Sweet Nicholas

Our sweet nephew, Nicholas, turned two yesterday! I cannot believe he is two already. It seems like we were just at the hospital to welcome him into the world. And, now he has a baby brother or sister on the way! Time is flying by and I cannot slow it down no matter how I try. It also seems like just yesterday we were at his first birthday party with our sweet, little Mady, who was 2 weeks old. It was much more fun to be there with her this year...less crying, more smiling, and more fun to play with. We all had a wonderful time celebrating his big day!

Trip had the most hilarious quote yesterday. This might be one of my favorites ever. He had gotten into trouble for biting Mady. So, TJ put him in time out and then told him to clean up all of the toys that were out because he couldn't play with any of them as his punishment. There were lots of toys out because we had watched my friend's 2 year old daughter earlier and she had played with lots of toys. Trip was having a hard time dealing with this harsh punishment. He was overwhelmed by all the toys to clean up and the thought of having nothing to play with. So, he turned to me in the middle of one of his whining fits of desperation and told me, "Mommy, I just want you to throw me back up to heaven to be with God and Jesus because I am not happy down here." We've been talking about heaven the last week because our not-so beloved cat, Willy died last Sunday. Trip then went on to say that he didn't love me or like me and Daddy and I were not making him happy, so he needed to go back up with God and Jesus so that they could make him happy. And, in his sweet, little head, all I had to do was just toss him back up there. What I wanted to say was, believe me, if it was that easy, I would have tossed you back up there months ago. :-) Instead, I explained that we couldn't get into heaven that way and that God wanted him to be here with Daddy and I. And, that he could pray to God while he was here on earth and that God would help him be happy down here. How is he such a deep thinker at 3? It exhausts me just to think of the kinds of questions we are going to have to answer in the years to come. I think I'll have to do a lot of praying myself.