You, I & We

Nolan, you: ask the most deep and thoughtful questions, are regularly reading 140+ page chapter books, are about to go into 1st grade, have made up names for every single castle character in the toy room, look forward to special family things like movie night and have a hard time if they get disrupted, don't like soda or juice (except for orange and apple juice), complain about dinner on the regular, request crepes at least twice a week, declare days where we bake the 'best days ever!', love to celebrate things, call swimming lessons 'death lessons,' usually say sorry just so you won't get into trouble, worry us sometimes because you don't seem to think of others feelings but yet when I'm really having a tough day you never hesitate to comfort me, have the cutest smile and infectious laugh (I love hearing you laugh), like to play with kids that are older than you.

Branson, you: are so thoughtful and unselfish, love to snuggle but are starting to act like you don't, say the funniest things, are always trying to talk us into sweets with breakfast, almost always have dirty feet, love one on one time, know how to push Nolan's buttons, are always kissing baby sister in my belly, don't like when Caden tries to take your toys but are surprisingly nice about giving them to him eventually, have really taken off with your reading in the last few weeks, might kill us with your potty accidents, love nothing more than a good lightsaber fight, are always showing us your new 'moves', can do front flips on the trampoline, are really smart and kind and make friends easily.

Caden, you: never stop moving, must take your minky couture blanket with you when we take you out of your crib each time, have started closing doors but get ticked if you close them tightly enough that you can't reopen them, eat more off of the table and floor between meals than in your chair during meals, love your grandpa's, can understand a ton but are still only saying about 5 words (mama, dada, papa, bah [bath], and moh [more]), love Cocomelon and Super Why, love to do things you know people will laugh at, have the best smile, love to put lids on jars, are very opinionated on everything from food to toys in the bath to which shoes you want to wear (and which shoes you want other people to wear), love to be in on the action, only ask to be held if the person can get you closer to something you want (never because you just want to be held), are hit and miss when it comes to going to nursery without mom or dad, are not snuggly and it's a big problem for me, don't seem to like heights, love opening and closing heavy lids and somehow haven't smashed your fingers yet, have an ear piercing screech, love sugar.

I: am usually feeling guilty about not spending more time with you boys, sometimes wish I could speed up time but mostly want to stop it altogether, love the new book club I'm in, love history, am missing hockey, want to be more fun and laugh more often, wish I had the courage to quit my job and be a stay at home mom, would do anything to see my boys smile, love it when Branson whispers something in my ear, love it when Nolan snuggles with me, love it when Caden puts his head on my shoulder even if it's just for a few seconds, worry so much about not being able to protect my boys from mean kids and rejection, love playing softball with your dad, love how kind and gentle and forgiving your dad is, wish I could figure out how to not yell so much, love to bake with my boys, love a clean car, love the smell of rain, love picking a new soap scent when the old one runs out, love twinkle lights and candles, love sitting outside on a summer night, am the Primary Secretary. 

We: love family movie nights and Friday Feast, love snuggling, read the scriptures and a chapter book together every night, are glad to be back at church as a family, try to emphasize growth mindsets and working hard and being faithful, love America, love decorating for holiday's and other celebrations.