Tonight as I sat by Brooks and sang to him before bed, I was overcome with love for this little man. He is such a joy and a character. He is definitely a lot of work, but I could not imagine our world without him. His favorite songs are: I Like to Look for Rainbows and I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus. He loves Jesus and notices every picture of Him. When he folds his arms for prayer it is so precious and he squeezes his eyes closed tight. When we drive by church buildings he often yells either church or temple depending on how big it is. He knows who "Prophet Nelson" is and recognizes his picture. He counts to 10 and sometimes beyond, although he might miss a number. He also counts down to zero. He loves to tease, be tossed, run around, dance to music the second it comes on. He'll also sit at the piano and play. Most of the time he plays with just a finger or two and doesn't pound. He's definitely watching his brothers play.
All the neighbor kids love him and sometimes will ask to play with just him. The girls even ask if they can "babysit" him. Usually he'll tell them "no way" or "go away", but sometimes he'll go swing or jump on the trampoline with them. He loves our neighbor Thomas and his mom, Sara. He'll yell out the window at them when he sees them.
His still loves his momma best and wants me to put him to bed every night, but he has started going places with David and hanging out with David more.
Today I took him shopping and I couldn't keep him in the shopping cart. We were in the make up aisle and he'd pull things off the shelf and say, "Buy this." Unfortunately he is not super easy to shop with, but if I wasn't in a hurry, I'm sure it would be a lot more fun :).
I love watching him dance, sing, run and laugh. Lately Mason and him having been playing dress up when the boys are at school. They both get in their super hero costumes and "battle". He will say "punch", "kick", etc as he does those actions.
My life is full because of these boys. Tonight we had Rebekah Barlow over to make homemade corndogs and french fries. Then we all played games. The spirit was in our home and there was minimal contention. Everyone enjoyed themselves and it was a piece of heaven on earth. I love this family of ours.
