boys

The boys have been so fun lately, so I thought I'd add some of the things they've been up to.

Bryce:

• He is very excited about his Troy-like hairdo that is growing and growing. When told that the sun was giving him highlights this summer, he said, "Oh, yeah, just like Troy has."
• He is always coining new phrases (sorry Lemons' boys). His new thing is saying, "Yeahhhhh, baybeh." I tried to type that with a "hic" accent, but you get the gist.
• He is also very excited to start kindergarten. He is very picky about which lunch kit he wants to get. We had to look through a magazine forever to choose the perfect one.
• He still has the sweetest, most tender heart of any five year old boy I know. He often tells us how much he loves us. I overheard him telling Brayden the other day, "Brayden, do you know that I love you?" Love that kid.
• At the library the other day, he handed the lady his transformers movie and then proceeded to sing the theme for her (and everyone else within a ten mile radius). "Transformerrrsssss." He sings with "harmony" which means that he adds some shake to his voice. It was hilarious.
• He likes to do Pilates with me, and when Julie (the fitness lady) said to do something that was hard, Bryce said, "I don't think so, Lady."
• He is signing up for soccer in the fall. I still can't believe he is five.

Brayden (AKA--Braydo)

• I have begun the first stages of potty training. We went to Target to buy potty prizes. It worked, for a day. He's just not interested, so neither am I. ;)
• The other day was his first real naughty moment. He was upset that I would not make him macaroni and cheese b/c I was making dinner. So, he took the canister of macaroni and threw it on my kitchen tile. It exploded everywhere. After spending some time in time out, I made him sit in the kitchen and pick up the millions of macaroni noodles one by one. It took him almost 30 minutes. By the end, he was crying saying "I tired." Yep, picking up a mess is pretty tiring, isn't it?
• Yesterday he was getting a dessert since he ate all of his dinner. I opened the pantry, and Brayden said, "Hellooooo gorgeoussss." It is from A*vin and the Ch*pmunks. The fact that he remembered that one line was so funny to me.
• He also came into our room the other day with a blanket around him like a cape. He stormed out of the room saying, "I knew it, I knew it!" It took me a while to figure it out, but he was pretending to be Ms. Darvis from Hi*h Scho*l Musical. Maybe we watch too many movies...
• He is one of the funniest kids I know. He makes us laugh every day, and I am so thankful for his tender heart.

I am so grateful for my two boys!!