When I woke up this morning, I asked the kids how far they'd gotten on their chores. Nathan said he'd helped make breakfast and then he was taking care of "Mi'ter" (mister without the "s"). I nagged him a little to get going.
The next thing I know, little Simon is following Nathan all around "helping" Nathan with his chores. Nathan was genuinely enjoying his little shadow, and Simon couldn't have been happier.
Later, he helped Nathan make lunch. While the water was boiling, they chased each other through the house.
Nathan is an amazing oldest child. He has such a strong sense of responsibility. He has such a good heart. He responds immediately to his little siblings, especially Simon. Simon LOVES his big brother. When Nathan comes home, he gets a big hug, and, "Hi, Nade! Good See You!" He thinks it is fun to steal Nathan's hats.
Even though Dallin sleeps in Simon's room, he will sometimes wake up to see that Simon's bed is empty. That's because if Simon is going to crawl into bed with someone, it will be Nathan.
It doesn't get much better than this.
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cute boys!
ReplyDeletesarah- just read your WHOLE entire blog.... word by word! love it! i think it's great you write all this down so you don't forget all the simple little pleasures of life with kids! i wish i was better at journal keeping... used to be, but that ended the night before i got married unfortunately! you are one busy mom that is for sure! but a great one! thanks for the afternoon read! take care. love em
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