NINE!!! How are my babies NINE! At times, the time has CREPT painfully by, and other times I cannot believe that they are this old already!
Pillowcases from Gma & Gpa Parker
Carter's new shoes
At dinner with their friends.
I secretly found out from them who they would choose if they could take one person out with them. I contacted their moms and asked if we could come pick them up and take them out for the night. I got a sitter for the 3 younger, and we told the boys to get in the car. We then went and picked up their friends for the night. This was us at the Mexican Restaurant. Carson, Carter Matthews, Parker Lazarus, Carter (How funny is that, Carter and Parker were their friends they picked!)
Boys are so geeky and gross. But they had so much fun!!! NO drama ever, just tough silly boys!
Then we went to a play. It was fun and they saw other kids from school there too.
Then out for ice cream at a new place that we've never been. Boys loved it!
My handsome, amazing, awesome nine year olds! Oh how I love them. As I write this, my heart started to beat a million miles an hour. I am so blessed!!! I tell them all the time that I am so lucky that Heavenly Father picked me to be their mom. And I truely feel it. They are some special boys!
Caden was trying to pretend he was happy for their birthday. It was the first time he got left home. Usually he gets to be a "boy" not a "baby", but this was the first time the boys got ALL our attention for the night. Caden is still a little immature when friends are around.
I asked them what they wanted for their birthdays. Cars wanted an IPOD (he lost it due to bad decision making about a month earlier) and that was all. I told him I would if I could cut his hair too, haha. Didn't work. Carter wanted "A hundred bucks" with some eyebrow raises everytime you asked him. At the last minute he just wanted a big lego set. I was a little baffled. They could have gotten about triple from us, but that was all they wanted. I got them each a pair of really good shoes. Pretty simple this year!!!
So a little update that I like to give on each boy on their birthday.
Carter:
Favorite Food: Ice Cream
Favorite Color: Green
Wants to be when he grows up: Missionary and then an Orthodontist
Favorite thing to do: Puzzle type things. Puzzles, games that require thinking, legos, Yahtzee, etc. And snow ski!
Best trait: He is a caretaker. He is so kind to everyone around him. He does NOT like people to be sad. He wants to help everyone be happier.
Carter is a saver. He saves, and saves, and saves. He will do just about anything I ask for money. He is good little businessman. He is a VERY hard worker. He does things right the first time, and does them well. He has a great memory, and asks a MILLION questions, ALL.THE.TIME! He is the "Equality Police" That's what I call him. He thinks everything has to be fair. I do not. Sometimes we battle about that. He has an "inner hulk" Cars is really good at getting him to release it. When he does, his brothers run and take cover. He will hurt them.
He is REALLY strong, and loves to help Chet work. He goes with Chet to every move in the ward, and he goes on Sunday with Chet to his early meetings and sets up chairs for RS, Primary, EQ, and overflow. One Sunday when Chet didn't have meetings, we got there and NO chairs were set up. He takes care of it. He loves to pay his tithing, and although he is super tight with his money, he always donates at least a dollar to something else, sometimes more if the Bishop has mentioned to Chet that they are low in an area (like ward missionary fund or whatever). Such a sweetie!
The other day Cars wanted to ride bikes to school but Carters bike had a flat. He was really sad he couldn't ride too. On the way home it was a blizzard out. I told Cars he had to ride it home, I couldn't fit the bike in. Cars was about to cry, so Carter gets out of the car and says, "I'm gonna go help Cars get home." Next thing I know, Cars is in the car and Carter is riding in a complete white out uphill. He will help all of his brothers with chores so they can just be done. He will plow neighbors driveways. He is very thoughtful. He is a very deep thinker.
He loves to read!!! He is very proud that his lexile is 1000. He loves to read his scriptures and is in Alma all by himself. He likes to tell me what he read about the night before. He doesn't just read, he digests and truely thinks about things. His prayers are more thoughtful and complete than most adults. He thanks Heavenly Father for everything that matters (and says thank you for my wonderful parents every night! He thanks Him that I make him food and take him to school. So sweet!)
