The Nitty Gritty

Happy 6th Birthday Son! William turned 6 yesterday! On his birthday eve, we were cuddling on his bed and I told him his birth story. It felt like it all happened yesterday as I recounted the details of how he came to our family. Towards the end, our conversation turned into literally HOW he came and he thought it was funny when I said, "birth canal".  It's crazy how fast Will is growing and learning. Last week I was feeling pretty blue about having a demanding full-time job. It was tearing my heart thinking about how much I missed being a stay at home mom. I attended the Saturday Women's Meeting and left feeling inspired, but also guilty and questioning myself if going to work everyday is truly the best thing for me and my family. Then, on Sunday we learned of a family in our ward that was being evicted and the mom was checking into a hotel and waiting for an interview at Fry's Grocery. It was devastating news, but it was news that was necessary for me...

Will wanted candles in a pile of gummy worms instead of a birthday cake. Ha ha! It's hard to believe our 5 pound baby is now 5 years old! As you can see in the photo below, Will is our Mr. Drama. He loves to walk around like a zombie. When Aunt Kelly asked him what his favorite part of preschool was, he replied "Playing like a zombie in the playhouse and chasing the girls." His favorite color is black. When he brushes his teeth at night, he acts like a skeleton and clicks his jaw. Tonight he told me that we were having Vampire Brains for dinner. He is obsessed with anything and everything that has to do with Halloween. However, he didn't want a halloween-themed birthday. Instead he wanted a Star Wars Angry Birds birthday. We bought him a Star Wars Angry birds set and hid it under a mountain of pillows that he had to knock down to get his present. We also drew the angry birds faces on balloons. He loved it all. William! I love you. You are so smart and creative. ...