Spring Is In The Air

 The weather has been a lot nicer the past couple of days and my kids have LOVED it.  It has been all bikes and scooters and running around outside.  Even Megan has cabin fever and is enjoying walking around outside.  Megan really likes riding around in the little car playing with the horn that keeps falling out.

I have been letting Tyler and Josh ride in circles around our house while I push Megan in the little car.  It works out pretty good because we start on the drive way and then take our side walk around by the house, to the street and then just follow the gutter back around to our drive way and start again.  I like this because the boys aren't in the street for too much of the time.  Tyler only watches for cars about half the time and Josh almost never, so it is scary to have them in the street.  It is times like these that I really wish that we had sidewalks.  
Tyler told me tonight while I was putting him and Josh to bed that "he knew why Jesus made him and Joshy more badder." I asked why and he responded "so that you can learn more patience."  Oh so true.  I then told him that they should just be good.
Lately I have been trying really hard to be more patient with my kids.  Trying to not yell as much or over react to all their shenanigans.  So I have been praying extra hard for help with this and it does seem like when you ask Heavenly Father for help with patience he gives you experiences to test your patience.  It is hard, but I am committed to keep trying to be better.  Better for my kids and Tony.  I don't want to be that mom that is always freaking out and/or yelling.  It is definitely a work in progress.  I try to remind myself that they are just kids and I need to chill out...that seems to help.