My little helper

Logan is such a good little helper to me! She is pretty patient with her little brother and sisters, and is usually the one to remind me to be more patient with them, "they're just little kids," she says.:) She seriously tries to keep me in line, although I'm I pretty tough case! Like the picture shows, she even lets Bronson sit on her lap when she's practicing the piano. Bronson is her little buddy. He wakes up the earliest and she takes him downstairs to eat breakfast with her.

This past weekend was monumental. I was feeling overwhelmed and a bit like a maid to my kids. I feel like they were having a hard time doing their chores or even simply picking up their dirty clothes to put them in the hamper. I felt like their mindset was, "oh well, Mom will get tired of asking us and do it herself sooner or later." I decided that Logan was old enough to learn to clean the bathrooms. Good. She was actually very excited about learning and donned the rubber gloves happily. I told her the routine and she did a great job! She cleaned the kid's bathroom and the downstairs bathroom just as good as if I had done it myself!

I praised her for her good work and sent her to a movie with some friends. I told her to get her favorite movie treat, ice cream bon bons, to reward herself. I think she was very proud of her work, I even heard her get after Maika this morning for leaving her dirty clothes on the floor of the bathroom:)

I'm thankful for Logan and the sweet, tender-hearted little girl that she is. I enjoy watching her grow-up and mature. I'm grateful to be her mom. I love you Logan, thanks for all you do for me!

*On another note: Kelly was also bitten by the Cleaning Bug! This weekend he: washed all the baseboards downstairs, did a major Costco run with Maika and Nalani in tow, cleaned the kitchen, mopped the floor, fixed the baseboards in the kitchen, cooked Sunday dinner, and took me out to dinner! Does he know the way to a girl's heart or what??