Oh how I love my Carter. I tell him almost every night that he has to be careful. He is so special, and has something so special to accomplish on this Earth, that Satan will be out for him. I tell him that he is a truely amazing spirit!!! He is spiritually strong for sure!
Carson:
Favorite Food: Anything Papa makes him. Mostly cause it's all red meat or special beans
Favorite Color: Red and Gray, the colors of Papa's two trucks (seeing a pattern?)
What he wants to be when he grows up: in high school! then a policeman or a teacher
Everytime he sees a scene in a movie in a high school setting, he says he cannot wait until he's in high school. Crazy boy!
What he loves to do: Ride anything that moves. He also loves to do mechanic work. Anything with a motor (even Chet's tools) speaks to him. He's amazing, truely! He is ON.THE.MOVE. all the time. He LOVES to help little kids.
Best trait: Super street smart. Very aware of what's going on around him all the time.
Cars is an amazing older brother. He fights like crazy with Carter and Caden, but NEVER with Cael and Colby. He is so wonderful with them. He can calm them as well as I can. He reads to them, and helps Colby stay in bed. He teaches them how to do things. He really watches out for them. The 4 yr old neighbor girl always comes and asks if Cars can play. Cars is soooo nice to her, but he is a mover. He gently tells her no and gets Cael for her. If its nice enough for neighbors to be out, he is kicking a ball or more likely than not, begging me to ride his four wheeler. He wears out a bike every year. It gets many miles on it!
He talks a million miles an hour. He talks to everyone! He knows all of the neighbors really well, and will talk to them if they are out. He says hi to everyone in the neighborhood. He stops in at a neighbors house (well about 12 houses down) and asks if he can play with her dogs (he has watched them for her while they are out of town). The neighbors all know and love Cars.
Carson likes to eat. He always wants to eat. I cook up chicken breast on the grill and leave them in the fridge for my lunches. If he sees them, they are gone. He loves beef (hamburger, steak, roast), pork (chops, bacon and loins), chicken, shrimp, sausage, etc. He hates ice cream and french fries. He is not much for any sweets. His treat is a left over piece of meat that he finds in the fridge.
Carson LOVES, and I mean LOVES music. He loves all kinds (except country, hates Chets music and changes the station the second he gets in his truck!) He loves to see live music. He loves anything with a beat. He is a good dancer and likes to be "cool".
Chet and Cars butt heads everyday. He prays every night in his prayers that he will not fight with his dad. He is SUPER sassy. I don't mind it (for the most part), but it works Chet up in a quick hurry. He does, however, love to be with Chet. He loves to ski, and shoot, and go to his early meetings, and ride in his truck, and go to Home Depot, Scouts, camp, lake, and just do busy things with him. They will be really good friends when Cars is an adult (and they are now if they're not fighting)!!!
Cars is witty and funny. He is quick on his feet (which is proving to be difficult with lying, I cannot tell most of the time, his brothers have to tell me!) He is creative and fun to be around. Him and the neighbor girl Baylee fight like brother and sister. She tries to make him sad by asking to play with Carter only, but he doesn't care, and within minutes she wants to play with Cars. He is SOOOOOOOO active. He does not like puzzle type things, they are too boring for him. He hates testing at school. Too boring. Just picks "A" for everything.
I love him to pieces. He is very kind and loving to me. Don't get me wrong, he is super sassy to me too, but he is very tender a lot too. He tells me almost daily that I am the best mom ever. He always wants me to snuggle with him at night. He loves for me to come to school. He is very proud of me!
Nine years ago I got to finally become a mother. It has been harder than I could have ever imagined, but I hope that I am doing a pleasing job to my Heavenly Father in raising these amazing spirits that he has entrusted in my care for this short time! I want the best for them, and I pray every night that I will be a better mother the next day. I love them, I love them, I love them (all 5)!!!!
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