Love my sweet boy

Tonight I was tired and trying to get the kids in bed and they were giving me an unusually hard time about it. Finally I got Halle down, but Luke was still full of energy. It was already an hour past his normal bedtime and I knew he wasn't going to be settling down anytime soon, so I finally told him he could stay up and play in his room as long as he didn't come out and would get into bed when he got tired. He agreed, but about ten minutes later I heard his door creak open and he came sneaking out. I was losing patience and, probably a little grumpily, asked him what he was doing out of his room.

"I just need to get some paper and markers, mom."

Okay, that I could handle. So I got him his paper and markers an walked him back into his room to color until he got sleepy. He asked me to write the names of his friends next door on one paper, so I did, and then left him in there to color.

I didn't hear anything else from him. About a half hour later I went to check on him, and outside his door I found this:




How cute is that? He had been drawing pictures for his best friends, mom and dad, and Halle. It melted my heart just a bit. What a sweet boy, always thinking of others and always wanting to make something to give to someone. I love all his sweet little drawings and cherish them all. After seeing these pictures I thought, and why was I so frustrated trying to get him to stay in bed? I peeked in on him laying in his bed, fast asleep, and was overcome with love for my little guy. He is so special to me and I love him so much.

Leprechaun Booby Traps

Today Luke has been hearing about a leprechaun that visits kids houses and leaves them treats. Somehow he missed ours (I didn't know this was even a thing!) SO we figured he must have accidentally missed our house and decided he will be by tonight. Luke is determined he is going to catch the leprechaun and take his pot of gold, so all our doors are now equipped with booby traps. This is the front door...bells, a tambourine and a broom propped up against it. Cross your fingers for us that we'll catch him!! :)

Lemonade Stand!

Luke has been talking about doing a lemonade stand for a long time. After all the talk he got Halle excited about it too. They wanted to do it last summer but we never did. All throughout the winter the kids would mention it here and there, and I would tell them when it got warm enough we would do it. Finally, today was the day!

Right when they woke up Luke and Halle started making plans for their lemonade stand. I had to hold them off until the afternoon because I knew otherwise all the kids in the neighborhood would be at school and they wouldn't have any customers. The kids made the sign together - Luke wrote it and they both drew lemons all around it.

Luke told me he thought they would sell it for ten dollars. I told him I thought 10 cents would probably be better. Once we got the table and everything all set up I did yard work while the kids stayed at their table. They took it pretty seriously. They both kept calling out, "Lemonade for sale for ten cents!" They were very diligent sellers!

As for the selling, they ended up getting quite a few customers! A few neighbors stopped by and Grandma Lori and Grandpa Sheldon drove out to buy some.

I'd say Luke and Halle's first attempt at a lemonade stand was a success! 

Lightsaber Hunt

It's the night before Valentines Day, and I went to three different stores searching for this Darth Maul lightsaber Luke has been wanting for months so that I could give it to him for Valentines Day tomorrow. He has been doing chores for quarters to earn money for it, but it is $20 and it's going to take him a month at this rate! I finally tracked it down at the Target in West Jordan tonight at about 9pm. The things we do for our children! Of course it's because I love my little boy so!!