I would like to share with you a few recent scenarios to give all of you a taste of what life is like living with 4 boys.
Scenario #1: After getting Blake off the bus I went upstairs to change Max's diaper and when I returned downstairs I found my 2 older boys had plowed through half a loaf of bread and half a jar of peanut butter in a matter of minutes. They had each eaten 4 peanut butter sandwiches made by themselves, BEFORE dinner. Flash forward to the teenage years . .. I will be at Sam's Club daily buying food in bulk.
Scenario #2: Freqent saying around our house, "PLEASE take your hands off" or my favorite, "Please take your hands out of your pants and go wash your hands". Seriously. Ugh.
Scenario #3: After getting myself dressed and ready to leave the house one boys says, "Why do you have your hair up? It looks better down." Only to be followed up by another boy saying, "You have a BIG butt, Mom." Nothing like a healthy dose of honesty to boost my confidence.
Scenario #4: As a boy comes out of the bathroom he turns to me and says with a straight face, "Don't worry, Mom, I only peed on the wall just a little bit." Lovely :)
Scenario #5: I walk into the living room to find 3 boys (yes one of them is an adult) laughing hysterically at a little baby boy who just passed gas in sonic boom fashion.
As I reflect on these memorable moments with my boys I can foresee many years of urine smelling bathrooms, empty refrigerator, etc. and call me crazy but I feel BLESSED. Blessed that I have these boys in my life to love and to make me laugh every single day regardless of where I find their hands or how stinky they may be. They are always a handwash or shower away from cuddling me on the couch! I couldn't be happier!!
Christmas Eve and Christmas at Nonnie and Bop's
11 years ago
3 comments:
OMG! Cracking up and also sympathizing with you on #2 & #4!
I am laughing Rachel - I could have written the bullet points about eating and hands in pants. Dear lord!
The quantities of food my THREE year old eats are unbelievabe. I say skip buying in bulk once we hit the teenage years, go for the buffets!
Hands in pants is rather new for us, he "learned it at school". When I ask him what he is doing, he responds "just fixing my p...., that's all." Alright then, off to wash your hands you go little fondler!
I LOVe these scenarios since I live in a house with only one boy (husband). lol I would love to hear Dave or Brad's bullet point list of what their lives with 3 girls are like. We ARE all so blessed :)
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