Friday night at the Moody's

Wow we had a wonderful Friday night....it has been way to long since we have had a relaxing evening at home as a family...it was great to be able to take in the summer evening at home with my 2 favorite guys.....we worked in the yard a little bit...played a little bit....and had a great dinner of grilled rib eyes, fresh sweet corn, greens from our garden topped with Parmesan, thick cut grilled pepper bacon, cucumbers all lightly tossed in a creamy balsamic dressing and I also made biscuits with honey butter.......yummy

Dylan has way to much confidence right now...he is all over the place...for some reason he thinks he can run....well he really can't run ...he loses his balance and crashes....last night he crashed and has 3 nice big bruises on his eye....after a quick kiss he was back to running full speed...his bumps and bruises don't seem to slow him down one bit....

Most mornings Dylan wants to be cuddled and held for literally a hour or so after he wakes up.....most mornings I am happy to do so...I treasure our quiet mommy and baby time together....but days like today when we had no choice but to get moving our treasured quiet mommy and baby time doesn't quite work out that way.....Dylan really doesn't understand why I have to sit him down in order to brush my teeth, get dressed, wash my face....in Dylan's world this is just not acceptable....he immediately begins to cry as soon as I sit him down in the morning...it is now quickly followed by him throwing himself on the floor and crying such a sad and painful cry......as if he is in total despair....I call him to come to me....but it is just to much work....he looks at me and then collapses again crying even louder....as it to say....Mom you don't understand....you just don't understand.....I quickly go to him pick up my little guy....he immediately stops crying and feels immediate relief.....I guess I should probably read some book on how to handle this situation but for the most part we really do have a perfectly happy and easy going child....and I find that I don't always agree with alot of the parenting advice that is out there.....we really want Dylan to know that his feelings are valid and important to us and right now I am sure this is how he expresses his frustration....and if he is manipulating us which we will figure out here sooner rather than later....its not like it's the first time I have been manipulated in my life....at least it is by my lovable and adorable son