My Two Boys

I am a single mom...but luckily, God decided it was time for me to have another boy in my life. Fortunately, it wasn't another child, but in many ways, he is :) My boyfriend, Nate came into my life about a year and a half ago and changed our lives forever! I cannot describe how wonderful it is to hear those two playing around the house together, screaming, wrestling, scheming, building, and tearing down things. Braedon has claimed Nate as his "bestest buddy". Their relationship is definitely one that brings tears to my eyes. Braedon has a confidant and partner in crime. Although Brae's father is still in his life, he never really played a major factor in 4 out of the 5 little years of his life, so it was so wonderful to see how well Brae and Nate gravitated to each other.

So a year and a half later...they are still building forts, rummaging through the refrigerator (disorganizing it, which drives me CRAZY, haha) and putting on "man stuff" (cologne and deodorant) together. Braedon gets disappointed when Nate has to work late and Nate gets disappointed if Brae can't stay up later when he gets home. I really am very blessed to have Nate come into my life and give me what I always wanted, my own family. I didn't realize how hard it really would be, but in the end, its so worth it!

Just this past weekend, we were at our little cousin, Ashton's 8th birthday party. So all of these "older" boys were there and Braedon wanted to make SURE we knew he was as big as these boys by playing rough with them and trying to act tough. Well, I sure found out how old he thought he was very quickly! Nate informed me that one of the boys had run over Brae's little foot with a bike and through the pain, Brae screamed a four letter word that starts with "s". I had to stop laughing before I went and reprimanded him because my dad had told me that I said the same word as my first curse word! So as I pulled Brae into the bathroom and asked him why he said that, he stood up and walked to the door and yelled, "NAAATTTEEE, WHY DID YOU TELL HER??!!!!!!" Hahaha, I love my boys!!