Mitchell

Recently, I have had the pleasure of smiling a lot at my newly 4 year old step-son. He has reached a level of maturity that enables him to think further than he ever has before. Of course, he reaches this before any of us new it, so he continually says things that surprise me completely!! His little mouth saying such grown up thoughts and feelings has to be the most incredibly adorable thing I have ever witnessed.
If you follow my facebook, you already know some of these stories, but if not, here are some just to make you smile like I have:

-Mitchell in Primary, all sad like. I ask, "Mitchell what's the matter?" .... he sadly replies, "I just feel sad about growing up".....
-Later that same church day, we're grabbing his coat. He says it again and I ask him, "why are you sad about that Mitchell?" He thinks for a minute....then replies, "I just don't think it's a good idea".

- Our salt water fish tank holds a lot of pride from us since Owen has pieced it together piece by piece and built the system from the ground up. Each year, for different occasions we add things like a new coral or a new fish. We had 2 maroon clown fish, a big grey tang, a coral beauty, a cardinal, 3 wrays and the newest addition was a neon two toned yellow and purple fish we named Starburst. Since we have owned her, she has killed off the 3 wrayes, our coral beauty jumped out of the tank thanks to her harassment and our newest loss was one of prized maroon clowns. So tragic. So we've basically decided to do away with Starburst. The kids overheard me saying this fish should be flushed or destroyed because she's a murderer. Since then, they have obsessed over how she needs to go away. So Mitchell, watching the tank intently, decides to run up and scare her. He hits the glass with his palm and says very loudly, "NOT TODAY STARBURST!!"

-For Mitchell's 4th Birthday, we decided to do an official Chuck-e-Cheese birthday party. We invited all the fam and friends. Mitchell and Tristan are like best friends. When Tristan arrived, they took their tokens and ran off to play the games. When Owen goes to check on them, he sees them looking at each other worried like. As he gets closer, he sees it's one of those Bonus Ticket machines. The tickets are spewing out by the hundreds. Mitchell points at Tristan and stuttering, he says, "I, I , I put the token in but but but Tristan, he, he pushed the button!! Tristan looks at Owen nervous.....They thought they broke it!!! LOL!"

-Mitchell got to do the Ticket Blaster machine. This means he gets to go in a plastic tube thing and they blow the tickets around and whatever he can grab, he can keep (vouchers for more tickets). Well....this is what happened....I dare you to try not to laugh. Poor Mitchell boy. So tragically adorable.

After this tragic reaction, I went in there with him and we caught vouchers for hundreds of tickets. He was smiling by the end :)

I absolutely love this little boy. His birthday was so much fun! I attempted a daring crafty culinary piece of art. Sometimes I think I am just creative, but when the finished product came out, I had to pat myself on the back for the artistic qualities I can pull out. My sisters are the real artists in the family. I can do music and I have crazy ideas about stuff, etc, but when it comes to works of art, they usually take the cake.... so here's my cake :)

Mitchell Loved his dragon cake! I was nervous about it for a while, but his smile and excitement about this cake made the whole thing worth while!!!

Happy Birthday Mitchell!!! I love you with all my heart and I'm so glad you are in my life :) I cannot believe you are already 4!

 I'm So glad Friends and family Came. And Rachel's Birthday was this last week too!!! Happy Birthday to the birthday peeps!!!

Ashley, Will and Lincoln. Lincoln is getting so freaking big!! And wow they look like their momma :)