I Saw God!

The other day we went to the movies for Dylan's birthday. When we were walking up to purchase our tickets there was a man out front with two boys that were goofing around with each other. The man turned to them and screamed at one of the boys, saying "if you don't stop swinging around that jacket I am going to bust you up!" To me this was an extreme and ugly display. As an adult, I did not want to make eye contact with this man. I know I have bad days where I look less angelic than I want to and I try to chalk up public displays like this one as such. I mean really, who acts like this in public on purpose?! The last thing you want, at least the last thing I would want, is to be stared down like a glaring spotlight of your imperfection.

I looked down at Dylan who had made eye contact with this man and I watched my little boy raise a hand to say hi and give him a little smile. I looked over at the man just as he looked away. When I looked back to Dylan I saw that he was really watching this man. It was not that kind of look that you teach your children is an invasion of privacy, not even a curious look. It is hard to explain, but it was almost as if in his mind he was hugging that man. What a blessing!

Happy Birthday Dylan!!!

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Maryn Is In On The Secret!

For the first time we have allowed Maryn to go shopping with us for Dylan's birthday present. It has yet to be decided if this was a wise decision or not. She understands that this is supposed to be a secret and I believe she is capable of keeping the secret itself. What concerns me is that we have gift-wrapped with a big pretty bow on top and handed to her the ability to hold said secret over her brother's head! Oooooo....she is gonna love this! We told her that if she were allowed to go with us she could not even let on that she knew what he was getting. Is this too much pressure for an almost 6-year-old. I guess I will soon find out!

She was totally cracking me up at Wal-Mart! I have such a pet peeve for bathrooms without courtesy music. I mean, I really don't want to hear what everyone in there is doing. It is the most uncomfortable silence I can think of. We didn't have to worry about that today, because anyone in ear shot of Maryn in the bathroom was treated to a rather loud version of "Love Story"! Better than hearing people pee is all I have to say!

When we were finished making our rounds we went to pick Dylan up from school. As soon as he gets in the car, I look in the backseat to see Maryn holding her breath and eyes as big as the moon! She is in big trouble if she thinks she can hold her breath until Saturday. I know from experience that her mouth never stops moving for more than maybe a milisecond!

We get home and Maryn rushes to the front door to wait for Dylan, she has this goofy look on her face that Dylan clearly did not understand. He asked me, "what's wrong with her?" This will be interesting. She summoned me to a private meeting in the bathroom and tell me how hard she is trying to not say anything. I told her to lay off the goofy looks and she just laughed and said, "this is gonna be preeeeeety hard!"

Maryn's First Basketball Practice

I have always been really excited for my kids to start sports and be a part of that. It is so exciting for me! I love every second of it! Maryn has moved past a stage in her life where she wants to run from things that seem hard. She was so excited about basketball and when she hit the floor with her team, her excitement never faltered. She listened to her coach and made adjustments that were recommended of her. I was very proud. I get to be team mom for her team and two others, so I am so involved and get to watch her every second and keep my mouth shut....for the most part!!! I was very happy that she received her uniform at the end of her first practice because it was clear she was more excited about that at the end of the day! How could she not be....look how cute she is!!!

None of her shots even came close to making the net.....but look at that form!!!

A little bit of passing practice.