My Loves

So my post isn't really meant to go with my pictures this time...but I wanted to share them anyhow!

I wake up every morning to Brinley yacking in her crib. Some mornings it's to Tristan or Easton walking down the stairs on a direct root to my bedroom! The first thing I have to do is feed them. I'm talking immediately. For some reason they all wake up and act like I haven't fed them in weeks and then eat like it's their last meal. They always ask where Daddy is and I have to repeat every time...he's at work. I'm not one to sit around and waste my life away in my house as you know. I usually get them all ready after they watch some cartoons. They like to go to Target to look at toys and to eat at their little snack bar. For $3 you can get a slushy, hotdog and apples with caramel dip. They think it's the BEST thing in the whole world! Some days we go to route 31, others we just stay in Fulton and go to Walmart or KMart. As much of a pain it is to load everyone and fight them to behave in the store...I just do it. It's just a part of my life now. Lots of mom's say they never take their kids shopping. Well if I COULD shop alone, trust me, I WOULD! But I've done it so much, it's just second-hand. When we get home, if they aren't sleeping in the car, Easton and Brinley will take a nap. Then comes the cleaning or relaxing with Tristan or computer time lol. They eat all day long...I'm talking ALL DAY! I can't count the times I hear mom, I'm hungry or Brinley screaming when she hears the fridge open or a wrapper crinkle. They are snacky kids, but they like their meals too. They fight all day long over toys, blankets, food you name it. I feel like a referee hehe. Tristan has been very mouthy and talks back a LOT. Easton is starting to talk back too. I'm in for it. The best is when they argue and Easton says...brotha, you go in the corner and Tristan says....you're stupid Easton....then Easton says....no, you stupid brotha...and it goes on and on. When they get in trouble it's like a game. They make me chase them down. Literally. Tristan will run and scream and hide from me if he know's he's in trouble. The best is when he screams don't hit me, don't hit me and acts like I'm the most cruel mom ever. Now let's add Brinley in the mix. She has to have my attention at all times! She wants to be talked to, picked up, the center of attention. She's very fiesty and is starting to throw fits, be bratty, yells, screams and now hits. They love to play outside. I'm always fighting to keep them inside because they can unlock and open anything! One minute I'll be guarding the front door and then I'll see Easton out in the driveway...he sneaks out the back door. It's crazy. Thank gosh we live out in the country and not on a busy city street. They love to dig in the dirt, ride bikes, swim, ride the 4-wheeler and their little gator. If they could be outside morning until night they would be. Bed time is always a challenge. Brinley is easy because she's in a crib. She goes to bed around 7pm. The boys refuse to stay in bed. I'm constantly chasing them back upstairs. Most nights I get tired after yelling at them and putting them back in bed that I let them fall asleep in my family room on the couch while I watch TV. Last night I rented "Cop Out" on demand and the language and violence wasn't appropriate for kids...but Easton so nicely would NOT sleep and watched the entire thing...ugh. Then I have to wait for Jimmy to come home to carry them upstairs and put them in bed. Some nights they sleep in their Grandma's room. They act like they won the lottery when they do. Those are the nights it's easy to get them to sleep.

Easton is now trying to wear underwear. He's been peeing on the potty and doing good! Although a little obsessive. Brinley too wants to be like her brother and refuses to keep her clothes and her diaper on. I really think she may be potty trained by time she's 2. She's very bright and a quick learner. Probably because she has two big brothers to learn from. Now the funniest part...her FIRST word....she's 17 months old now and the first word I can make out is....you guessed it...."NAYNAY".....really Brinley....really!!! This is the name the boys call my mom....now kid three is following suit loving no one but Grandma. haha!

There are so many things I want to write. These are the moments that I will miss as they grow up and get older. My days will be so much different 5 years from now. Everyone in school all day. Life seems to be flying by these days. I can't imagine my life without my family. I love every one of my kids more than they will ever know or think they know. They are the reason I am the person I am today. I love all the little things...even as stressful as they can be. They are all so different...Tristan big, dramatic, mouthy, LOUD, smart, grandma's boy...Easton sneaky, quiet, cuddly, copycat...Brinley fiesty, screamer, look at me, give me attention hehe. I'm blessed to have 3 beautiful, healthy kids. I hope that I can continue to be as close to them in 10-20 years as I am today. I hope they realize how much I do for them and love them and take care of them.