Today's Epiphany

After a 3 hour period of non-stop whining, complaining, screaming, and hitting from my four-year-old I was about to join in and have a meltdown of my own. Nothing I did or said was right, time out was not doing a thing, and I my patience was hanging by it's last thread. I thought of all the things I wanted to do, such as call Rory and angrily demand that "I NEED A BREAK!" or lock myself in my room, put on my headphones, and take a long leisurely bubble bath.

I finally got him calmed down and he apologized to me and I apologized for being less than patient with him. I decided to let them watch Dora while I prepared lunch. I was kind of in my own little zone but snapped out of it just in time to hear Dora say this, "Who do we ask when we don't know which way to go?!" To which Kaemon happily exclaimed, "Heavenly Father!" It seems like it doesn't matter how hard I try to teach them, I am the one who is always learning from my sweet boys. Hearing this made me feel guilty for my thoughts and actions. These children are Heavenly Father's children. He has entrusted them to ME. They are my children, but they are also my brothers. It is my duty and divine privilege to raise them and teach them and my example is everything. The last thing I want to do is let them down.

The other day I went in the boys' bathroom to check on them and found Kaemon helping Eli wash his hands.These are old photos, from the summer. Eli fell asleep playing toys in the toy room and Kaemon was helping me get things ready for dinner. The boys, donning dirty faces, smile after eating a scrumptious Thanksgiving meal.

I am so grateful for these two boys. I love them so much. Sometimes I get so sad to think about how fast they are growing. I cherish every moment with them.

K-Man is FOUR!

On September 21st Kaemon turned FOUR!!! When we asked him what type of birthday he wanted he said, "SUPERMAN!" (Surprise, surprise). He also had it planned out in his head that not only was he going to have a Superman party and cake, but that he himself was going to be Superman at his party. We had our family over for a party to celebrate his "super" birthday! We told everyone that they could dress up as a super hero and here's what we ended up with:

Superman the Birthday Boy

Big Superman and Little Superman

Mr. Incredible

Freaky Tarzan who came bursting through the door on all fours...


Denim Man? Paul Bunyan?

Batman and Batgirl

Uhhh....

The cutest little blue dude

A basketball star

Super Cecy
Cute little Supermom Kari! Wearing the shirt Amy and I got her. Not together, we both got her the same exact shirt. Two of them.

Cowgirl Jaycee

Some other Super guests:

Pinata

Eli, still recovering from that horrible sickness and weight loss, fell asleep on Becky and slept the rest of the party. It was sad because he was so excited about the pinata and even helped me stuff it. When he woke up we filled it back up and let him hit it. He loved it and Kaemon was so cute with him.

Presents and Cake

Eli helped wrap Kaemon's present that he picked out by himself. After Eli woke up we let him give Kaemon his present.

A box full of bugs! Kaemon loved it!

We are so thankful for our family and all of their support! Kaemon still loves all of his presents! THANKS AGAIN!

Kaemon also got to be class leader at school and bring treats to celebrate his birthday! He brought Chuck-E-Cheese string cheese, capri sunds, and a huge lollipop for everyone.