Sunny Days and Muffins

These delicious muffins are a new staple in our house. I found them on a blog forever ago. Ever since, the boys and I make them and change out the filling each time. They are just a basic muffin recipe and it’s on your shoulders to be creative and turn them into something tasty. 

 

This time we made a cinnamon sugar batch and a dried cranberry batch. They came out of the oven and my boys eyed the cranberry muffins suspiciously. They wouldn’t touch them until I told Liam they had craisins in them. Then Liam got excited which made Levi realize they were on a big brother approved list. 

As you can see, I turned my back for one minute and Levi the naughty already stole a bite. 

I love how close my boys are getting. Levi looks up to Liam so much. He wants to be just like him. I', constantly trying to convince Liam of this. Liam’s always getting frustrated with his little brother for bugging him. 

 

My husband told Liam that Levi is his tammudu, pronounced thum-or-dew. He told him that he always has to take care of his tammudu because he's little and needs a great big brother to look up to. The look of pride on Liam’s face was priceless. 

 

My husband and I are going to remind our kids, daily that they are important to each other. They will always get on each other’s nerves, but they’re always going to be brothers and they need to take care of each other. 

 

In Indian culture, it is the older brother’s responsibility to take care of their younger sibling. I love knowing all my boys will take care of each other. 

What is your favorite memory with your sibling(s)?

Levi and Lucas. Friends or Enemies?

One of my biggest concerns with bringing Lucas home was how Levi would handle it. He was our baby for the last two years. He's also our feistiest child! I was nervous he would be jealous of Lucas. Levi makes sure everyone knows how he feels verbally and physically. If he decided he didn't like Lucas, it would be pretty obvious. He brought Lucas a little baby (little bird toy) at the hospital. He gave him a big kiss and held him. That was enough for him. He spent the rest of his time at the hospital cuddling mommy and hiding under my hospital bed. I told you, he's feisty. He was so excited to see Joel and I bring Lucas home that day. He ran around saying, "Baby" with a big grin. For the most part Levi ignores Lucas, but makes sure we all know if he's crying or needs something. If we don't respond IMMEDIATELY he starts yelling at us. That means he cares right... He also runs up and gives him surprise kisses a few times a day. I'll take it! He loves him in Levi's own little way. Although... He did punch Lucas on his second day home.I was nursing Lucas on the couch. Liam and Levi were attempting to sit next to me. It turned into them hanging on me while I tried to feed Lucas. All of the sudden Levi leans forward and starts giving Lucas a very confused look. Then confusion turned to anger and he punched Lucas in the arm, started pulling on him, and yelled, "STOP EATING MY MOM!"Apparently he thought he had to fight him to protect me!The funny thing was that Lucas hardly flinched. I guess the scrappy third child thing is true!This will forever be my favorite story. I will share it with everyone. I will remind Levi about this when he's older. I will be that parent that embarrasses him with this story all the time. Admit it. You're still laughing over it too!