I keep a file on my phone with various notes of things the boys have done or said that I might want to blog. Here’s a few that I’ve neglected over the last few months.
#1. A few months ago, I gave Ricky the Percy Jackson book series to read. I adored them because they were all about Greek mythology set in current times and Ricky quite enjoyed them as well. He enjoyed them so much, that he stayed up reading as late as he could before Kevin made him turn out the lights and then he was awake at 5 am just so he could read again before school. Not just one day, but he did this a few in a row! I love that he is such a good reader!
#2. We sad down for a family night one evening. I told the boys that we were going to write thank you notes to someone. Billy quickly raised his hand and said, “I know! We are going to write thank you notes to President Monson because he just got released as our bishop!” So close … we were writing to Bishop Ropelato who had just been released. I’m sure our bishop would have been flattered to know that our 7 year old thought he was President Monson.
#3. While we were hiking on Antelope Island this spring, we came up to a small building by the parking lot at the head of the trail. Rusty peeked in and then turned to declare, “Outhouse! AH HA! I found the outhouse!” I didn’t know we were looking for one, but he was so proud to be the one who found it.
#4. When we went to Wasatch County for Ricky’s county report, the boys had a good time looking around. They especially like exploring at Soldier Hollow. I think it was because we were the only people there! At one point, Rusty picked up a rock and carried it around. When we got close to the car, he showed it to me and said, “I’ve got a memory of this place!”
#5. Bobby was having a fussy moment and Tommy was attempting to calm him. He was singing “Jingle Bells” to the baby. He sang, “Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Then I plug my ears into a sleigh. Hey.”