The Growing Gant Family...

 Mothers Day...A day that reminds me of just how thankful I am that God granted me the privilege of being a Mom.  And what a great Mother-in-Law he gave me!   Soaking up all the little crafts and notes I get from my boys.  I know they won't quite be the same as they get older and I cherish them.

 Since we moved to Sublimity in 2016, William has been on a mission to dig a hole to China...Well, maybe not to China, but he's made it clear that it's gonna be deep.  And this kid is digging it all by hand, one little scoop at a time.  Talk about persistence and resilience! It was finally warm enough that the boys decided they wanted to fill their hole with water and go for a swim.  They laid a tarp down in so that it would help fill faster and then it became a boy's haven.  These twofer having the time of their lives.  These are memories I want them to have forever. There were some videos of them dunking themselves in the murky water that for some reason wouldn't upload...gotta go to the external hard drive to check them out (o; Simply hilarious!  They both dunked their heads and swam under the mud, although the video of Calvin's hesitation made me laugh out loud.

Both boys passed the last level of swim lessons in February and were gifted a free month of swim team so we decided to try it.  Both Curtis an I had our doubts that Calvin had actually fulfilled all of the requirements for the team, but couldn't hurt to try. They both seemed eager as they put on their trunks and we headed out the door.  Once in the door, it was an entirely different story.  The instructor was going to have them get in the pool and perform different swimming techniques to see what they could do.  Calvin started to jump up and follow her until he caught eye of William's hesitancy.  He wasn't going to go without his brother, so he sat back down. There's a bond between these two that truly is something special.  Of course they fight occasionally like all brothers do, but they also gel together in a lot of areas.  Part of what makes parenting them a joy.  Unfortunately, they can also feed off of each other's weaknesses.  Calvi...

This kid.  He's got such a big heart and it shows in the little letters he writes now that he's gotten pretty good at communicating through writing.  The second note communicates how much he loves quality time.  He absolutely loves it when we stop and take the time to play a game with him one on one.  May we never forget that this is how he feels loved the most.    

 One of the things I look forward to after a really wet spring is gardening.  My hope is that, as often as I've involved the boys in this process, that they too develop of love of the dirt.  And if not, a fascination for how God grows things from a tiny seed is what I hope they see.  They're such a little helpers and I'm thankful I get to share this with them.  I think they enjoy most, the chance to get super muddy and dirty (o;    

This kid.  Couldn't be more proud. Not only do our boys attend a school that awards kids for their display of the Fruits of the Spirit, but they actually get chosen from their entire class to receive the award. Mrs. Gill chose Calvin for the Fruit of the Spirit of Faithfulness.  She spoke very highly of him at the school assembly and I could tell, made him beam with pride as he walked to the front to receive it. Keep it up Calvin!  Your faith will take you far...

Seriously. One single blink. If the first ten years go by this quickly, he'll be in college before I blink again. Our Sweet William boy.  Although he's still all boy, he's definitely showing signs of growth into a young man.  Every once in awhile I'll look at him and recognize how his features of changed, how his mannerisms are a little different and when he talks, it's evident he understands more.  There's still a lot of growth yet to come, but it sure has been fun watching him. He has and continues to love to build things.  While most kids his age have started forgetting about their lego sets, he frequently visits his lego bins to show us yet another creation he's built.  He was recently excited about a used lego set he purchased with his own $45, especially after finding out it sells for $180 new. The timidness he so easily sunk into when he was younger, is slowly but surely becoming less and less.  There are tidbits of bravery poking through his...