Before I Forget...

You know how you go through your day and there are so many things that your kids do all the time that you think you'll never forget, and then they stop doing them and you totally forget even though you really wanted to remember? Well, I'm writing these things down now so that I will never forget!!

I want to remember:
That this morning Arden said that he didn't want to have a broken heart anymore. He wanted a new heart. So I told him that if he prayed to God that God would give him a new heart and that God would fix his broken heart and forgive him for his sins. We were in the car, so he said he wanted to pray on the way to the park. I said to go for it and he said "Dear God, thanks for Jesus, please give me a new heart so I don't have a broken heart anymore. Thanks. Amen." .......child of the covenant.

I want to remember:
When we were driving along one day, I told William we had a "quarter mile til Canoga (Ave.)" and Arden looked over at Porter and said "Hey, that's like you baby, a Porter mile til yoga!"

I want to remember:
When we were listening to Christmas songs on the radio, Feliz Navidad came on and Arden said "Do you hear it Mom, they are saying 'Police Mommy Lott!'"

I want to remember:
Just how sweet Arden is to Porter. He has always called him "my baby" and still does. He makes sure that whenever we meet someone new that they know that Porter is 1 and that he is his baby brother. He says things like "come here sweet boy" and "hey baby" and "come here Porter, I want to read you some books." He is always watching out for Porter and loves on him so much. Of course they fight over toys and get upset with each other, but in general they are so entertained by each other and laugh and have a great time together. It is so fun to see them growing up together and loving each other. I am always trying to teach them that "loving your brother is more important than having the toy you want, or sitting in the chair that you want, etc." and I think it's starting to sink in a bit.

I want to remember:
We have a tent that looks like an igloo and were playing in it the other day. Arden announced "let's go get in the glowstick!"

I want to remember:
When Porter gets really excited, his whole body shakes. We walked down to see some cranes that were working on our neighborhood the other day, and as we approached them, Porter stopped on the side walk and just shook with excitement.

I want to remember:
Porter's first official word is "whoa!" and he uses it appropriately all the time. It is so funny to hear him say it.

I want to remember:
How Porter toddles around and looks like a big football player. He's definitely a gentle giant and it is so funny and sweet to watch.

I want to remember:
How much Porter loves books and airplanes and airplane books. He will sit and point at pictures in books for a long time. He always points at airplanes in the sky when he hears them. And the most exciting is to point at a picture of an airplane in a book!

I want to remember:
How sweet Arden is when he gets up from a nap. He always has a smile on his face and usually has something exciting to tell me - "I slept a long long day!" or "I woke up!" which is always followed by "Can I have some milk?"

I want to remember:
The few words that Arden still mispronounces like "blanklet" and "breakless" for breakfast or "helicocker" for helicopter or "I want to pick what I want to pick" instead of just "I want to pick what I want." or "ban-ah" for banana or "bobbum" for bottom or "aminals" or "checkup" for ketchup or "mochamo trol truck" for remote control truck...

I want to remember:
How much Porter likes to do things with his hands. He loves putting things inside of things. The other day he shoved a ton of tissues into a tiny soap box and was content to sit there and do that until I took it away. He builds things with blocks all the time. If there's a box around, he will fill it with something.

A nerd at heart!

I want to remember:
The sheer joy that bath time brings every night they get to take one.

I want to remember:
That at this phase, there is little more exciting than when Mommy and Daddy join in playing with the boys. "Want to run and get me?!" "Want to wrestle?" or "Tickle me!" They love when we play rough with them and they love when we are just with them no matter what they are doing. I know this won't always be the case, so I really want to remember this and take advantage of it now!

I want to remember:
How much the boys love to dance. Whenever there is music on, they are moving. Porter gets his arm going and spins in circles and is hilarious. Arden is doing new moves all the time and is always asking "did you see this one before, Mom?" If there is ever a dull moment, music will always liven things up!

I want to remember:
How Arden asks us if he can "tell you some words" before he goes to bed. He just wants to chat and usually starts off with "So, how was your day?" He also asks us "Do you want to rest with me for a little while?" Sometimes this is just a ploy to stay up later, but usually he just wants us there with him to snuggle for a little bit. It is always a good night in his book if one of us rests with him for a bit.

I want to remember:
Arden's great imagination and how he treats his stuffed animals and baby. He talks about them as if they are real and always makes sure that they are comfortable or that they have their "toy" (aka his pink rubber ring that he sleeps with) with them. In his eyes, they are just more members to the family.

There are so many things I've already forgotten and so many more that I'll want to remember, but that is all for now that I can think of. Besides, Arden just got up from his nap, so I must go fix some milk!