Three reasons I love being a mom

1. Lindsey
I could not be more proud of Lins. She is the smartest kindergartener I know. She loves to read, just like her mom, and she amazes us with the knowledge she has gained this year. She surpassed her reading goal in school the second week of each nine-weeks period, but she is not competitive. She truly loves to learn. We have never had to push her to do homework or read to us. But beyond her intelligence, Lindsey makes us proud daily because of the caring big sister she is. She never gets jealous when one of the other kids gets attention and is constantly taking care of them. So many times I find her in a chair reading a book to Benton or sharing her toys with Kate. Lindsey is such a loving child, and I want to keep her heart this sweet forever. She is polite, obedient, and loving. At age six, she wants to be either a librarian or an artist like aunt Em when she grows up.

2. Benton
This boy gets funnier by the minute. He has always been a mama's boy, but lately he is learning that dad is more fun for wrestling, hitting golf balls, and watching Star Wars. Daily, he says something that makes us laugh. Every night when we are ready to read books before bed, he runs in and says "Pause!" so we won't start without him. He actually tells us to pause anytime he wants us to wait. He also has gotten in the habit of asking "Why?" at the end of every question he asks. "Why are you doing that? Why?" Every single time. God knew what he was doing putting Benton between two dramatic girls, because he couldn't possibly be more easy going. He often has to tell Lindsey to calm down. While he adores Lindsey, he already fights with Kate over toys and food. Now that Lindsey tests on books at school, Benton declares a new book every night that he wants to test on. Earlier this week, I took Lindsey to school. This was the first time Benton experienced drop off. He was in awe of the playground. Lindsey started crying because she did not want to walk in school by herself (she can be very dramatic), and, under his breath, Benton said, "Next year I not going to cry. I going to jump right out of this car and run to that playground. Every day." He constantly wants to wrestle with David, and he is extremely competitive like his dad. Benton is my precious little man.

3. Kate
Our baby is spunky. She has learned at any early age that being the baby works to her advantage. If someone tells her no, she goes to the next person until she finds someone that will give in to her. She loves to be held and cuddled, so David and I often sneak into her room and rock her. She tries to keep up with L&B and their friends. She does not require a lot of attention, and she really just wants to be part of the action. She makes the funniest faces that are even funnier with her two big front teeth poking out. She is beautiful, and she looks so much like Lindsey at that age. Kate loves to eat everything. We can put anything on her plate and she devours it. While we want to keep her a baby, we love watching her grow and become even more fun at each new phase.

Three reasons I love being a mom.