Last week the kids did some things that made my heart smile, and I wish I could have taken a picture, or some video! So hopefully writing them in detail will help me retain the mental pictures in my head.
Wednesday of last week Sophia showed up to scripture study complaining that her head hurt. Apparently, Ben said she had a hard night, but had failed to check her head. She was running a fever. I gave her some Tylenol and had her lay on my bed upstairs and watch TV while I got the kids going for school. Later in the morning, I was wondering where Aubrie was, and I found her upstairs with a bowl of water on the ground and her tending to Sophia's fever with a cold, wet washcloth. Typically the kids blow through their chores before school so thy can play video games, get on the computer, etc. What a sweet sister to spend that extra time tending to her little sister. Aubrie has such a nurturing spirit about her. I'll admit that she does not get that from me. I'm a little more mechanical. "Fix it up, give a kiss, and off you go little one!" I know she got it from my Mother!
Thursday, Ben brought home some new football jersey's for the boys. You could tell they were excited to wear them the next day, because they laid them out the night before. Friday morning I happened to walk with the kids to school. I got ahead of the boys, and when I looked back to check on them they were walking down the street with their arms around one another talking about their jersey's and football. Just the sight of the two of them forgetting their surroundings and putting down all pretenses was so sweet!
Another gem of the week was Friday, right before Ben and I left for date night. A few days prior, Ben had found an old ipod docking station/player and put it in the boys room. The boys have enjoyed getting ready for school with their music. Well, when Ethan came home from school on Friday he went upstairs and turned on the music. I was busy getting ready for the temple and didn't realize what he was up to, until I decided to go ask him to turn it down a bit, and found him and Sophia dancing in his room. They were having so much fun together. That isn't all. Right before we left he asked us to come and watch them dance. He had set the "stage" by pulling down his shade, and setting up "seating" with a few blankets and pillows. When we commented on how great their dancing was he said, "You can leave money over there if you want." He had set up an empty square tin on his bookshelf right by the bedroom door! LOL Ben and I had to turn our heads so he couldn't see us laughing. He then said, "I prefer coins!" Ben then hurried to our room to gather some coins to drop in his tin collection box! That kid is a piece of work!
The last great moment of the week was on Sunday. Before church, I was helping Boston go over his Faith in God book, and he picked the activity where he had to plan and make a nutritious meal. It came to no surprise that he picked Spaghetti and Meatballs! I had to help him think of some other side dishes and then we decided to make it for dinner that night. Over the past month Boston has taken more of an interest in cooking. Nothing big, but coming from not even wanting to make a PB&J, making brownies and Mac & Cheese was a huge step for him. And the fact that he wanted to do it on his own was surprising. So I knew with that new interest, making dinner with him would not be a painful experience. In fact, it was quite the opposite. He was so good at following directions. When I told him to keep an eye on the noodles and to stir them, he was on top of that amongst all the other things he was doing in between, like setting the table etc. He made the sauce and made the salad, too! He even used the sharp knives to cut tomatoes. I guess this was a great moment of the week because, typically, Boston likes to rush through things, and doesn't like to spend a lot of time learning something new. That is the result of things coming easy for him. So for him to take time for me to teach him something, and enjoy all the steps in the process was awesome! It was great and productive Mother/ Son time!
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