survived 6 months? We still very much live in a world of unknown. Things change very quickly and it seems that the pendulum sways back and forth between what we want and what we are very worried will happen. Little man impresses us beyond measure with his attitude and spirit. His knowledge and skills has multiplied many times over since last summer and we are often surprised at what he knows. Handwriting has been a huge issue- a frustrating issue. But the other night while Tyler and I were cooking dinner, we gave LB time to practice his letters. After a few minutes of determined work time he beckoned us over and we were shocked.
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Rock on little man! Another obstacle that we are overcoming with a lot of patience and persistence.
Another weekend in the books for the Britt family. Beautiful memories.
{She}
I woke up a few minutes before the boys so that I could update our poor, neglected blog before getting ready for church. Unfortunately, by the time I made it to the couch to begin writing both the husband and the little one are awake. From up in the bedroom I hear the sweet shouts of my loves asking for coffee and chocolate milk. I must oblige because something about their sweet, simple conversations make me swoon. So off I go to make coffee and chocolate milk as I listen to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse begin playing in our bedroom....
We spent yesterday afternoon a "family adventure". These are day trips that daddy plans much to mom's dismay (I do not do well in the unknown). In the end, these daddy days are always incredibly fun, little man is tuckered out and I feel hugely blessed to be in love with such an amazing man. So yesterday we loaded up the car and stopped for adventure day snacks at the gas station. I like to say it as if it is the only gas station in our sleepy little town---because it is. We began our trek. Of course little's drink was gone about 5 minutes after we pulled out of the parking lot. Which in turn meant that he was begging for a bathroom about 15 minutes later. Oh the joys of traveling with a child.
When we arrived at our destination, excitement filled the car. You know the kind...cheers and banging on the window to let him out before you even have your belongings gathered. We spent the afternoon at Wonderscope in Shawnee. If you haven't taken your little ones, I highly recommend it. Tyler and I enjoyed watching LB explore and pretend. If you knew him when he first joined our family, you would know that pretending and playing weren't his strong suits. It turns out that those things are not innately known. If you've never been played with- you don't know how to play. Lucky for little man, he came to a family that loves to play, have random dance parties, sing loudly in the car, and be overly silly much of the time.
We continue to be blessed by family and friends who have supported us over the last 6 months...can you believe it? We have survived 6 months? We still very much live in a world of unknown. Things change very quickly and it seems that the pendulum sways back and forth between what we want and what we are very worried will happen. Little man impresses us beyond measure with his attitude and spirit. His knowledge and skills has multiplied many times over since last summer and we are often surprised at what he knows. Handwriting has been a huge issue- a frustrating issue. But the other night while Tyler and I were cooking dinner, we gave LB time to practice his letters. After a few minutes of determined work time he beckoned us over and we were shocked.
Another weekend in the books for the Britt family. Beautiful memories.
{She}
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