COURTNEY and KEITH: Snapshot: Brett

Brett is quite the kid. He has a great mind and a sensitive disposition. One of my favorite things to do with this boy is to cuddle up and read with him when the little kids are napping. And then I usually fall asleep too and he plays quietly around me! He doesn't read yet, but he has a couple books memorized and it is so fun to hear him recite them. He gets super excited about anything that only he gets to do, like going to a party or going on a date with Dad. He also gets excited about new clothes. He's a warm kid, always has been. Even in the middle of winter he sprawls out on top of his blankets at night. He rides his bike super good and is getting a lot more coordinated with sports.

He has an incredible mind. He asks the most profound and deep questions. He amazes us every day with the things he comes up with. Usually he asks us about what's going to happen when he grows up, or what different natural disasters there are and if they happen where we live. He's very concerned about volcanoes and tornadoes. Also, he wants to know how EVERYTHING works. He's good at figuring things out and gets frustrated if it doesn't. He's really good at making things with paper.

"Oh, no! Where'd my body go?!"

Charging up his glow-in-the-dark "bone jammies" with Grant.

Sitting next to his best bud during primary on Pioneer Day.

His hat was so big on him and every time he'd look down it looked like his head was gone. :)

Fresh haircuts.

Brett sure is a hard worker. If he's bored, it can easily be solved by giving him a bottle of cleaner and some paper towels. He's cleaned the sliding glass doors a million times now I'm sure (and they can always use a good wipe down)! He's a kid that needs a task to keep him busy and help him feel fulfilled. He's a lot like me that way. Except when it comes time to clean up a mess he made or tidy up his room. All of the sudden he falls apart and the task seems impossible to him. It's a daily challenge that we're working on with him.

He's so good with Tyler. He likes to call him "Tire."

He has a great imagination!

We were watching the Olympics one night and I look over and Brett was trying to build the tallest tower. Let's look at that tower. There's blocks, candles, toilet paper, a wood box, more blocks, and coins. Ha! :) He cracks me up!

He just started his last year of preschool. I think he really likes being in the older class now.

Here he is with his buddy on their first day.

He put his water bottle in the freezer one day and couldn't get over the fact that the water really did freeze. He played with that thing for quite a while.

He's really been into coloring lately. He usually has a stack of pictures laying around in the kitchen or shoved under his bed.

These boys made so many pictures this day!

Brett LOVES to help in the kitchen. He's fascinated with mixing everything together and knowing how things work. Every time I put baking powder in something he says, "Baking powder helps it rise!" Yep, it does. :)

Pumpkin seeds ready for planting.

Brett makes a lot of awesome faces for pictures, like here.

He got pushed off the kitchen bench by Grant and busted his chin open. I ended up taking him to the ER where I found out that he was just shy of needing stitches. They put on some glue and sent us on our way. He was super brave, even when he thought he was going to be getting stitches, because I told him if he was brave I would get him a toy. I've never seen a kid more excited about the prospect of getting stitches than this kid was. He still got the toy.

Cruise'n around on his bike.

Brett with his "treasures."

Brett likes to do things like this with his toys. :)

He's so great at hopping in the crib with Tyler to cheer him up!

Brett has a killer smile, but he can also pout with the best of them. And when he's in one of his moods it is nearly impossible to crack a smile out of him.