all about L O V E

Happy Valentine's Day! I love, love, love February... so much love! I feel like the luckiest girl around to have the most wonderful {loving} husband. I also think it's pretty cool to have four amazing boys who still tell us every day that they love us. I know I am so blessed. 

Family dynamics are always interesting. For us, it's pretty cool to have our big guys and our little guys with ten years in between. It's exciting to have teenagers preparing for college in the next couple years, but also nice knowing we have the little guys home for a while to keep us young. Between the four, there is plenty of teasing and fighting. There is competition and good 'ole sibling rivalry. There is also a lot of love. 

It's no secret- our little Caden absolutely loves his brother Justin. He dresses like him and wants to do every thing exactly like Justin. While Justin gets tired of a little shadow following him around all the time, he's actually very patient and loving in return. Justin would much rather play his games alone, but more often than not lets Caden sit and play next to him. Most of the time, Justin puts it on one player and hands Caden a controller so he thinks he is playing as the other team. He doesn't usually know the difference and he's mostly just happy to be next to his big brother. It works.

Last night, Justin went to bed not feeling well. He woke up around midnight sick- very sick. In the bathroom throwing up with chills and sweats. A horrible flu bug that I hope won't make it's way through our family. We told Caden this morning to be quiet so Justin could sleep a little {on the floor in our room}. He knew he was sick, especially if he was missing school. Before long, Caden was up in Justin's bedroom cleaning. He put all of his clothes away {shirts on hangers}, made his bed and even swept the floor. These are the moments I want to remember- so much love in the air around here.