My little man is growing up. Here are some pictures of him a few weeks ago before he got a new haircut. I'll have to post some more pics soon, his new haircut makes him look like he's 5 years old. The bottom picture is of he and his little cousing Rhylin, my sister Kayli's baby. I love seeing him with the baby because it brings out a side of him that I don't get to see as much. He's more of a bigger brother when he's with her. Very caring and loving with her. Not that he isn't caring and loving with me and other family members, he definitely is. But with her he says things like, "I'm here for you baby," and "you're such a beautiful baby, I'll take care of you." Even though he looks like he's trying to apply the sleeper hold in the picture above, he's just trying to be a big boy and hold her.

Not much is new at our bachelor pad. Maddox woke up this morning at 6 am (this brought back memories of the first 2 years of his life.) He came into my room and tried climbing into my bed, quite the difficult task since my bed is pretty high up and when he grabs the sheets for leverage they come off of the bed. Finally after listening to him struggle and fight his way up I extended a hand. He got in bed with me, gave me a huge hug and kiss, and said, "dad, let's talk." He sat there and told me about his life, used me as a sounding board for all of the information in his head. I just listened, trying to get any bit of sleep I could until he would surely drag me out of bed. It's in these moments I realize just how much is going on in the little guy's head. He let me in on some pretty intense stuff. Like how he was driving a firetruck and he had to call his friend Lincoln to bring the fire helicopter so that they could put out a blazing fire at the pet store. He had to of course clear out all of the animals as well so they wouldn't get hurt. He also let me know for the 4 millionth time that red is his favorite color, and that he wants to go to Disneyland this summer. I hope he always feels that comfortable with me. I want him to always feel that he can tell me anything he has on his mind. I'll do my best to always be deserving of his trust. I love hearing what he has to say, especially now that it's so entertaining.