Simple Things

There are a few things that have gotten me excited the past few days. First, Chris and I have been holding family scripture "study" (more like reading a few versus) followed by a primary song or church hymn, and then bedtime prayers. Coleman has caught on quickly! He points at the words as we read and jibber-jabbers like he's telling us a story. He dances to our primary songs and folds his arms when we say "Let's say prayers." It's so cute. At first he wanted nothing to do with sitting on the couch for more than 20 seconds. But, surprisingly, he's been obedient and seems to enjoy it, and knows it's routine now. The other night Chris and I got to the couch and sat down and Coleman came running over, picked up the Book of Mormon off the end table, and ran it over to us. AH! I was smiling inside and out. I'm not trying to pat myself on the back, but if you know Coleman, you know that this simple thing would melt my heart! He's so rough, on the go, and tries very hard to not be quiet or obedient. So, it was exciting and I almost cry when I think about it. Also, my mom and sister and my new niece are on there way to visit as we speak! They decided to road trip for about two weeks while my mom has work off! I can't wait. I've missed them so much. We are best-friends who just happened to be put into a family together. Granted, it wasn't always that way, but I've missed them terribly. There was never a time when I lived in Utah that if one of us was going to lunch or out to Target that the others weren't given a call to tag along. So, it will be fun to have them here for a short time! EXCITED? Yes, I am. And last, all of you moms will be able to relate to this, speaking has begun to take form. Coleman spends all day trying to tell me things. Today was the first time he pointed to a picture of an apple and said "Apple." Yesterday he asked for "wada" (water), and he has told EVERYONE we've passed while running errads today "BuByeee" (bye bye). I laughed every time because he was SO into saying bye. It was just cute. I'm sure it's a first time mom moment, but hey, it's exciting.
I love you my little, rambunctious, curious, sometimes obliging boy!