A Promise to be Better

I made a decision at the beginning of this week that I was going to be better.
I am going to be a better mom, wife, and member of the church.
I want to be a better mom by being here, now. I want to really listen to him and play with him.
I want to encourage him to be creative.
I want to be a better mom by enforcing rules. If I'm not the voice of influence in his life, then someone else will when he gets older. I want him to be able to cope with disappointment.
I want to be a better mom by setting a good example. I've made a goal to read the Book of Mormon in 2 months time. If I want him to study the scriptures as he gets older then he needs to see his mom do it too. I want to be closer to Jesus Christ, and one way to do that is to learn more about him and his ministry. By bringing myself closer to Christ, I will have a stronger desire to be patient and loving and more forgiving.
I want to be a better mom by loving my husband. I want Kolton to feel secure in his family and know what unconditional love is and see it. If I show respect to Brady more and love him more, then hopefully Kolton will see that. (And I know Brady isn't going to complain about more kissing. :))
I am going to smile more, say "thank you" more, and "I love you" more.
So, this is what I'm working on. So far this week, I've been trying hard to spend more time with Kolton. I've kept up on housework and done more in the evenings before bed around the house so that I can do that. I really feel like (even in just 2 days) that it has helped me be a better mom. I'm not as stressed out about the housework because I wake up to a clean house. My mind isn't drifting as I'm playing with him or listening to him thinking about the 30 things I need to do that day. I really feel like it is making me a better mom and wife.
We painted. Kolton and I. It started out with using paint brushes, but like always, turned into finger painting. And it got everywhere! He wanted his whole arm covered!


He made lots of wonderful pictures. I love them all.

Monday night after FHE Brady and Kolton had a boxing/wrestling match. It was pretty wild! Kolton sure went at it!

He was determined to win!

And for a 3 year old, he has a mean punch. :)

I couldn't help but laugh at all the faces Kolton was making and all the punches Brady was taking! Good father/son bonding. Haha.

Tuesday morning we went golfing. Monday Kolton kept asking if he could go golfing. All day. Finally, I told him that in the morning we would. First thing when he woke up he wanted me to call Brittney and invite Kade and then go. I held him off until 11:00. And good thing because Andy Alligators doesn't even open until 11:00. He would have been pretty disappointed if we had to leave and come back another time. He had a blast, though! He absolutely loves to golf! He just went from hole to hole to hole. I had to tell him a few times to slow down and to wait for us.


Tuesday afternoon out of nowhere we heard thunder. Kolton and I were playing cars in his room and all of a sudden "BOOM!" and Missie came running in to his room and laid herself across my lap. She is terrified of loud sounds. Makes me laugh. Kolton had to reassure himself it wasn't a monster and just thunder. We headed to the kitchen window to take a look and it started pouring.

Kolton sweetly asked if he could go out and jump on the trampoline in the rain with an umbrella and I obliged. We haven't had rain in who knows how long and who knows when it will rain again so I figured we better take advantage!

Look how excited he is! I love it! I got soaked, even though I was under an umbrella. The wind was blowing and falling off the roof right where I was standing so my whole bottom half was wet. I had so much fun watching him enjoy it though.



Sometimes the wind would blow and catch his umbrella. So funny to watch! I got the first one on video. It completely caught him off guard!




I hope I can continue on trying to be better. Its always easy to do at first but I hope I can make this a lifelong change. Wish me luck! :)