Lando:
Was bummed when BYU was 4 inches away from being in a new years eve bowl. It wasn't even BYU, it was Oklahoma State. If you know, you know. I've been surprised how much sports Landon has been watching the past 3 months. I just keep thinking, "Football season doesn't always feel this way." And then I had the revelation that he just has more time. And that makes me happy for him. But don't go thinking that he doesn't work a ton either. People and their opinions of anesthesiologists drive me crazy sometimes. He is up at 4:30, goes and works out. To work by 6:00 and works til he's let go for the day. And his work is stressful and heavy. Which is why if he's not dating me, not playing with his boys, not fixing something in the house, and not watching sports..... he's falling asleep at 7:30pm on the recliner.
Becs:
I love our life here so much. I love this house so much. I love our neighbors the Fagues and our area so much. I just can't get over it. In fact, I was listening to a talk Papa Woolf sent me and Brad Wilcox quoted President Nelson, "The Joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives." And while I deeply believe that, especially when you apply that quote over a lifetime, right now I feel like my circumstances certainly make it fairly easy for me to feel joy. Like yesterday the boys had 8 kids over at our house and all 12 of them we just running through the house giggling and I left to Costco. Because Landon was home. So I went to Costco by myself, Landon watched all 12 kids and I knew my kids were having a blast and I was enjoying my alone time and Landon finally has enough time in his schedule where I don't feel just awful for leaving him in a position like that with his only free time. I dont know. It just felt really happy.
Jaxson:
He scored 14 points in his basketball game on Saturday, and his team lost by 20+. He had a lot of fouls so sat a good portion of the second half. He is learning something new everything single game and I am excited to see where he goes with it. He is currently downstairs dribbling. He lost the bracelet that his friend Merin gave him and he was pretty bummed about that tonight. He is the cutest big big big brother to Brigs. I can't even stand it. He won speed at recess a couple of times this week. And it drives him absolutely crazy when his teammates don't listen to the coaches at practices. The kid doesn't understand goofing off when it is time to learn. Landon just came up and told me about how he showed Jaxson how to do one specific cross over dribble and first time around he did it perfectly. He is a teachable little thing.
Tyler:
I woke up one morning to the sound of crackling downstairs. Which kind of confused me because I didn't hear any kids down there and both the doors to the boys rooms were closed. So I hurried and got dressed and headed downstairs to find Ty ty sitting by the fireplace wrapping the books we open every night during December. I thought it was the sweetest thing. He also has started dreaming of all the things he can make for his brothers for Christmas. And during church he was asked to make a list of all the people he is grateful for and he wrote down more than a dozen friends he has outside of our family. Thats more friends than Ty has had in his lifetime combined. And when I saw that list, it was another moment where I just KNEW we are where we are suppose to be.
Luke:
Oh help me with toddlers. Blahhhhh!!!! But he is also so dang adorable. His teacher called him a doll. He woke up multiple nights this week TERRIFIED of bad guys. I walked into his room and he was wailing and pointing at the light on the ceiling trying to form the words, "bad guy". I cuddled with him til he fell back asleep. Its moment like those where I LOVE being a mom. Its so easy to know how to mother a terrified toddler. Just cuddle them and let them know they are safe. It is less easy to know how to mother a whiney inflexible screamer. He does have so many wonderful moments. I went on 4 different visits this week and he was a gem at all 4 of them. And he is so cute in the morning to help my clean and do his laundry and play with bigsy. He's been sleeping in Jax and Tys room because he is so scared. But its honestly been nice as I'm trying to sleep train brigs.
Brigs
Speaking of sleep training brigs. I put him in his crib on Sunday, looked him in the face and said, "I have given you all I have little guy, I will not be coming in here again in the middle of the night." He knew nothing of what that meant, it was more for me. And its true, I have not gotten him from his crib since Sunday evening. But don't go thinking that means i've been sleeping through the night. the first FOUR nights Luke woke up multiple times. The fifth nights Jax woke up because he was so anxious for his game. And last night I didn't do my new stretches at night that have been really helping, so my back woke me up. I never swear. I don't say that to be noble, its just not apart of my vocabulary. But on the fourth night that Luke came into my room I was like, "What the hell Luke!!" And then I laughed at myself so hard. I just want to sleep through the night people. Brigs is starting to eat a lot more. He will only drink from a real cup. But he will drink water. He is shifting. Shifting from baby to toddler. And i'm just trying not to think about it because when I do, I get really sad. Like right now.
Thats my cue. BYYYEEEEEE
Oh and last but NOT LEAST. Scott and Jen had their twins. Mack & Noah at 29.5 weeks. They are stable and doing well so far. It will be a long road but Scott and Jen seem steady and they are such a great team. I love all 5 of that little family.
