LOVE 4

This boy.

After a nightmare grocery shopping trip I yelled at him. I was so angry and overwhelmed and I said, "You need to GROW UP!"

As soon as those words left my mouth I regretted them. I felt like the dad in Peter Pan saying---"This is your last night in the nursery."

I don't want him to grow up. It is happening to quickly. He is so smart and so much fun to be around. I talked with him...he forgave me with out hesitation. He hugged me so tight. Then the big kids and I played "family game night" on the xbox (HIGHLY recommend that!) way past bed time.

Man, I need to try harder to be a better Mom. I will never take three kids to the grocery store before a big blizzard....epically without a list...and then do self check out with $300 worth of food to avoid the line that LITERALLY wrapped around the ENTIRE store. I have never seen a line like that in my whole life.

I just remembered that it wasn't a complete nightmare at the store. No one can make Simone laugh like Wyatt can. Up and down the isles he entertained her. She adores him! That is what I will choose to remember from this crazy day. Simone's sweet laugh and her proud big brother, being such a great helper.

(I took this a long time ago....for a self portrait everyday for a week thing. I never posted that. This one isn't in focus, but you can see everyone...so it's my fav.)

Just for fun this is what the store was out of....
Onions
Bananas (Simone will be sad about that.)
tomatoes
cucumbers
salad
potatoes
avocados
grapes
blueberries
most of the veggies were scarce
Shrimp
ground beef
string cheese (I got the last one)