A must have!!

I think that I must have  

 this

for my tractor crazed son!!!

V-Day

Michael had a potty training victory today!  Even though he was sick for the better part of the day, he had a great day in the bathroom.  EVERYTHING went in the potty, like it was supposed to.  EVERYTHING! I was so excited for him because this meant that he got the nerf dart gun that he has been longing for.  It has sat on the kitchen counter for more than a week, awaiting this very day!  He has been SO happy playing with it; so has everyone else.  When the big girls got home from school, they saw him playing with the gun and immediately knew what that meant. They praised and congratulated him, gave him lot's of "that's a good boy!" -  it was so wonderful to see their wholehearted delight in his success!  It's these types of ordinary days with ordinary events about ordinary stuff that ties the 6 of us to each other - the poop, the barf, the tears, the laughs, the grumpys, the happys, the trying, the failing, the sharing, the fighting, the forgiving, the snuggles.  It's all important - it's all good, even when it's bad.   

Reprieve

 My little guy is sick today.  He started throwing up this morning; I'll spare you the details, let's just say it went down hill from there.  Right now he is sleeping, so I have a reprieve from all of it.  He is so sweet, sleeping peacefully.  I love how he folded his newly washed blankie up and set it under his head.  Ahhh... comfort.